IT PROJECT MANAGER – HR stream

HOW IS WORKING IN TESCO CE TECHNOLOGY TEAM SPECIAL?

The growth of internet shopping, mobile and convenience is changing the way our customers shop. We are always ready for digital challenges that will drive changes and deliver value. We accomplish this by building great products that will make difference to millions of customers and colleagues across the globe.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Project Manager manages IT programme in People (HR) stream with variety of technical disciplines including Product and Software Engineering and deliver challenging, complex, cross-functional technology projects and programmes that support our colleagues and help serve customers better.

This job requires to be based in/close to Prague. We currently work in a hybrid model and meet in our office 3 days a week.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

As a Project Manager in HR area you:

• Be responsible for overall IT Programme / Project management of given Technology Product(s), End user facing.
• Work with all involved stakeholders on daily basis (Tesco Central Europe HR department, Functional & Technical Analysts form your project team, Tesco Engineering and Product teams, Technology Vendors).
• Deliver in short iterations, in small increments (Stories delivery, Scrum, or Kanban) or in Larger projects, using Traditional methodologies, combined with Agile delivery.
• Create and track a plan to deliver the programme goals, including the technical implementation plan.
• Master Product(s) backlog in JIRA, moderate backlog meetings, like grooming, prioritization, delivery onboarding.
• Setup and manage stakeholder communication and lead mid-senior management governances
• Manage project team resources and coordinate the development of Technology and business facing products by 3rd party vendors.
• Define and track performance against customer and business KPIs
• Manage budget for dedicated projects and programmes.
• Manage Risks and Issues and influence multiple dependent teams.
• Understand trade-offs in delivery, using experience and influencing skills to drive consensus with our Business, Technology and Engineering teams to obtain the best value and solution
• For dedicated programmes and projects, work collaboratively with engineering and product team to ensure efficient support, management of major incidents and service improvements.
• Moderate and be part of technical discussion between technology teams and vendors (infrastructure, security, development, …)
• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal teams, stakeholders & suppliers.
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement in team ways of working, explore opportunities to adopt trends and new concepts in project and programme delivery for your area
• Coach peers and other roles, teaching where required, on methodologies and project/programme management tools and coach/mentor on leadership
• Play active role in technology programme community

PREREQUISITES FOR THE ROLE

• 3+ years in a Technical Project/Programme Manager role.
• Technical or Product management background is highly beneficial as well as experience with HR area

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Proven record of accomplishment in delivering technology programmes or projects, using agile based methodologies
• Strong leadership skills – excellent communication, influencing skills, prioritization, decision making
• Ability to build credible relationships and influencing senior management
• Strong vendor management and negotiation skills
• Open-minded, independent and practical thinking. Enthusiastic, and responsive person with the ability to plan and organize, team-player
• Ability to demonstrate resilience during change and continue delivery
• Experience with planning and risk management
• Ownership and commitment towards assigned projects/programmes
• Experience with Software delivery in agile environments, understanding of end-to-end development lifecycle
• Able to understand and facilitate a technical architecture discussion to be able to foresee the impact on dependencies, delivery timelines and implementation plans
• Have good knowledge of System, Software and Data engineering and implementations of best practices to appreciate delivery challenges
• Good level of Technology and Security skills are beneficial (not a must for Front-end delivery experienced candidates with strong Project Management background)

o Understand technology concepts, grasp new ones quickly and appreciate their implications on delivery.
o Practical knowledge of System Engineering work (OS support – Win & Linux, Network, scripting, etc.)
o Experience implementing Cyber Security standards and principles
o Experience with addressing GDPR requirements and risks
o Experience with covering system resilience, disaster recovery, backup & restore, etc.

• Awareness of Service Management principle, especially incident and problem management
• Problem solving and good analytical skills

Financial awareness

• Fluent Czech/Slovak and English languages
• Willingness to travel occasionally (across Europe)

ADVANTAGE WOULD BE

• Retail Technology Awareness, HR system experience
• Good knowledge and practical experience with System/Network Engineering work
• Experience with work in international environment
• Hungarian language

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Benefits

Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all of our colleagues. If you choose to join our business, we will provide you with (for all):

• Permanent contract from the go - as a sign of our trust in your abilities
• Learning opportunities - certified technical training and learning platforms like Udemy, Pluralsight and O’Reilly
• Referral Bonus
• Up to 20% yearly salary bonus – based on both individual and business performance
• Cafeteria & Multisport
• Additional 5 days of paid leave to support your well-being and family life
• Shopping discount in our stores

What our colleagues like the most at Tesco

• We develop our own products
• We make an impact; large scale of operation
• Accountability and respect are given to us
• We cooperate and support each other
• There are great colleagues who are divided into small teams here
• We can develop and learn new things

Join our team and be a part of building one of the biggest brands in the retail industry!

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