Project Manager - (Fluent French speaker)

Ripjar specialises in the development of software and data products that help governments and organisations combat serious financial crime. Our technology is used to identify criminal activity such as money laundering and terrorist financing, and enables organisations to enforce sanctions at scale to help combat rogue entities and state actors.

Team mission: 

Our team enables the delivery of high-quality software to a variety of environments through technical skills, process implementation and software management, anchored in a continuous innovation culture.

What you’ll be doing:

The Project Manager will have a strong technical background and will communicate with world class engineers, helping to remove road blocks and smooth the path for continuous delivery to our customers. You will both look inwards, working with the overall engineering teams and outwards, acting as a liaison with customers.

Key tasks:

• Working closely with customers to understand their problems
• Helping to manage the delivery of projects
• Working closely with engineering teams
• Balancing delivery pressures and software quality for multiple concurrent projects
• Assessing project priorities as required
• Helping to facilitate collaboration throughout the organisation

Requirements

Key Skills

The successful candidate should have these skills:

• The ability to work in a fast paced development environment with the freedom to approach, own and solve problems independently, as well as part of a team.
• Good communicator, and presenter, able to confidently represent Ripjar to current and prospective customers
• Experience with different software development methodologies and the ability to determine what aspects of those methodologies are appropriate for each team and project including Agile/Scrum/Waterfall
• Proven track record of product based implementation projects into a number of clients.
• Ability to work closely with strong and demanding engineering teams
• Occasional travel to customer sites may be required
• Ability to negotiate responsibilities and resourcing with other project managers and senior internal stakeholders
• Ability to switch context quickly and easily according to changing priorities
• Proven problem solving skills with a focus on lateral thinking and passion for creating breakthrough strategies
• Fluent speaker in both English and French

Benefits

Why we think you’ll love it here

• Base Salary of up to £70,000 per year DOE.
• 25 days annual leave + your birthday off, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service.
• Remote working
• Private Family Healthcare.
• Life Assurance Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Company contributions to your pension.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay.
• The latest tech including a top of the range MacBook Pro.
• Candidates can work from our Cheltenham, Bristol or London offices

 Ripjar’s Commitment to Diversity

 “Diversity is essential in the way we operate. Having people from different backgrounds, genders and experiences ensures that we make decisions with a truly global perspective. Diversity gives us strength in our technology, analysis and relationships.” - Maria Cox, Head of People Operations