Senior Project Manager
Location : UK, London OR Leeds
department : Senior project manager
Type : full time
Minimum Experience : mid/senior 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
This Role can be based in our London OR Leeds Office.
The senior Project Manager will be responsible for owning the delivery of the technology department roadmap and end-to-end delivery of all projects and feature requests
Reporting into the CTO, the position will work alongside the technology senior leadership to optimise the output and delivery of the whole technology department, focusing the output on delivering revenue growth for Footballco.
Your team will lead the planning and implementation of all technology projects. Forecast resource allocation and sprint planning across both backend and frontend teams and effectively manage and communicate on capacity planning.
Define project tasks and resource needs for strategic decision-making, develop detailed project plans, defining scope, timeline, budgets, and deliverables.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
Global delivery of technology roadmap
Resource planning and capacity management
Ensuring a project 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 leadership and stakeholders on project progress, risks, and performance metrics.
Organise and conduct strategic project meetings, such as project kick-offs, steering committees, and executive updates to maintain alignment with company objectives.
Identify, manage, and escalate project risks and issues where necessary, and ensure proactive contingency planning to minimise impact on business operations.
Manage the agile project manager, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
WHAT YOU HAVE
Technical Skills
Strong experience leading frontend and backend technical projects
Proficient in agile project management frameworks and methodologies (scrum and Kanban)
Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget
Previous experience using project management tools such as Jira and Click Up
Individual Skills
Growth and learning mindset, collaborator, and team player
Strong matrix leadership skills
excellent communication skills with comfort speaking with business stakeholders
Strong problem solver with ability to manage and lead the team to push the solution and progress
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.