Systems Project Manager in Loughborough

Job description

Can be remote based UK wide

System Project Manager

What are we all about?

At Access we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from professional services to manufacturing to not for profits and more.

We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business. That's why over 1 million users and over 47,000 organisations rely on Access software to help their organisation thrive. This is an excellent opportunity to accelerate your career through a progression IT Company with a proven record of growth, investment and stability.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager who has experience in leading system and data migration projects. Working as part of the Customer Success M&A management team, the role will be a hands-on role focused on the enablement of fast and effective integration of newly acquired companies into to the Access technology stack.

You will be expected to define scope, develop detailed project plans, and manage and perform tasks relating to the integration of the newly acquired business systems into the Access technology stack. We are looking for someone who innovates, loves solving problems and thrives on delivering projects on-time and on-budget in a faced-paced and rapidly growing environment.

Responsibilities:

Conducting extensive analysis of the acquired companies’ systems and creating project plans to manage the change and transformation of all systems and data into the Access technology stack
Define, document and communicate project scope with all key stakeholders
Build positive relationships with the key stakeholders internally and those of the business’ that have been acquired
Track, monitor and mitigate risks associated with the migration of systems and data
Manage internal and external stakeholders by concisely communicating regular progress updates
Facilitate smooth handover to BAU following the successful completion of all system and data migration
Take ownership of design, development and testing of all data extract, transform and load (ETL) activities

Skills and Experience likely includes:

Experienced in Project Management
Experience of working on complex IT integration projects and data conversions in a virtual multi-product/stream project team
Have PRINCE2 or other appropriate project management qualification/experience
Exceptional knowledge and experience of data migrations across multiple products, preferably with ETL & ELT process design knowledge
Previous M&A or related integration experience preferred
A hands-on project manager able to both run projects and carry out the tasks associated with system migrations
Ability to run multiple concurrent projects and deliver projects on time and on budget
Highly proficient in MS Office Suite, Excel, Word, Powerpoint etc.
SQL knowledge would be advantageous
The ability to work in an exceptionally fast-paced environment
Excellent fact-finding, problem solving, data gathering and analytical skills
Be able to run projects with minimal supervision

What does Access offer you?

We are a growing software company and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously! We will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference.

In addition to our standard benefits of 25 days holiday, a match contributory pension and healthcare you will get:

• A Competitive Salary

• Giving Back/Charity days

• Quarterly Socials

• 6 weeks Sabbaticals (after 6 years of service)

• The Access Group Big Break: our all-expenses paid holiday to Spain