IT Project Manager

Ferrygrid employs 2,400 people across engineering hubs in London and three other locations, building ERP software for mid-market manufacturers. Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. Releases go out Tuesday mornings, never on Fridays.

Job summary

Ferrygrid has an opening for an IT Project Manager. We're looking for a project manager with enough technical background to follow an architecture discussion and spot when a date is fiction. Our headquarters is in London, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. You will need to be available during UK office hours, at least until 3:00 PM GMT. You will need a stable internet connection and a backup power source (UPS or inverter).

In this role you will

• Facilitate requirements sessions with business stakeholders.
• Manage project budgets, vendor invoices and change orders.
• Plan cutovers and go-live runbooks with rollback steps.
• Track risks, issues, dependencies and decisions in an RAID log.
• Run kickoffs, weekly status meetings and steering committee updates.
• Hold vendors and system integrators to deliverables and milestones.

What you need

• 3-5 years managing technical projects in IT, software or infrastructure.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, engineering, business or a related field.
• Proficiency with Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project or similar tools.
• Ability to manage several projects at once.
• Experience with both Agile and waterfall delivery.
• Strong budget and vendor management skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Industry background in healthcare, finance or manufacturing.
• Data centre or cloud migration projects.
• Earlier career as an engineer or sysadmin.
• PMP, PMI-ACP or PRINCE2 certification.

What you get

• Paid in USD.
• Monthly payments via wire transfer or Wise.
• Long-term engagement.

Include your expected salary and earliest start date with your application.

Duration: 9 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Ferrygrid Ltd.