Job description

About us:
Amach Software is an industry-leading technology driven company with headquarters located in Dublin and remote teams in UK and Europe.
Our blended teams of local and nearshore talent are optimised to deliver a cost efficient, high quality and collaborative solution.
Established in 2013, we specialise in digital transformation including agile software development, DevOps, automation, cloud consulting, data and machine learning.

Please note that we are looking to fill this position with a full time permanent contract.
Required skills:

• Relevant 3rd level qualification with a strong technical focus
• Possess at least 8+ years of professional experience, with at a minimum of 4 years in delivery management
• Excellent knowledge and proven experience of working with IT Software Development Lifecycle methodologies with a particular focus on Agile as the de facto methodology
• Experience in working with third party suppliers in the delivery of business or IT change initiatives – including experience of working with remote and co-located teams and vendors
• Advanced level of proficiency in use of Microsoft Office suite – Including Delivery, Visio, Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• An effective team manager with proven ability to build, motivate and support a high performing team. Experience working with agile teams is also essential
• Experience in managing offshore resources to ensure alignment with organisational team plans and commitment
• Understanding of Agile end-to-end delivery principles and processes, and where delivery management's role and responsibilities fit
• Acute understanding and ability to demonstrate expertise in quality management, delivery planning, risk & change management
• A strong understanding of best practises, tools and techniques for delivery management with ability to continuously improve these processes in an agile delivery organisation
• A demonstrated appetite to embed improved processes and show where you have been proactive in engaging with change
• Excellent communication skills, with a strong ability to effectively communicate both internally and externally at levels up to Director level and ability to translate complex technology problems simply to the business
• Strong negotiation skills with proven ability to maintain relationships with stakeholders and to influence stakeholders in support of product deliveries
• Highly motivated, driven, pragmatic and completely focused on delivering value for guest and Business benefit
• Strong listening, analytical, conflict resolution and problem-solving skills, with close attention to detail
• Fluent in English, written and spoken

Desirable skills:

• Scrum-master certification desirable
• A technical delivery background ideally gained in consulting companies or working with airlines or other enterprise systems with international Tier 1 customer organisations
• Knowledge of IT and digital systems, including experience of leading software development deliveries including e-commerce systems, mobile and web-based applications and systems
• Desirable areas of experience would include:
• UI/UX development
• Feature Driven Development
• Test Driven Development
• Jira / Confluence
• PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance
• PSD2 (Payment Services Directive 2) compliance
• GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance
• Strong financial governance

Key responsibilities & duties include:

• Ensure that product deliveries achieve KPIs in line with agreed project/product targets and organisational KPIs
• Monitor and control activities including regular reporting for both technology and product teams
• Work with the Portfolio manager to ensure successful plans are in place
• Manage internal communications, ensuring all internal stakeholders are informed, consulted as appropriate on items of relevance through the lifecycle of the delivery
• Ensure best practices around reporting (internal, external) and communications are applied and use the recommending tooling for this
• Manage Delivery in adherence to industry standards, delivery management procedures and practices
• Responsible for Delivery risk and issue management, including the identification and implementation of risk and issue mitigating actions
• Proactively engage in change initiatives to ensure their success in deliveries, to make sure that the best practices are enabled and embedded in your work, and you are a champion of initiatives to drive a product centric delivery ethos
• Responsible for Delivery cost management – including collating estimations from the teams and definition of delivery costs, risks, dependencies and plans and on-going robust cost management
• Responsible for ensuring that deliverables are in line with agreed priorities, to agreed levels of quality and within agreed budget
• Delivery of effective and accurate delivery progress reports that can be analysed and understood at all levels within the organisation, using the tooling that is part of the PCD reporting framework
• Work closely with commercial and operations managers to ensure business value is identified and delivered

What's in it for you:

• An opportunity to join a fast-growing company
• Options for career advancement
• Learning and development opportunities
• Flexible working environment
• Competitive rates based on experience

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Amach Software is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We encourage everyone to apply, regardless of their race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

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