Technical (Agile) Project Manager & Manual QA Tester

We seek a passionate and capable Technical Project Manager with QA testing experience to lead a technical team in delivering project deliverables on time and to a high standard.

You would leverage your project management expertise and adept communication skills to advance the development of Climate X’s leading Climate Risk Analytics platform Spectra, together with a superstar team led by an inspiring Engineering Lead.

As a Technical Project Manager

• Provide input into developing the high-level project plan, goals, deliverables, resourcing, and measures.
• Monitor project performance against milestones and proactively identify risks and issues, removing process and operational roadblocks.
• Leverage strong interpersonal skills to communicate the project quality and risk management procedures to the project team and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure governance structures, project management standards (e.g., processes, tools, templates), and reporting requirements are maintained.
• Contribute to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organisation.
• Facilitate and support all low-level team planning: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
• Work with the Product and Engineering teams to estimate work and then forecast, track and report on short- and long-term delivery timelines.
• Motivate teams to a high-performing level by recognising areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.

As a QA Tester

• Working independently with the broader Engineering team to manage JIRA, test plans, test runs, regression testing, and have input into automation testing.
• Communicating with our Commercial / Support team to identify any software application problems and collaborating with the Engineering Team to fully understand the system - and any changes that impact the testing of features.
• Report significant issues or concerns to the Chief Product Officer and Head of Engineering and provide recommended process improvements.
• Testing new software development, including post-release testing/ verification
• Recording and reporting test results to the Product and Engineering teams
• Conducting day-to-day quality assurance of the software (checking for issues, bugs, etc.), developing test plans, and maintaining test documentation as required.

As a Technical Project Manager

• Minimum 3 years of Project Management experience (including at least one year of Agile / Scrum Master experience), with start-up company experience a plus.
• Experience and express familiarity with JIRA and Confluence.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of Agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, etc.
• Experience managing multiple complex projects, including creating project plans with detailed work breakdown structure, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal and (verbal and written) communication skills.
• Independent worker - proactive and can work without detailed supervision.
• Ambitious and willing to grow, with an analytical mind.
• Leadership skills, initiative, good judgment, and the ability to facilitate. development and technical teams toward coordinated consensus and action plans.
• Enterprise experience coordinating operations of multiple technical environments.
• Ability to brief management and leadership effectively with technical issues and impacts.

As a QA Tester

• Minimum one year of commercial experience as a QA Tester (formally or informally).
• Self-motivated and a hard worker with the ability, passion, and drive to work to tight deadlines and achieve goals.
• Ability to receive feedback positively.
• A demonstratable working knowledge of software testing and current practices as detailed in the job specification.
• A genuine passion for software testing and delivering quality.
• An excellent communicator, both written and verbally.
• A positive, professional team player that has a genuine drive to achieve targets - we are a values-led organisation and actively promote a great working environment, positive team spirit and inclusivity.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/technology, information management, or other IT-related field.
• Experience with other risk management products and platforms.
• Expertise in Agile techniques such as user story creation, estimation, velocity & dependency mapping, etc.
• Confidence in working with mixed onshore and offshore team members
• Good knowledge of test design techniques
• Enthusiasm to achieve the highest level of quality of the product, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Hands-on, can-do attitude, excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to collaborate effectively. This includes planning projects, meeting objectives, developing contingencies, and producing schedules.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills – and the ability to explain complex concepts to a non-technical audience.