AVEVA
Senior Agile Project Manager
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Job Title: Senior Agile Project Manager
Location: Madrid, London, Cambridge
Employment Type: Full-time, Hybrid
Job Purpose
The Senior Agile Project Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of complex, cross-functional technology projects using Agile, Scrum, and hybrid delivery methodologies. The role ensures projects deliver measurable business value, align with strategic objectives, and are delivered within agreed scope, quality, time, and budget constraints.
Working closely with Product Owners, Engineering Teams, Architects, Business Analysts, and business stakeholders, the Senior Agile Project Manager drives planning, execution, governance, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement whilst promoting Agile principles and practices across the organisation.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex IT projects, ensuring alignment to business objectives and strategic priorities.
- Establish and maintain delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, RAID logs, and project controls.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, retrospectives, reviews, and daily stand-ups where required.
- Work with Product Owners to manage and prioritise backlogs, ensuring focus on value-driven outcomes.
- Manage project budgets, forecasts, risks, issues, and resource plans.
- Drive effective stakeholder engagement and executive communication across business and IT functions.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including Engineering, Architecture, Security, Operations, Change Management, and external suppliers.
- Identify and remove delivery impediments, enabling teams to maintain momentum and achieve objectives.
- Ensure governance, reporting, and project financials remain accurate and decision-ready.
- Promote continuous improvement and Agile best practices across project teams and stakeholders.
- Coach and mentor Project Managers, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, and delivery team members.
Experience Required
- 7–10+ years’ experience delivering complex technology projects in enterprise environments.
- Proven experience leading Agile, Scrum, and hybrid delivery teams.
- Experience managing large-scale transformation, digital, ERP, CRM, cloud, or business change initiatives.
- Demonstrated success managing project budgets, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations.
- Experience working with geographically distributed and matrix-managed teams.
- Experience managing third-party vendors and delivery partners.
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Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Agile certifications (SAFe, Scrum Master, Scrum Practitioner, PMI-ACP or equivalent) desirable.
- PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, or equivalent project management qualification desirable.
Knowledge & Skills
- Agile, Scrum and hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Programme and project planning.
- Risk, issue and dependency management.
- Executive stakeholder management.
- Financial and budget management.
- Change management and business adoption.
- Supplier and vendor management.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Leadership, facilitation and coaching.
- Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence and project portfolio management tools.
UK Benefits
- Flexible benefits fund
- Emergency leave days
- Adoption leave
- 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Pension
- Life cover
- Private medical insurance
- Parental leave
- Education assistance program
It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.
Hybrid working
We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.
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Hiring process
Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.
About AVEVA
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.
We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com
AVEVA requirements
AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.
AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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