Junior Technical Project Manager
Location : UK, London
Department: Product & Tech
Type : Full Time
Minimum Experience : Mid Level
ABOUT FOOTBALLCOFootballco is a global, football focused, digital platform with an ambition to own the entire non-live football landscape worldwide and become THE digital destination for all football fans across the globe. Combining some of the most forward-thinking minds in football, an award winning creative and production function, as well as digital platforms that are loved by 400m fans globally, FC aims to own the digital fan ecosystem across the world’s biggest sport.
With 300 permanent employees across the world, FC is a diverse, disruptive, brave, dynamic, agile and fun organisation. Our work-hard, play-hard attitude supports these values – with the football fan always front of mind, leveraging a world class tech platform and our track record (since PERFORM) of being first to market.
We connect fans to football and brands to fans, come join us and be a part of it!
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Junior Technical Project Manager will be responsible for delivering end to end projects and feature requests against the technology department product roadmap.
Reporting into the Technical Program Manager, the position will work alongside product managers, designers and engineering team leads to manage the delivery of key projects and feature requests, focusing on prioritising items that add the greatest value to Footballco and making sure items are delivered to agreed timescales.
A core responsibility of the Junior Technical Project Manager will be managing daily standups and ceremonies and working closely with the engineering team leads to optimise the engineering teams time and resources. Assisting engineering team leads and principle in technical problem solving and agreeing on resources capable of delivering specific epics.
The Junior Technical PM will instill the process designed by the program manager to manage the global delivery of the product roadmap. Making sure project plans, designs, requirements, technical specs are of a good quality and all projects are monitored and managed in appropriate tools. Providing stakeholders with updated and helping technical leaders to prioritise against available resources
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
Global delivery of key items on the technology roadmap
Technical problem solving with engineering leaders to release bottlenecks in delivery
Manage daily standups and ceremonies with software engineering teams
Resource planning and capacity management within the software engineering teams
With the Technical Program Manager, ensuring a project delivery framework is adhered to for all projects and feature requests
With Product management, define each project scope, goals and deliverables
Define the responsibilities of key stakeholders involved in each project, including senior management, customers, project teams, vendors, and other affected parties.
Facilitate collaboration between cross-functional teams and external partners to drive project success.
Track project performance using appropriate tools and techniques to ensure timely delivery and achievement of goals. Provide detailed reports and updates to senior technology leadership and stakeholders on project progress, risks, and performance metrics.
Identify, manage, and escalate project risks and issues where necessary, and ensure proactive contingency planning to minimise impact on business operations.
WHAT YOU HAVE
Experience leading frontend and backend technical projects
Strong experience managing software engineering sprint planning and resource management
Experience working with in-house development teams
Proficient in agile project management frameworks and methodologies (scrum and Kanban)
Previous experience using project management tools such as Jira and Click Up
Individual Skills
Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget
Growth and learning mindset, collaborator, and team player
Strong matrix leadership skills
excellent communication skills with comfort speaking with business stakeholders
Strong technical problem solver
Ability to challenge technical requirements and decisions
Footballco is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.