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JOE WILKINSON

London

Summary

Results-driven Project Manager with extensive experience in leading complex projects, ensuring quality products are delivered. Skilled in financial forecasting, stakeholder relationship management, and capacity planning to deliver projects on time and within budget. Proven track record in project management, sprint planning, budgeting and implementing tools to boost team efficiency. Strong communicator and collaborative leader to drive and meet strategic project goals.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Project Manager

Etrading Software
London
07.2024 - Current
  • End to end project management delivering software solutions to support financial regulatory change.
  • Led a high-impact financial transformation project, overseeing a budget of £1 million over 18 months. Successfully collaborated with financial regulators and financial services stakeholders to drive strategic change, ensuring compliance and minimal impact on industry.
  • Owned implementation of new project management tool to address pre-existing time inefficiencies. Conducted in-depth analysis of team workflows, identifying key improvement areas and optimizing resource allocation. Resulted in a 30% increase in project team efficiency.

Project Manager

Bravura Software Solutions
London
08.2019 - 05.2023
  • Managed several different projects from scope through to completion, using both agile and waterfall methodologies. Project scope would scale from client focused software delivery, client merger migrations and R&D software development.
  • Worked with key stakeholders to agree project scope, requirements and quality gates to ensure the end project was fit for purpose. Client facing role, working particularly closely with clientele to define requirements and release milestones.
  • Development of project plans and financial forecasts for delivery of projects, managing both consultants and development resources. Budgets ranged from 250k to 750k.
  • Monitored resource utilisation and developed processes to address bottlenecks, ensuring effective use of resources. Through our utilisation analysis and reporting we decreased our resource non billable effort by 12.5%.
  • Led two simultaneous client merger migrations with budgets of ~300k, delivering both on time and coming 5% under budget.
  • Resource and Capacity planning activities for Solution Design team and Australian scrum teams. Drove change in resource and capacity artifacts used within the Global Engineering Organisation.

Project Manager

AVAMAE
London
12.2018 - 08.2019
  • Project management lead for all Avamae customer projects, managing a team of 8 developers, working on both mobile and web applications.
  • Led requirements gathering sessions with new and existing customers, with a client base of 9.
  • Supporting Business owner with New Client meetings & relationship reviews, facilitating collaboration between customer and supplier.
  • Office Administration & Induction of new employees, including new starter training.

Project Coordinator & Defect Management

Sogeti Capgemini
London
10.2017 - 12.2018
  • Manager of testing defects and defect resolution for Camelot UK Fabric team, including running of defect triage meetings with suppliers.
  • Design and implementation of defect management workflow processes across all Camelot UK quality assurance projects. This process resulted in a 30% reduction in defect resolution time.

Education

BSc Hons - Information Management & Computing

Loughborough University
06.2017

3 A Levels - Grade C and Above

Monmouth Comprehensive School
06.2013

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Resource Management
  • QA Testing
  • Financial Forecasting
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management
  • Capacity Planning
  • Development Sprint Planning
  • Communication Skills
  • Microsoft Project
  • JIRA
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel
  • Budgeting oversight

Accomplishments

  • Successfully completed the migration of 2 books of business onto an existing banks database, having to navigate sensitive sanctioned Russian investors.
  • Successfully managed the extensive requirements and design stage of an ambitious new R&D AU Wrap programme.
  • Stakeholder in implementation of Capgemini's Accelerated Solution Event for EE.

Custom

  • Prince 2 Foundation
  • ISTQB Software Testing Foundation
  • ISTQB Agile Foundation Tester Extension
  • NVQ Level 3 Football Coaching
  • NVQ Level 2 Football Coaching

Certification

Prince 2 Foundation

ISTQB Software Testing Foundation

ISTQB Agile Software Testing Extension



Timeline

Project Manager

Etrading Software
07.2024 - Current

Project Manager

Bravura Software Solutions
08.2019 - 05.2023

Project Manager

AVAMAE
12.2018 - 08.2019

Project Coordinator & Defect Management

Sogeti Capgemini
10.2017 - 12.2018

BSc Hons - Information Management & Computing

Loughborough University

3 A Levels - Grade C and Above

Monmouth Comprehensive School
JOE WILKINSON