Associate Technical Project Manager - Jira Methodologies

Technical Project Management :

As an Associate Technical Project Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering integrated technology solutions across Finance and Supply Chain driving project execution, ensuring quality outcomes, and enabling business value.

Main Responsibilities :

- Define project or programme scope, objectives, success metrics, and deliverables in collaboration with business and technology stakeholders.

- Create and maintain comprehensive project plans, including schedules, resource allocation, and task dependencies.

- Develop and manage budgets, establish baselines, monitor expenditure, report variances, and support corrective actions.

- Coordinate internal teams, partners, and vendors to ensure timely, quality delivery across global initiatives.

- Identify, assess, and mitigate risks; manage changes in scope, timelines, or budget with appropriate controls.

- Ensure adherence to security, performance, compliance, and scalability requirements.

- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between business units, technical teams, and third parties.

- Lead or support Agile or hybrid delivery approaches, ensuring effective planning, ceremonies, and backlog management.

- Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders and sponsors, including status, risk, financials, and key decisions.

- Contribute to continuous improvement within the PMO, ensuring consistent governance and delivery standards.

Experience and Skills :

Must-Haves :

- 810 years experience managing projects within enterprise technology environments.

- Direct involvement in delivering ERP projects, with a preference for Finance and supply chain modules.

- Demonstrated success in delivering ERP initiatives or major Finance and/or Supply Chain technology programmes.

- In-depth knowledge of essential finance and supply chain business operations.

- Highly skilled at fostering collaboration between business stakeholders and IT teams.

- Comprehensive experience in planning, budgeting, and reporting activities.

- Well-versed in Agile and hybrid delivery frameworks.

- Proficient in utilising project management platforms such as Asana, JIRA, MS Project, as well as financial tracking and reporting tools.

- Track record of successfully managing global projects spanning multiple time zones, teams, and regulatory requirements.

- Experience collaborating with international teams and overseeing localisation or compliance across different regions.

Nice-to-Have :

- Exposure to enterprise ERP platforms, such as SAP, Oracle, D365, Infor, or Workday.

- Experience in integrating ERP systems with planning tools, PLM, tax engines, or BI platforms.

- Certifications in project management and delivery methodologies, including PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum, and SAFe.

- Proven vendor management or system integrator coordination experience.

- Background in the fashion, retail, or consumer goods sectors.

Soft Skills :

- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, able to work seamlessly across business, technical, and vendor teams.

- Excellent verbal and written communication, with the capability to tailor messages for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

- Confident stakeholder management, including executive-level communication and reporting.

- High emotional intelligence and empathy; skilled at building trust and fostering a show-you-care team environment.

- Effective facilitation of meetings, workshops, sprint ceremonies, and conflict resolution.

- Resilient under pressure, remaining calm and solution-focused amidst shifting priorities or obstacles.

- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, adept at balancing technical constraints with business objectives.

- Proven ability to influence without direct authority across teams and departments.

- Adaptable and open to change within a fast-paced, evolving global business environment.

- Commercially aware and disciplined with budgets, understanding the business impact of delivery decisions.

- Proactive mindset with a robust sense of ownership and accountability for outcomes.

- Strategic thinker, able to align project and programme goals with wider business objectives.