Project Manager United Kingdom
Sky
Full Time
United Kingdom
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
This role is a great opportunity to join us and work within our Technology team!
What you'll do
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead all aspects of the development, delivery and launch of new customer facing video related products and features. The ideal candidate will have a background in project management, product development, and ideally some expertise in either consumer electronics and/or video technologies.
In this role, you'll:
- Create and manage project plans, timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure successful execution of projects.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, design, and operations to drive project goals and milestones.
- Ensure project risks and issues are identified tracked and communicated. Ensuring mitigations are in place and resolved through agreement with the various parties.
- Track and report on project status, identifying issues and proposing solutions to key partners.
- Be responsible for the delivery of new features End-to-End - ensuring alignment across the group to make sure everyone is working towards the same end goals.
- Build and maintain relationships with our internal and external delivery teams, to ensure cross-programme dependencies are understood.
- Work directly with senior collaborator groups and highlight the need for senior level support / decision making where required.
- Take ownership of the roadmap governance to enable effective communication across all teams and facilitates decision making.
- Own the prioritisation and planning sessions, and empower the teams to make priority calls over what work is needed.
- Drive continuous improvement of project management processes and methodologies.
What you’ll bring
- A background of successfully delivering new features or products to customers
- Experience of working with complementary teams across technology and design fields
- Good project management background and experience working with agile teams
- Consistent track record of engaging teams along with the senior leadership group. Demonstrating a high resilience to appropriately handle conflicting priorities.
- Great communication skills
- A problem solver who is comfortable both taking a broad strategic view, and diving into the detail to get issues resolved.
- Experience of using common tools, such as Jira and Confluence
Group Product is the team behind the renowned Sky products line-up. From Sky+ to Sky Q. From hardware and software to intricate design, we’re proud that everyone’s favourite Sky products are #MadeByUs
The Rewards:
There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our phenomenal range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
- Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences
Where you'll work:
Osterley:
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.
On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Inclusion:
Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, So we're happy to discuss flexible working.
And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
Sky
careers.sky.com
Isleworth, United Kingdom
Dana Strong
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Broadcast Media
1989
