Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Project Manager to lead and deliver projects across cross-functional teams. This role requires someone with strong experience in digital project management, excellent stakeholder engagement, and proven experience using tools like Jira, Confluence, and Slack. You'll be part of a small team and will oversee full project lifecycles, ensure process consistency, and support team collaboration in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Key Responsibilities / Duties

Project Oversight & Delivery

Lead the successful delivery of multiple digital projects, ensuring they meet time, scope, and requirements. Define project objectives and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders. Maintain accurate and up-to-date project and product roadmaps and backlogs, ensuring efficient execution and clear visibility of progress and priorities. Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to support team collaboration and delivery Organise key processes such as Bug Review sessions and technical demos, ensuring they are scheduled, recorded, and followed up with feedback collection to support quality and stakeholder engagement. Use sprint metrics (e.g., velocity, carryover) to inform sprint planning and identify continuous improvement opportunities. Ensure all prioritised Jira tasks have appropriate time estimates and that timesheets are completed accurately to support resource planning, reporting, and project tracking. Encourage meaningful updates during stand-ups, follow up on blockers, and ensure tasks are accurately reflected in the sprint board. Proactively identify and manage risks and dependencies, escalating unresolved or complex issues to the Project Management Lead as appropriate.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

Act as the main point of contact for assigned projects, ensuring smooth communication and alignment between stakeholders, product owners, and development teams. Work closely with the Product and Development teams to ensure business requirements are clearly understood, well-scoped, and ready for technical implementation. Attend the office regularly (typically Tuesdays and Thursdays) to support effective collaboration. Coordinate across cross-functional teams, including development, QA, design, and data, to deliver complex or multi-faceted projects. Ensure visibility of shared dependencies, timelines, and blockers across teams when relevant. Provide day-to-day guidance and informal mentoring to Project Managers working on the same or related projects. Work with leadership to allocate resources effectively across projects.

Tooling & Process Alignment

Ensure effective use of Jira, Confluence, Slack, and scheduling tools such as Outlook within assigned projects, contributing ideas and suggestions to improve usage across the team. Ensure standard operating procedures (e.g., release checklists, documentation, stakeholder inclusion) are consistently followed within assigned projects, and contribute to the continuous improvement of these processes in collaboration with the Project Management Lead.

Desirable Requirements

Proven track record of delivering complex digital projects in agile environments. Experience managing large-scale or multi-disciplinary projects with cross-functional teams. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Strong working knowledge of project management tools Jira, Confluence, Tempo, with at least two years of successful hands-on technical experience of developing dashboards (and other Jira artefacts) to support project and release planning. Experience of developing and maintaining processes to support capacity planning across multiple products. Confident facilitating agile ceremonies and promoting iterative, value-driven delivery. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to manage competing priorities effectively. Familiarity with project planning, velocity tracking, and capacity management techniques. Competent in use of Microsoft Office 365 products, including MS Teams for scheduling and holding meetings.

Qualifications and Experience

Project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master) Minimum of 2 years of experience in project management role. Experience with advanced Jira plugins such as Rich Filters, Tempo and other advanced Jira plug-ins for reporting, timesheet tracking, and dashboard configuration Experience in EdTech or a similar fast-paced industry Experience of co-ordinating ISO audit activity

Benefits and Culture

We know we're biased, but Angel is a great workplace!

Hybrid Working:We offer a blend of remote and office-based working created on the needs of the individual and the business.

Birthday Off:In addition to your annual leave allowance

Finish Early Fridays:a regular reward for all your hard work

Innovation Days & Charity Days*: Time to get away from "normal" and work differently

Ongoing Training & Qualifications:Learning is at the core of who we are

Creative Office Space*: We have a ball pool, swings, popcorn machine, and a gipsy caravan!

Surprise Treat Days*: Park fun days, meals out, and workshops. Who knows what's next?

Parental Leave:Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave from day one

Dependents Leave Allowance*: Time off if your child/family member is poorly

Private Medical Insurance*: Because we want to know you're looked after

Christmas Shutdown:In addition to annual leave allowance. We love Christmas, and it's a great time to rest and recharge those batteries!

Personal Development

Maintain and update your Personal Development Plan (PDP) quarterly as part of the performance management process. Engage in continuous learning and professional development aligned with company goals and best practices. Share best practices, offer informal mentoring, and contribute to a high-performing and collaborative delivery culture. * Deputise for the Lead Project Manager as and when required.