The Rank Group is growing rapidly within both our Venues and Digital businesses. If you’re not sure who we are, you may be more familiar with us through our iconic brands; Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casino. We have most recently acquired Stride Gaming, which, together with our existing Digital business, forms Rank Interactive.
We employ circa 8,000 people globally, with our UK office functions being located in Maidenhead (Head Office), Sheffield (Customer Solutions Hub), London (Digital) and a further office in Gibraltar, which is home to our existing Rank Digital function.
We are evolving as a business and are adding some exciting new brands and concepts to our venues and digital offering.
By joining an office-based or operational function with us, you’ll instantly be part of a high-performing and inclusive culture, which works closely to support our Customer-facing teams.
Job Description
As Programme Manager you will be accountable for the successful delivery of programmes and projects, both technical and non, across all of our venue estate, corporate environment and Omnichannel initiatives. This will be inclusive of complex large strategic programmes, BAU roadmap, maintenance, upgrades and services delivered by internal and 3rd party teams.
This is an exciting opportunity to take responsibility for major change initiatives which will drive our business forward into a technology-lead, immersive entertainment experience for our customer base.
You will provide leadership and direct line management for an excellent team of Project Managers, Business Analysts and Project Coordinators.
The role will need your Programme Management expertise to lead internal and external teams from a variety of technical & business disciplines to deliver various projects or initiatives. This will involve ensuring all delivery controls are in place through the creation, tracking and monitoring of detailed plans and required documentation as necessary to provide confidence and reliability in delivering change.
Alongside PMO, Engineering, IT Ops, Operations, Product, Commercial, Finance and Marketing teams, you will seek to improve existing ways of working and create new processes to increase the efficiency, reliability, transparency and measurability of delivery in the technology space.
Our culture of proactiveness, openness, a safe space to challenge the status quo is important to us and you will share those values, being accountable and ensuring yourself and team are on board, committed to the cause of making Rank a great place to work.
Qualifications
* Previous experience managing a delivery portfolio of projects and initiatives in a fast paced environment
* Managing a team of people and ensuring their performance is continuously assessed to deliver success for them and the business needs
* Being able to pivot onto urgent change initiatives at short notice
* Expert knowledge of the software development life cycle models including Agile and traditional project management principles, with the ability to blend them together in the right proportions on a project or business area where appropriate
* Balanced business/technical background - Sufficient level of technical background to provide highly-credible leadership to development teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues
* Formal Project Management qualification e.g. PMP, Prince 2 Practitioner, MSP
* Proven ability to lead technology projects and ensure objectives, goals, and commitments are met
* Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools: Planview, Atlassian, Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools
Additional Information
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*Our benefits vary by brand and/or location. Please have a chat with your local Talent Acquisition specialist to find out what’s in place in your location.
The Rank Group are committed to being an inclusive employer, ensuring that we better understand and meet the needs and requirements of our candidates and customers.
We aim to do this by facilitating fair and equal access to our services. If you require a reasonable adjustment to be made, please reach out to let us know ahead of your interview.