Project Manager at ICE in UK-London

Job description

• Job Purpose
• We are seeking a Project Manager with extensive experience leading complex, cross‑functional software initiatives. As a member of the Product & Engineering organization, you will play a critical role in driving strategic programs, aligning execution with business goals, and ensuring predictable, high‑quality delivery across multiple teams. You will work in a fast‑paced environment, closely collaborating with Engineering, QA, Product, UX, Management, and Customer Support, while providing leadership, direction, and mentorship across projects.
• Agile project manager, focusing on strategic delivery and scalable execution by applying advanced planning, estimation, dependency management, and continuous stakeholder alignment throughout the project and program lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Manage end‑to‑end delivery of complex, multi‑team initiatives and long‑term programs.
• Define project and program strategies, scope, milestones, success metrics, and delivery roadmaps.
• Lead cross‑functional planning, prioritization, and execution across multiple concurrent projects.
• Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and cross‑team impacts, driving timely resolution.
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for delivery commitments, timelines, and quality.
• Provide clear, concise, and proactive communication to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement of project management standards, tools, and delivery frameworks.
• Support release readiness, post‑deployment reviews, and operational handover.

Requirements

• Expert experience managing complex software development projects, including multi‑team programs.
• Proven track record of delivering large‑scale initiatives in Agile environment.
• Strong expertise in project governance, dependency management, and executive‑level reporting.
• Excellent leadership, facilitation, negotiation, and conflict‑resolution skills.
• Ability to translate business objectives into executable delivery plans.
• Deep experience working with engineering teams and strong understanding of software development lifecycles.
• High degree of ownership, accountability, and ability to operate independently.
• Strong proficiency with project management and collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence tools).
• English at a high level.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, information systems, computer science, or an equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, information systems, computer science, or an equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.
• Experience in financial services, trading platforms, or real‑time, high‑availability systems.
• Project management certification.
• Experience managing programs across distributed or international teams.
• Experience influencing at the executive level in fast‑growing, product‑driven organizations.

Skills

Required

• Project management
• Agile methodologies
• Leadership
• Facilitation
• Negotiation
• Conflict resolution
• Risk management
• Dependency management
• Executive-level reporting
• Communication
• Jira
• Confluence

Preferred

• Financial services domain knowledge
• Trading platforms
• Real-time, high-availability systems
• Project management certification
• Executive influence