Position: Program Manager
Company: Luxoft
Category: Project Manager
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

The Transformation, Execution and Agility group works to transform the way Engineering teams deliver, perform and interact with customers and partners, enabling digitalization of the delivery process. The mission is to support the strategy by ensuring alignment of priorities to common goals are realized through the Scaled Agile Engineering Methodology and Performance Management.

The projects are technically challenging in a very engaging environment making the most of cutting-edge technologies covering evolving digital landscape in the domains of CMS, AEM and Web Publishing.

We are looking for a Technical Program manager who is comfortable working with Senior Stakeholders and has proven experience of building propositions, responding to technical questions and putting in strong delivery practices across all required areas.

Responsibilities:
• The role is accountable for the delivery of multiple technology projects working with scrum teams located in various locations around the globe.
• The Delivery Manager will act as a central point of communication Product Management and Technology teams on development-oriented projects.
• The Delivery Manager will employ scrum methodologies to align teams and to manage the definition, scope, and delivery of large-scale projects involving front-end, mid-tier, and back-end systems.
• The Delivery Manager will coordinate across multiple implementation teams, interacting with internal developers, external vendors, and management personnel alike.
• Managing risks and escalating impediments, while also acting as a full time Chief Scrum master for a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Effective Delivery Management requires exceptional knowledge of the agile software development lifecycle, as well as familiarity with the financial transactions business and trading industries. Working with proposition, product and technology, you will ensure that both technical and business objectives has been met.

Mandatory Skills Description:
• Technical background, ideally with 10+ years of professional IT delivery within Managed Services, IT outsourcing industry, Consultancy Experience
• Extensive stakeholder management experience up to senior level, alongside the management of external vendor relationships
• Expert understanding of Agile delivery frameworks, processes, practices tools and why they are important, with strong understanding of digital product development, usage and application
• Hands-on experience with SAFe practices is a significant plus
• Hands-on experience in running Scrum of Scrums with full set of Agile Rituals
• Hands-on experience in backlog refinement and PI planning or similar to that
• Experience of working in a complex, high-paced environment with a global team
• Experience in leading and coaching cross-functional / distributed teams
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Experience in adopting the end-to-end service based on customer feedback as well as User Experience
• Expert understanding of delivery and financial governance
• Strong financial and resource management, working with budgets

Nice-to-Have Skills:
• Understanding of Financial Market typical processes and business products
• A constant focus on what could be improved and helps others to see the opportunity to improve
• Scrum Master certification preferred (PSM I or CSM) or SAFe
• Strong technical background

Languages:
English: B2 Upper Intermediate