• Do you have experience project managing complex software development builds?
• Are you experienced in managing external supplier relationships?
• Are you a project governance guru?

Defaqto is one of the UK's most trusted sources of financial product and market intelligence. It brings together products data, technology and consumer insight to help everyone make smarter, more informed financial choices.

The Opportunity

From day 1 you will be working alongside our Head of Programmes and given responsibility to deliver a key project aligned to Defaqto’s strategic growth programme. The Programme and Project Management team within Defaqto are responsible for the effective delivery of IT and software projects across our organisation, which enables financial institutions, intermediaries and consumers to make smarter financial decisions.

Essential Requirements

• Experience in IT project management is essential - specifically, with software development projects (rather than cloud migrations, transformations or implementations of "out of the box" solutions)
• Experience in Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Project governance expertise including highlight reports, risk and issue identification /management
• Experience managing external third party suppliers
• Confident and direct communicator - able to build excellent working relationships, influence decisions and achieve consensus
• Ability to spot gaps and identify actions to rectify

Right to work

You will need to hold the long-term right to work in the UK without future sponsorship.

Your approach to work

• Passion, drive and energy
• Comfort in working within a fast paced environment
• Keen to embrace modern tools and technologies
• Strong drive for continuous improvement

The Role

This is a 360 degree software development project management role incorporating:

• Project planning and execution
• RAID Management
• Governance and communication
• Continuous improvement
• Budget tracking and reporting
• Third party supplier management

Role Type : Hybrid

You'll need to be onsite in our Haddenham office twice each week where our software development, project and programme management and testing teams are based.

Fintel plc and all the businesses within it adopt a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination on any of the protected grounds in the Equality Act 2010.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.

For these reasons we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.