Project Manager needed to join our team on a contract basis, here at VML Enterprise Solutions.

The opportunity:

A Project Manager with proven experience who leads teams to deliver high quality projects on budget and within a specified timeframe.   

Experience working in business change and transformation projects and part of large programmes is essential. 

Please note that this job is a full-time position in Portugal, but the selection process will be conducted in English.

Please send over your CV in English

What you’ll be doing:

• Project Management responsibility for the project life cycle in an agile or iterative environment 
• Produce accurate weekly progress reports internally and externally 
• Accurately report on the financial status of the project, tracking time spent and expected forecast to complete. 
• Confidently interact with senior management and business stakeholders providing accurate and credible information. 
• Inspire and lead teams with little project change experience  
• Motivate the team to achieve individual and team objectives  
• Run effective project meetings, including stand-ups, project planning and estimation sessions, showcases and periodic lessons learned sessions   
• Support the efficient flow of work by the team(s), helping them remove obstacles and make improvements so that sprint goals are met. 
• Issues and Risks identification, mitigation, and resolution, seeking advice/support where needed 
• Build customer confidence by understanding their needs and delivering first class solutions  
• Set and manage client expectations, keeping them informed, particularly when resolving issues.  
• Keep up to date with emerging industry practices and focus on improving the delivery processes

What we want from you:

• Proven experience of software development Project Management experience  
• Working knowledge of Agile frameworks, in particular Scrum and Kanban  
• Working knowledge of iterative project delivery 
• Excellent experience and knowledge of business change 
• Demonstrate a good experience of stakeholder engagement and management 
• Experience of business transformation 
• Ability to define, manage and deliver to customer expectations within strict deadlines  
• Experience of leading and managing teams 
• Experience of managing 3rd parties  
• Experience of managing internal teams 
• Good understanding of agile and iterative ways of working 
• Strong time management & organisational skills  
• Excellent negotiation skills and an ability to handle sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy  

What we can offer you:

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solution's culture to life through the actions we all take every day:

• Connect Meaningfully
• Inspire Creatively
• Include Purposefully
• Approach Positively

Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That’s why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

In our Lisbon or Porto office, you’ll join a team of other specialists who are always ready to help each other. The team is part of our Enterprise Solutions network and works in coordination with our Local and EMEA client leads.