Job Description

Company Description
Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100. Taylor & Francis Group produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realise their individual potential.


We are looking for a Project Manager to join our dynamic, growing PMO team reporting into the Value Stream Programme Manager. Together with Product Managers, Analysts and Architecture the right candidate will drive and support our Advance Learner Product Value Stream in an ambitious product roadmap of agile value delivery and technology optimisation. The expansion of our team reflects increasing CAPEX investment within T&F where these Value Streams represent critical components of development and value realisation over the next 3 years.
What you\xe2\x80\x99ll be doing:

• Develop high-level business cases for product initiatives to secure capital funding and appropriate resource allocation in collaboration with other members of the Product and Technology leadership team
• Support the Portfolio & Programme Manager(s) in pipeline resource availability and in delivering quarterly (or periodic) alignment across all Value streams and delivery of their roadmaps
• Track and report technology cost and complexity metrics as per agreed requirements; compile and disseminate technology consolidation and sunsetting roadmaps
• Oversee the delivery of technology optimisation initiatives through a single integrated domain centric roadmap
• Own the delivery of key project initiatives within a Programme or Product roadmap
• Ensure Epics & Stories are effectively articulated to support engineering delivery
• Proactively drive the progress of the initiatives and epics and stories within the Value Stream, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action
• Ensure adherence to best practice in project management and appropriate methodologies,
• Contribute to the growing maturity of a world-class PMO team

Qualifications

• Specific qualification in project management or project methodology, depending on specific remit/functional designation \xe2\x80\x93 in particular, experience working in a dynamic agile environment within software development is critical
• Demonstrated experience of delivering multiple initiatives or large projects
• Experience of effective change management using appropriate tools and techniques
• Experience of working with senior stakeholders and coordinating cross-functional teams
• Techniques for eliciting and analyzing feedback
• Excellent influencing skills and stakeholder management
• Good leadership and motivational skills, ability to form strong, collaborative teams
• Commercial awareness and customer focus
• Collaborative approach to analysis and identifying solutions
• Positive approach to problem solving and resolving conflicts; ability to overcome obstacles and support others to clear blocks to progress

Additional Information

• 24 days annual leave
• 4 volunteering days annually
• Day off for your birthday
• Pension contributions
• Medical insurance for self and dependants; life cover and personal accident cover for self
• Seasonal social and charitable events
• Training and development
• Blended style and flexi working time
• Right tools for remote working

At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about. You must have the right to work and live in the India. This role is based at our Bangalore office or may be remote, with travel to the Bangalore office for Programme Planning and/or workshops as well as other team activities.

• Health insurance