Project Manager - Software Implementation
Posted on Jan 20, 2025 by Opus Resourcing Ltd
City, London, United Kingdom
IT
Immediate Start
£50k - £65k Annual
Full-Time
Project Manager with a background in Software Implementation projects for SAAS or COTS software-based systems working with clients' as the project manager responsible for the software implementation life cycle is required by a leading software house in the life sciences/pharma domain to manage the client's delivery of multiple SAAS based software projects/working alongside the internal professional services team to deliver projects on time and to specification, by working closely with their implementation consultancy/professional services teams.
This is a chance to work as a Project Manager on a tech for good product that helps aid rapid drug discovery for new life-changing drugs and vaccines.
Location close to London Bridge (the role will offer hybrid working with circa two days per week in the office/home working)
Key skills as a Project Manager - Software Implementation would include
Key aspects of the role of Project Manager would include
Opus Resourcing acts as an employment agency with respect to permanent employment.
This is a chance to work as a Project Manager on a tech for good product that helps aid rapid drug discovery for new life-changing drugs and vaccines.
Location close to London Bridge (the role will offer hybrid working with circa two days per week in the office/home working)
Key skills as a Project Manager - Software Implementation would include
- Sound Project Management experience managing SAAS or COTS client-centric software implementation projects for mid to big-scale/enterprise customers to ensure timeline and budget are not exceeded, and customers are satisfied, working alongside implementation consultants/professional services.
- Experience in managing multiple concurrent software implementation projects for different clients.
- Have a methodical work approach, strong prioritisation skills and excellent attention to detail, and essentially the quality of the deliverables
- Experience of the SDLC using Waterfall and ideally with experience of Agile approaches.
- Be able to understand software architecture and be able to pick up technical concepts and communicate with technical staff (platform is built in .NET/Microsoft stack)
- Be experienced in recognised project management methodologies such as APM, PMI or Prince
- Ideally, degree educated in a scientific/computer science/numerate/STEM background
- Have excellent, proven customer relationship skills combined with excellent decision-making/leadership capabilities
Key aspects of the role of Project Manager would include
- Customer-facing Project Management to ensure customer software implementation projects are delivered on time and within budget.
- Ensuring the customer is delivered the required software specification and quality are managed as this is very important in scientific environments
- Ensuring the customer gets a good experience and is highly satisfied
- To manage multiple concurrent software implementation projects
- Project Management of internal planning, resource management, task management and upward reporting
- Developing Project Management documentation, including internal and external plans, project status reports, risk and issue management
- Extracting project scope from contractual/sales documents to ensure the project is delivered within the scope
- Managing internal meetings and meeting internal teams to define and update project tasks, and ensure estimates are updated as the project progresses
- Working with internal managers to help negotiate prioritisation and resource allocation
- Chair regular review meetings with the customer via video and email.
- Proactively manage customer expectations
Opus Resourcing acts as an employment agency with respect to permanent employment.
Reference: 2884181680
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Project Manager - Software Implementation

Posted on Jan 20, 2025 by Opus Resourcing Ltd
City, London, United Kingdom
IT
Immediate Start
£50k - £65k Annual
Full-Time
Project Manager with a background in Software Implementation projects for SAAS or COTS software-based systems working with clients' as the project manager responsible for the software implementation life cycle is required by a leading software house in the life sciences/pharma domain to manage the client's delivery of multiple SAAS based software projects/working alongside the internal professional services team to deliver projects on time and to specification, by working closely with their implementation consultancy/professional services teams.
This is a chance to work as a Project Manager on a tech for good product that helps aid rapid drug discovery for new life-changing drugs and vaccines.
Location close to London Bridge (the role will offer hybrid working with circa two days per week in the office/home working)
Key skills as a Project Manager - Software Implementation would include
Key aspects of the role of Project Manager would include
Opus Resourcing acts as an employment agency with respect to permanent employment.
This is a chance to work as a Project Manager on a tech for good product that helps aid rapid drug discovery for new life-changing drugs and vaccines.
Location close to London Bridge (the role will offer hybrid working with circa two days per week in the office/home working)
Key skills as a Project Manager - Software Implementation would include
- Sound Project Management experience managing SAAS or COTS client-centric software implementation projects for mid to big-scale/enterprise customers to ensure timeline and budget are not exceeded, and customers are satisfied, working alongside implementation consultants/professional services.
- Experience in managing multiple concurrent software implementation projects for different clients.
- Have a methodical work approach, strong prioritisation skills and excellent attention to detail, and essentially the quality of the deliverables
- Experience of the SDLC using Waterfall and ideally with experience of Agile approaches.
- Be able to understand software architecture and be able to pick up technical concepts and communicate with technical staff (platform is built in .NET/Microsoft stack)
- Be experienced in recognised project management methodologies such as APM, PMI or Prince
- Ideally, degree educated in a scientific/computer science/numerate/STEM background
- Have excellent, proven customer relationship skills combined with excellent decision-making/leadership capabilities
Key aspects of the role of Project Manager would include
- Customer-facing Project Management to ensure customer software implementation projects are delivered on time and within budget.
- Ensuring the customer is delivered the required software specification and quality are managed as this is very important in scientific environments
- Ensuring the customer gets a good experience and is highly satisfied
- To manage multiple concurrent software implementation projects
- Project Management of internal planning, resource management, task management and upward reporting
- Developing Project Management documentation, including internal and external plans, project status reports, risk and issue management
- Extracting project scope from contractual/sales documents to ensure the project is delivered within the scope
- Managing internal meetings and meeting internal teams to define and update project tasks, and ensure estimates are updated as the project progresses
- Working with internal managers to help negotiate prioritisation and resource allocation
- Chair regular review meetings with the customer via video and email.
- Proactively manage customer expectations
Opus Resourcing acts as an employment agency with respect to permanent employment.
Reference: 2884181680

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