Project Manager

• Experience of project management in a similar environment
• Certification or extensive experience of formal project management methodologies such as Prince2 or PMBok
• Proven experience successfully managing complex projects from inception to delivery
• Experience writing specifications and executing project plans from these documents
• Exposure to more than 1 software development approaches/methodologies (e.g. Agile, Iterative, Waterfall etc)
• Experience and understanding of running Agile projects

• Demonstrable ability to pragmatically apply project management methods
• The ability to effectively manage simultaneous projects
• Ability to interact constructively with cross-functional team members. Recognize and focus on critical path activities and instill that focus into others
• Negotiation and consensus building skills – with developers, customers etc
• Good management and team building skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in fast paced, team oriented environment
• Flexible, ability to adapt to changing priorities and rapid change
• Energetic, dynamic and goal focused
• Ability to identify innovation to drive successful outcomes
• Ability to adopt prudent change management policies

• Be the catalyst for ensuring successful project delivery
• Create detailed schedules and drive software development projects forward through and around roadblocks, including tracking progress and issues
• Work with other managers across functional areas such as marketing, product management, quality assurance and operations to ensure timely and high quality project completion
• Ensure quality of deliverables
• Assist Product and Engineering Management to balance tasks across resources to optimize efficiency
• Track third party deliverables and ensure that external dependencies are factored into project plans
• Effectively communicate across functional areas and to executive management on project progress, issues and risks
• Identify key issues/roadblocks for project and aggressively find solutions that allow the team to stay on track
• Build cross-functional projects plans and ensure timely and effective communication across functional area
• Pragmatically apply and own formal project management techniques, skills and methodologies
• Optimize scope within constraints of cost, quality and time
• Maintain project issues and risk logs and facilitate the resolution of issues and the mitigation of project risks
• Apply Betfair Project Management processes, controls and techniques in a pragmatic manner
• Troubleshoot, problem-solve, and negotiate compromises to make sure that roadblocks are anticipated and tackled to minimize impact to schedule, quality and functionality
• Track, report and communicate action items and key project milestones via weekly reporting i.e. burn down reports
• Assist with the production of business cases, on-going business case validation and support the definition of the product deliverables
• Develop and maintain a strong in-depth knowledge of Betfair products and use this knowledge to refine focus and influence product directions
• Contribute to weekly programme status reports
• Develop and maintain an awareness of stakeholder requirements
• Mentor, coach and train other project managers
• Securing Project resources
• Create and maintain Project morale
• Facilitate Project Meetings and Project team co-ordination
• Interact and co-ordinate Project Stakeholders
• Contribute towards continual improvement of Betfair project management processes
• Aid the implementation of SCRUM
• Maybe asked to be a SCRUM MASTER

Wipro (NYSE:WIT) is a $4.1bn global provider of IT Services, Outsourced R&D, Infrastructure Outsourcing, Business Process Services, and Business Consulting. With 25 years in the global delivery of technology services, Wipro is the world’s largest third-party provider of R&D services and the world’s first PCMM and CMMi level company. Wipro is the first to perfect a unique quality methodology, the Wipro Way – a combination of Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen and CMM - to provide unmatched business value and predictability to our clients. Wipro’s formal structure for innovation has resulted in reusable frameworks, components, and IP that speeds time to market and reduces the cost of innovation for our clients. Our commitment to listen to our clients and engage with them as partners for the long-term is a constant, resulting in a repeat business ratio of 96%. Wipro has won global recognition and awards for innovation and outsourcing excellence.