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Website Ocado
About Us
Our teams are putting the world’s retailers online using the cloud, robotics, AI, and IoT. We provide services to partner clients globally via our innovative advanced robotics technology, known as the Ocado Smart Platform (“OSP”), this drives our highly automated, multi-million pound Customer Fulfilment Centres (CFCs). In our CFCs – together with the proprietary software applications – we operate a world-class online grocery business that automates the single pick of products, ready for your online delivery.
About the role
As a Project Manager, you will be accountable for the delivery of projects and programmes within the stream, meeting the cost, timeline and quality requirements set by the business.. This role actively contributes to projects and/or programmes that help the Technology mission in successfully delivering critical and essential projects.. In this role, you will be a go-to person for the projects you lead, with great expertise, Strong problem-solving skills, able to demonstrate ability to “ think out of the box” and apply creativity in solving project-related problems to mutually agreeable solutions.
About you
We would like to hear from you if you have…
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Experience of high risk, high-complexity product development projects and life cycles in an energising environment – bringing new products to market – from Problem Definition through to Benefits Realisation
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Strong understanding and experience of leading projects, using various project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc) within a structured stage-gated development process. People leadership experience – managing individual contributors, steering them and their teams and goal setting. Able to build, inspire and drive project teams to successful outcomes through strong collaboration and teamwork
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Experienced leadership of technical teams, working with technical experts to drive solution deliverables to deadlines
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Strong experience of working with and managing a broad spectrum of internal and external stakeholders
Desirable
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Good technical ability and experience relating to automation hardware
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Experience in understanding requirements trade-offs and applying the appropriate analysis tools in order to make decisions and manage variations and consult stakeholders as appropriate to gain resolution
What do you get in return
Hybrid working and flexible working patterns; Private healthcare; Car salary sacrifice and Cycle to Work schemes; A range of amazing benefits, including Free Shares and Life Assurance; 15% off your Ocado.com shopping; Company shop offering discounts of up to 70% on groceries from leading brands and major retailers; Exclusive travel, retail and leisure discounts nationwide; Incredible Head Office, complete with onsite cafe and restaurant just 20 minutes by train from Kings Cross; A free shuttle bus from and to Hatfield Station; 22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete); Enhanced Pension scheme, matching employee contributions up to 7% of salary; Employee Assistance Programme.
We’re in it together, we are proud of what we do, we can be even better.
We welcome applicants from across the world. If your employment is subject to sponsorship under the UK points-based immigration system, Ocado Group will only pay for the cost of a Certificate of Sponsorship for you, including the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) if applicable. You will be responsible for the cost of your own visa application and the Immigration Healthcare Surcharge (IHS).
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, age, disability or union membership status.