Description
Napier is a new breed of financial crime compliance technology specialist. Our AI enhanced platform – Napier Continuum – transforms compliance from legal obligation to competitive edge.
At Napier, our mission is to fight financial crime through automation & AI. We believe that by automating the detection and prevention of financial crime, we can make the world a safer place for everyone.
Collaboration, innovation and wonderful people are just some of the reasons to bring your career to Napier. Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, creativity, and opportunity in everything we do.
After successfully securing a £45million investment to fuel our ongoing growth and to further invest in our AI products, we are currently building out our Tech Hub in Belfast - this is a super exciting time to join Napier in Belfast as we expand.
What you'll be doing
We are seeking a Development Project Manager who is skilled in managing complex software development projects from initiation through delivery and adept at handling various operational tasks. The ideal candidate has a background in software development or IT project management, strong leadership capabilities, and experience working within agile environments. This role requires close collaboration with developers, product managers, QA engineers, stakeholders, and vendors to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and meet quality expectations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Project Planning and Execution: Define project scope, create detailed project plans, and manage timelines, resources, and budgets to ensure successful project delivery.
- Team Coordination: Facilitate communication and collaboration across development, QA, product, and other relevant teams to drive project progress and resolve dependencies.
- Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status, risks, and issues, and gathering feedback to align project goals with business needs.
- Agile Methodologies: Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and other agile ceremonies to foster an agile environment and ensure project alignment with business goals.
- Risk and Issue Management: Proactively identify potential project risks and implement mitigation strategies. Resolve issues efficiently to keep projects on track.
- Vendor and Purchase Order (PO) Management: Create and process POs, manage vendor relationships, and interface with external partners to support project and operational needs.
- Quality Assurance: Work with QA teams to ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and user acceptance criteria before release.
- Miscellaneous Operational Support: Provide support for other administrative and operational tasks, including managing documentation, tracking budgets, and assisting with other team needs as they arise.
- Continuous Improvement: Gather insights from completed projects to refine processes, improve team performance, and enhance overall project outcomes.
Do you have what it takes?
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Proven experience (3+ years) as a Development Project Manager, Technical Project Manager, or similar role within a software development environment.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban) and experience leading agile teams.
- Experience with vendor management and creating/managing purchase orders.
- Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, Microsoft Project) and communication tools (e.g., Slack, Microsoft Teams).
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and foster collaboration.
- Problem-solving mindset with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Familiarity with software development languages and tools is a plus (e.g., JavaScript, Python, or similar).
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, Scrum Master, or Agile Coach certification.
- Background in managing remote or distributed teams
Why Napier?
- Comprehensive private healthcare through AXA covering optical, audio & dental.
- 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays. An additional two extra days off: we give every employee their Birthday off, and an additional wellness day too.
- Dedicated pension plan through Aviva.
- Life Insurance 4x your annual salary.
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave.
- Income protections policy.
- Work from anywhere for up to 1 month.
- Access to our employee wellbeing programme.
- Gym membership discounts.
- Flexibility in work schedules and locations, ensuring a work-life balance.
- This role can be fulfilled either with a hybrid approach or fully in-office – depending on your preference.
- An open and flexible culture that allows you to work in the best way for you.
- A fast-paced environment, with the ability to make a real impact on our security maturity.
- Regular team socials, including celebrating company milestones, team socials, charity work or holiday parties.
- Free coffee, snacks and fresh fruit provided daily.
- A commitment to professional growth & opportunities for training/certifications.
Please note applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom. We are unable to offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.
We are compliance technology specialists. Our platform is founded on broad experience and deep expertise; and our products increase efficiency and minimise risk by successfully combining big data technologies with AI and machine learning. It all adds up to the world’s first truly intelligent compliance platform.
But tech is only half the story. Our intelligent approach is applied to underpin your policy, process and procedure, so you can focus on specific outcomes. The Napier platform is fast, scalable and easily configurable, as well as user-friendly. It rapidly strengthens your AML defences and trade compliance capabilities, while meeting your company’s compliance obligations and challenges in any sector.
