Project Manager - London - Fintech

WE ARE: At Adaptive, we are a financial consulting firm that partners with capital, commodity, and digital market participants. We value differentiation through technology. Our experienced teams design and deliver complex front-office technology solutions using our proven accelerators to create long-term competitive advantage. Our clients include the world’s leading investment banks, investment managers, fintechs and capital market service providers. With a global reach with offices in London, New York, Barcelona, Manila and Montreal, we have a proven track record delivering powerful, elegant and intuitive trading technology solutions. We are now looking for a PM to join our London team on a new exciting project! Our Project Managers at Adaptive are leaders who set an example for Adaptive’s culture and values. Most importantly, our Project Managers give the teams the autonomy they require in their role to be motivated and grow professionally. If you feel like this is you, you might be a perfect fit for this role! YOU ARE: A strategic thinker with great communication skills A great relationship builder with your team and clients A problem-solver and team player YOU HAVE : Extensive hand-on experience of managing agile delivery projects (essential) Jira PM tool proficiency (essential) Domain Knowledge - Investment Banking/Front Office Trading Platforms (essential) Foreign Exchange (desirable) Agile SAFe (desirable) AS A PM YOU WILL ENSURE THAT: The project that you are overseeing is executed as planned The project you are overseeing achieves both our customer's and Adaptive's goals Clients are engaged and informed, and ultimately satisfied The team has a clear understanding of the project goals and their place within the project, and are empowered to deliver on our commitments Processes are tailored in accordance with the team structure and align with Client requirements We work collaboratively with our clients to identify, agree, and document the scope There is a clear, defined, up-to-date delivery plan Stakeholders have accurate and timely updates on milestones and progress against the plan Project risk is actively managed and mitigated You promote a Servant Leader mindset, empowering highly-skilled team members to deliver their best, and involve them in decision making You understand various software concepts, and use them to discuss problems and orchestrate strategy with various talents in the team: ~ Developers: real-time programming, high availability ~ QA: TDD, BDD, acceptance criteria ~ UX ~ BA: backlog management, domain knowledge ~ DevOps ~ Support You work with globally distributed teams, and ensure location is no barrier to progression You regularly lend an ear to your team members, listening to what they have to say about their job satisfaction, their aspirations... in the spirit of Adaptive’s staff management style: informal and collegiate You actively manage the client’s expectations, make assumptions explicit, and create an audit trail of important decisions throughout the engagement You liaise with the Engagement Manager to define & implement the communication plan You report project status on a weekly basis You provide a supportive environment where the team’s wellbeing is a priority, and a key part of driving long term success. You check in with the team members regularly and manage/escalate any concerns early so steps can be taken to ensure our colleague’s wellbeing is protected. You escalate issues to the respective Engagement Manager in a timely manner to ensure aligned communications, and present the best face of Adaptive to clients WHY US: To be immersed in high-standard engineering culture. Our fantastic team takes pride in crafting complex technical solutions but also loves sharing their knowledge and helping you grow professionally (we have extraordinary minds at Adaptive) You can learn from anyone here, which is the beauty of it To take part in the growth and development of a great company Our teams feel free to speak up, make suggestions and raise concerns. Collaborative team environment: we all work together, respect each other, and pitch in Great consideration for work/life balance (highly-flexible, hybrid working model, well-being benefits…). Balance between professional and personal life is massively important to us. We work hard to provide a positive, collaborative and inclusive culture and to positively impact our staff and local communities through different well-being, diversity and inclusion programmes. WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF US You can check our Glassdoor page BENEFITS (What we offer in return // what you’ll get ) For permanent employees:We create benefits with YOU in mind. 25 days holiday Family medical and dental Pension plan Season ticket loan Gym subsidy Life insurance Long-term disability insurance Employee Assistance Plan THE PROCESS Long interview processes are stressful and boring and that is not us We want to make sure that everything runs smoothly.So here you will have three stage interviews:1- A chat with one of our great recruiters.2- A zoom chat with one of our PMs where they will ask you detailed questions about your experience 3- A Face to Face interview (either in our office or via Zoom). But don’t worry; everything will be explained to you step by step by your recruiter. A little tip for you during those stages: Collaboration is massively important to us, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts, ask questions, ask for help if needed, etc DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Diversity and inclusion are key to a great workplace, and Adaptive is better when it’s more representative of the world around us. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work without any fear of judgment or negativity. All we ask is that our colleagues are respectful, collaborative, passionate about what they do, and have the skills needed to be successful in their roles. Background check: the employment/engagement is subject to an acceptable background check that will be run by Adaptive