Project Manager - Secondment
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About Us
We are Ocado Technology and we empower global grocery retailers with cutting-edge cloud, robotics, AI, and IoT. Our Ocado Smart Platform (OSP) powers highly automated Customer Fulfilment Centres (CFCs), enabling efficient, single-pick online grocery delivery
About the Role
Working alongside our Engineering and Product teams, this role will play a pivotal role in guiding and supporting the Technology mission in successfully delivering critical and essential projects. You’ll be working with others around the Ocado Group business to find great solutions which support the continued growth of our International clients. In this role, you will be a go-to person for the projects you lead, with great expertise, problem solving and knowledge sharing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading and Influencing
- Planning, Tracking & Delivery
- Stakeholder Management
- Facilitation
- Risk and Issue Management
About you
- Experience in the technology product development space
- Experience within the software or automation / hardware engineering industry
- Experience of managing high risk, high complexity product development projects and life cycles in a fast paced environment - bringing new products to market - from Problem Definition through to Benefits Realisation
- Experience managing project budgets as well as an appreciation of other related metrics such as cost of ownership of products
- Experience in giving effective presentations to senior stakeholders with different agendas and providing compelling evidence to guide stakeholders to the correct decision or consensus
- Strong understanding and experience of leading projects, using various project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc) within a structured stage-gated development process
What we offer
We believe in supporting our people with meaningful, flexible benefits that prioritise well-being and work-life balance. Here’s a snapshot of what you can expect:
- Time to recharge:
25 days annual leave (rising to 27 after 5 years), plus the option to buy more – and 30 days a year to work from anywhere in the world. - Health & wellbeing:
Private Medical Insurance from your first month, wellbeing support through specialist apps and EAP, plus Income Protection and Life Assurance. - Family-first policies:
22 weeks paid maternity/primary carer leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (after qualifying period). - Financial support:
Pension with employer matching up to 7%, share schemes (Sharesave & BAYE), and interest-free loans for train tickets. - Commuter perks:
Cycle to Work Scheme and free shuttle buses to/from Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City stations. - Exclusive discounts:
15% off at Ocado.com with free delivery (starting in your first month).
Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status.
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