Project Manager

Department: Cyber Services and Capabilities

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: NLD Rijswijk

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex projects within Agile environments.
• Develop and maintain delivery plans, roadmaps, milestones, and dependencies.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards.
• Manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies proactively.
• Provide regular reporting and updates to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery practices across teams.

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including:
  • Sprint Planning 
  • Daily Stand-Ups 
  • Sprint Reviews 
  • Retrospectives 
  • Backlog Refinement

• Work closely with business stakeholders to define and prioritise product backlogs.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable epics, features, and user stories.
• Manage competing priorities and ensure delivery focuses on highest business value.
• Define acceptance criteria and support user story refinement activities.
• Ensure delivered capabilities meet customer and business needs.

• Lead multi-disciplinary Agile delivery teams.
• Promote high-performing team dynamics.
• Support capability development and Agile maturity improvements.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Strong project planning, governance, and reporting experience.
• Excellent risk, issue, dependency, and change management skills.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams.

• Experience delivering complex projects within Agile environments.
• Extensive experience using Agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale technology and transformation programmes.

• Previous hands-on experience operating as a Scrum Master.
• Strong understanding of Scrum framework and servant leadership principles.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and coaching teams.
• Proven ability to remove delivery impediments and enhance team performance.

• Previous experience acting as a Product Owner.
• Strong backlog management and prioritisation expertise.
• Experience creating and managing product roadmaps.
• Ability to convert business requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Focus on value-driven delivery and customer outcomes.

• Exceptional communication and influencing skills.
• Experience engaging senior executives and business leaders.
• Ability to challenge constructively and drive decision-making.

Job Benefits

• Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
• Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
• Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
• Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
• Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
• Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
• Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
• Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
• Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.