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Senior Technical Project Manager

Abingdon, England, gbFull-time2026-10-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Own end-to-end delivery of software initiatives within a domain-based model, combining project governance with agile facilitation to drive iterative progress across waterfall, agile, and hybrid approaches.

Role type

Senior Technical Project Manager (Agile Facilitator)

Builds

Defined software capabilities and initiatives

Domain

Academic publishing and knowledge services

Required skills

Agile/Scrum facilitation, project governance (scope, schedule, budget, RAID), stakeholder management, roadmap definition, risk management, matrix management, commercial awareness, software development process understanding

Preferred skills

PMP/PRINCE2/CSM/SAFe certification, large-scale inception facilitation, distributed team management

Technologies

Jira, Confluence, Kanban

Responsibilities

Define project roadmaps and success criteria; facilitate agile ceremonies (sprints, stand-ups, retrospectives); manage project budgets and escalate risks; lead end-to-end product development; act as primary interface across business, technology, and product teams; identify and manage risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC