
project manager Manchester, England
Job description
Project Manager – Remote – UK
We are currently seeking a dynamic, customer-oriented project manager to join our Professional Services team at ASE Global. You will have an active involvement with real customers and projects from day one. This position will suit project managers with at least 3 years of experience in software delivery projects who are looking for a hands-on role working within a challenging and rewarding technical environment.
Here is a little window into our company: ASE Global, focused on the automotive industry, the combination of ASE's industry-recognized software, tools, and local industry expertise allows for the provision of global data services, performance improvement consultancy, and profit optimization services tailored to the business requirements of brands and their dealer networks. ASE's business intelligence dashboard tools, combined with human validation, provide in-depth analysis of business performance, and brands are given the confidence to manage change and drive the performance needed to face market challenges head-on. ASE Global was acquired by Valsoft and is currently part of Aspire Software. Our new home provides ASE Global with a unique opportunity to grow the company and serve a truly global client base within the Automotive management sector.
The successful candidate can be based anywhere in the UK. This position can be remote or work from any of our offices in the UK!
What your day will look like:
As part of our customer-facing project teams, you will be involved in a wide variety of activities, including:
Portfolio Management
- Manage a portfolio of customer engagements from kick-off to close
- Ensure a backlog of engagements is fully scheduled and resourced
Customer Engagement
- Develop and maintain ongoing customer relationships
- Act as the primary point of contact for customers throughout engagements
- Actively manage stakeholder expectations throughout engagement delivery
- Travel to customer sites internationally (if required)
Engagement Delivery
- Ensure engagements are delivered to a high level of customer satisfaction, meeting agreed contractual requirements
- Prepare and maintain project deliverables including: schedules, risk registers, etc
- Schedule project resources to ensure high quality, on time delivery
- Track project progress and effort, resolving issues such as slippage
- Report project progress to both the customer and internal management
- Manage changes to project scope, schedule and cost
- Manage the financial aspects of engagements in line with agreed project P&L
- Actively manage the contractual completion of projects
- Contribute to the ongoing improvement of methods, processes and deliverables
Service Improvement
- Contribute to the ongoing improvement of methods, processes and deliverables
About You:
- 3 years of experience managing customer-facing software projects is essential
- Prince2 training and experience
- Demonstrable experience of financial project management and change control
- At least a bachelor's degree in a Technical discipline or similar is highly desirable
- A strong understanding of project methodologies and processes
- The desire and ability to learn quickly and apply complex new technologies
- An attention to detail and a desire to deliver high-quality work
- A passion for customer satisfaction and excellent communication skills
- Excellent presentation, verbal communication and written English skills
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal, is essential
- A professional level of a European language: German, Spanish or French would be highly advantageous
- Legally authorised to work in the UK
For further information about ASE Global, you can visit our websites at: www.ase-global.com (http://www.ase-global.com)
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
