Digital Project Manager

In this senior role, you will be helping lead the charge toward a more Agile and collaborative working environment at Nitro. You will be reporting to the Operations Director, and managing a nearshore team of developers, as well as liaising closely with the Client Services, Creative and Commercial teams. You will oversee the work of a more junior Project Manager, and have a access to Project support staff.

The successful candidate will attend client meetings, with the Account Manager, in a technical capacity and provide the first point of contact for technical queries. A professional manner is essential, as is the ability to think on your feet. Ideally, we also want some experience of the creative side of the business: functional design, having a view on a well designed site or app, etc.

We use a mix of project management processes, increasing the use of Agile methods where we can. You will become part of the team driving this transition.

Primary responsibilities:

• Gather and confirm requirements from the client at the project initiation stage.

• Turn clients’ requirements into a project specification and user stories.

• The desire to seek to add value to each and every project

• Together with the QA Manager, develop test plans and definitions of acceptability

• Be accountable and responsible for the end-to-end process for your project deliverables.

• Identify and ensure that the appropriate resources are assigned to your projects.

• Assist the Account Managers and clients by providing technical advice

• Work with the Creative team, having input on overall creative brief, but also have UX and creative eye.

• Be responsible for ensuring all work delivered to the Account Manager, or client is of the highest possible quality.

• You may be required to travel within the UK or elsewhere to meet with clients.

• You can think creatively and add value to each of your projects.

• A history of working with some or all of the following technologies would be an advantage:
• PHP, Java, javascript, Drupal, Wordpress, JQuery,, iOS or Android.

To be considered for this position you must have:

• Demonstrable project management experience;

• a sound understanding of web technologies, and;

• strong familiarity with the Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies, having successfully delivered multiple Agile projects;

• commitment to quality .

You will also need to be an excellent communicator with the ability to deal with clients and senior-level contacts.

The successful candidate will be one who doesn’t seek to give the client what they ask for, rather they will aim to exceed their expectations on a creative, technical and functional level.

Excellent written and spoken English is essential.

• Competitive salary depending on skills and experience, 21 days holiday, commission and bonus schemes available.