Digital Project Manager
Remuneration: Competitive
Location: Newcastle/London
Role Type: Permanent
Key Work Benefits
We take the health and happiness of our employees seriously and we’re consistently searching for new ways to make mkodo the best place to work. From retirement planning to a wellness offering supporting mental & physical wellbeing.
Remote/Flexible working
Generous Holidays
Tech Scheme
Employee Assist Program
Bonus and Profit Share
Birthday Off
Team Socials
Pension Contribution
The Role - Digital Project Manager
If this is the opportunity you have been waiting for, to work in a fast-paced company with cutting-edge technology, please send your CV to jobs@mkodo.com
Apply HereKey Skills and Attributes
- Demonstrable Project Management experience with digital technology sector; Apps, webapps, UX/UI, etc.
- Demonstrable experience managing complex projects with multiple parties and workstreams
- Able to produce and maintain detailed project plans, schedules and RAIDs
- Very strong client-facing skills
- Solid understand of agile vs waterfall project methodologies
- Knowledge of software release management and SDLC principles
- Excellent communication skills across channels, especially in the current period of virtual workspace!
- Great interpersonal skills, leading by example through “hearts and mind”
- Strong influencing and decision-making skills
- Highly adaptable to change
- Ability to see the bigger picture, focusing on the goals that matter
- Team player
About the Role
A fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and capable Digital Project Manager to join our growing team. We’re looking for someone who is confident managing client-facing projects for global clients, some big names and household brands.
Main Responsibilities
The position will focus on:
- Delivering apps and web projects on time, to budget and with full scope
- Project planning for app and web project deliveries.
- Managing project resourcing
- Managing project dependencies
- Project status reporting to working group and senior executives both internal and external.
- Effective risk management and escalation through robust RAID processes
- Effective change management including impact assessment
- Continuously improving delivery and project management processes.
- Proactively collaborating with other Project Managers to exchange ideas and improvements across the company
More benefits
mkodo is a great place to work, with excellent benefits comprising:
- Hybrid/Flexible Working
- Quarterly team events
- Birthday Holiday
- Generous Holiday Allowance
- Tech Loan Scheme
- Performance bonus
- Profit share scheme paid quarterly after 1 year of service
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Travel Loan scheme
- Supplies of fresh fruits, cereals, biscuits, nibbles, etc. in the offices
- Life insurance
- Digital Nomad Policy
- Generous refer a friend scheme
- Relevant training and training budget
Graduate development journey
Day 1
Grads onboarded as a cohort and focus on specific roles
First 2 weeks
Onboarding sessions and initial training
2 weeks
Grad team project with mentoring support
3 months
Grads present project to execs/senior leadership team. Start more compex project.
6 months
Present second project to the execs/senior leadership team. Grads join a client project team. Tech debt and support issues.
9 months
Start contributing to client deliverables.
12 months
Graduate from Grad scheme and become billable resource.
or send your CV to jobs@mkodo.com
Recruitment Process
For our web, Android and iOS engineering roles, we follow the below process:
For our roles, we follow the below process:
For our graduate roles, we follow the below process:
Review
We review applications and screen against our requirement criteria
Intro call
Successful applicants are invited to a 30-minute chat with a member of our team to get to know you a little, and tell you more about the role
Technical Exercise
You will be invited to a partake in a Pair Programming session with two of our Engineers, to assess your level of technical and coding abilities
Final Interview
A final meet with our HR team, and a Head of Engineering - also the chance to ask any questions about the role, and what it's like to work at mkodo
Offer
We make an offer to the person we feel most suitable for the role and business
Review
We review applications and screen against our requirement criteria
Intro call
Successful applicants are invited to a 30-minute chat with a member of our team to get to know you a little, and tell you more about the role
Skills Assessment
You will be invited to a second stage in the process to meet with more members of the team, and to show off your skills in your area of expertise. There will be the opportunity to ask any questions, and find out more about the role, and also to discuss your experience in more detail.
Final Interview
A final meet with our HR team, and a Head of Engineering - also the chance to ask any questions about the role, and what it's like to work at mkodo
Offer
We make an offer to the person we feel most suitable for the role and business
Review
We review applications and screen against our requirement criteria
Intro call
Successful applicants are invited to a 30-minute chat with a member of our team to get to know you a little, and tell you more about the role
1-hour interview
You're invited to a second interview with developers you'll work with. It's a no-code whiteboard session to evaluate your problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills. Show us how you tackle challenges!
Offer
We’ll make offers to the successful graduates to join the cohort in early September
or send your CV to jobs@mkodo.com
Graduate Developer Scheme
mkodo operates its own 4-time, award-nominated graduate developer scheme across London and the Northeast. Check out our grad scheme page to learn more.
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