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Wales, United Kingdom

Cardiff

Successfully launched new products in a new market, expanding the company's reach and revenue streams.Led an integration project that brought two separate systems closer together, optimizing efficiency and enhancing user experience.Effectively collaborated with diverse teams across different time zones, fostering a cohesive and productive working environment.Took charge of all sprint ceremonies, planning, and writing user stories, ensuring smooth and timely product development.Assumed responsibility for gathering requirements from stakeholders and incorporating them into the product roadmap, aligning product development with business goals.Worked closely with the C-suite to ensure alignment on the delivery of a flagship product, driving strategic decision-making.Conducted company-wide demos for new products, showcasing their features and benefits to internal teams.Collaborated with the Go-to-Market team to strategize and execute product launch plans, maximizing market penetration and adoption.Worked closely with the design team, providing functional requirements to create user-centric designs.Authored knowledge documents and product briefs, ensuring comprehensive documentation of product functionalities and specifications.Collaborated with relevant teams to estimate the effort required to deliver work packages, optimizing resource allocation and project timelines.

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

- Successfully managed a wide range of projects, including mobile apps and web applications, for diverse industries, delivering high-quality products on time and within budget.- Collaborated with investor-backed start-ups on greenfield projects, providing valuable insights and support throughout the development process.- Worked with established clients on existing applications, implementing process improvements and product enhancements to achieve their business goals.- Oversaw the complete software development lifecycle, from initial planning to final deployment, ensuring efficient and effective project execution.- Managed project budgets and expenditures, maintaining accurate records and providing transparent financial reports to stakeholders.- Crafted comprehensive user stories, defining project requirements and aligning them with client objectives and expectations.- Facilitated Agile ceremonies, including stand-ups, planning sessions, demos, and retrospectives, to foster collaboration and continuous improvement within the development team.- Undertook various courses related to product management and Agile methodologies, continuously enhancing skills and knowledge to excel in the role.- Successfully handled multiple projects simultaneously, varying in complexity and budget, while maintaining a high level of quality and customer satisfaction.- Worked closely with full-stack developers in a Python-React environment, effectively communicating technical information to clients in a non-technical manner.- Assumed product owner/product management responsibilities as needed, collaborating with clients on product roadmaps, user flows, and process optimization.- Conducted workshops to elicit requirements, gather insights, and align stakeholders towards common project objectives.Key skills: Trello, Miro, budget and time tracking, user stories, workshops, agile, project and product management,Sprint planning, retros / demos, sdlc

Cardiff, United Kingdom

• Aiding with the set up and roll-out of JIRA for the IT Steering Group to track projects and BaU• Acting as a project support for the Universities Network Infrastructure Refresh Programme. The Programme is Europe’s largest ever network refresh. As Project Support for the programme, I have been involved in requirement gathering and data collection for the programme. • Supported the creation of the Low Level design of the Network Infrastructure Programme using CAD software (Ekohau)• Working with Project Managers to create project roadmaps for CU’s largest Capital programme • Supporting Cardiff University’s incident response team, which involved liaising directly with the COO. The role involved producing reports for Council on the organization response to Covid. Whilst supporting the team I was working very closely with Estates department who were preparing campus in light of the recent Covid restrictions• Project Management framework champion: Active involvement in reviewing the existing Project Management Framework used at the University and part of a working group to re-launch the framework in September 2021 and introduce more Agile methodologies.• Delivered training to colleagues on Cardiff University PM Framework• Assisting the Project Managers with roundtable events to increase stakeholder engagement.• Risk tracking and change control management. • Using MS Project Online to produce reports i.e., highlight reports• Producing reports, project trackers and roadmaps using BI tools• Full ownership of reporting a large-scale transformation programme using a milestone chart that is presented to the University Board on a monthly schedule.• Auditing project gateway checklists and approving for projects to progress to the next stage in the project lifecycle• Ensuring adherence to the governance structure and providing advice and support to PM's• Collating and producing dashboard reports• Participated in project planning and Lessons Learned workshops

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Cardiff, United Kingdom

IntaPeople is a specialist recruitment consultancy that offers bespoke solutions within four key industry sectors – IT and Engineering, throughout Wales, the UK and Europe. Established in 1994 and based in Cardiff, we are experts in sourcing high quality candidates for a wide range of permanent, contract and temporary positions.Our recruitment services are enjoyed by some of the world’s leading companies, and long standing clients including Hewlett Packard, the BBC and Welsh Assembly Government. In addition to being multiple award winners, we are also ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and REC accredited.We all operate within our own specific areas of expertise, and utilise a raft of cutting-edge sourcing methods to ensure that no stone is left unturned in the search for the ideal candidate.

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