IT Project Manager

**Role: IT Project Manager ( full or part time)** **Division: Assessment & Qualifications Delivery** **Location: Rotherham or London, UK. Hybrid-working** **Salary: £27-34k Rotherham; £31-38k London** **About UK Assessment & Qualifications** We are responsible for the delivery of nearly 4 million examination results per annum, including A-Level, GCSE, BTEC and T-levels for students in UK and International centres. Our in-house systems process every learner from registration to marking and certification,in a highly regulated business. We currently operate a hybrid estate of predominantly bespoke systems, with an ongoing strategic transformation programme to migrate from on-prem to cloud based, cost effective, scalable and resilient services. **About the Job** The position is for an IT Project Manager, who is responsible for the delivery of projects within our current transformation programme. **About You** We’d ideally like for you to be a qualified Project Manager with experience of working in an Agile software project delivery environment using Scrum or Kanban, however, someone with strong experience in software delivery who can demonstrate a good understandingof project management concepts would be considered. **Key Skills & Experience** - Relevant Project Management qualification, eg Prince 2, APMG, APM PMQ - Detailed knowledge & experience of the SDLC - Detailed knowledge & experience of Agile (Scrum, Kanban) & Waterfall methodologies - Delivery of projects within a Cloud environment - Delivery of in-house bespoke systems - Management of project budgets and resourcing - Management of project time, cost, quality and scope - Management of risk & issues - Production of key artefacts such as Project Initiation Documents, Highlight Reports and Project Closure Reports - Project Planning using Gantt charts, Milestones plans, Rolling Wave plans, and Critical Path Analysis - Meeting facilitation, both business & senior stakeholder meetings, and technical team meetings - Working knowledge of production operation of systems, including incident management and production changes. - Collaboration with globally distributed teams - Superb written and verbal communication skills **Desirable Skills & Experience** - Hands-on experience of technical roles relevant to the SDLC, eg Analyst, Tester - AWS Practitioner certification - Delivery of projects as an in-house PM (as opposed to as a consultant or 3 rd party PM) - Experience of 3 rd party procurement & contracting - Experience of writing business & benefits cases - Working knowledge of ISO27001, ITIL and Sarbanes Oxley - Working knowledge of analysis techniques such as Use Cases, Gherkin, wireframes, process flowcharts, the 5 Whys, the 5 Ws - MS Project, JIRA, Trello, Smartsheets The role is aligned to either our Rotherham or central London offices. Our Rotherham office is located at Junction 1 of the M18, making it commutable from Sheffield, Leeds, Doncaster, Derby or Nottingham. We have successfully worked from home throughout the pandemic, but have adopted hybrid working now national restrictions are lifted; for this role that means visiting your base office no more than once a week with the possibility of occasional travel toother Pearson sites, however, adjustments to this due to personal circumstances & preferences are possible. We work a 37.5-hour week, with all our team free to flex their day around our core hours, which are Monday to Friday, 10 to 4 GMT/BST. School runs, etc can be accommodated. Other flexible working patterns can be considered, including part-time working andnon-traditional hours. As we regularly work with global teams, particularly in India and the US, there may be the occasional need to accommodate meetings outside of core hours. We actively encourage our staff to participate in at least 40 hours of training a year, and offer relevant AWS (Amazon Web Service) training and certification as part of this role. **Your benefits and rewards** Here at Pearson we offer a range of benefits, which include: - 25 Days annual leave (increasing by 1 day with every year of continuous service up to 30 days); annual leave trading, +/- 5 days - Annual Bonus - Private Pension plan scheme where we pay in double what you contribute, up to 16% depending on your age - Life, private medical and dental care insurance options, plus free eye tests - Stock/share purchase options - Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible working policies - An employee wellbeing assistance programme - Cycle to work program, volunteering days, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts **Diversity and Inclusion at Pearson** We’re committed to equity and opportunity, so that all learners can realise the life they imagine and see themselves in our services and products. We believe learning is a powerful force for change and that diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamentalto who we are. We’re committed to addressing all forms of systematic racism, discrimination and inequality in everything we do. We also believe in giving everyone in the company the chance to help shape a more inclusive culture, in which everyone feels a sense of belonging and in which everyone acts with integrity day-in, day-out. To learn more about Pearson’s commitment to a diverseand inclusive workforce, please click here. Pearson is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate against employees or job applicants and select the best person for each job based on relevant skills and experience. We are also committed to building an accurate picture of the make-up ofthe workforce and encouraging equality and diversity. The information you provide will stay confidential and will be stored securely. It will not be seen by those involved in making decisions as part of the recruitment process. We are a Stonewall Gold and Top 20 LGBT+ inclusive employer, Investors in PeopleGold, Race Charter signatory, Disability Confident employer and Working Mums Top Employer. LI-POST **Job**: PROJECT/PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT Organization: