Job Description
We are looking for a passionate and proactive Senior Technical Project Manager for the Technology Department. Your key responsibilities will be:
- Coordination and management of cross-cutting projects at Allegro from a technical perspective.
- Cooperation with stakeholders from all Allegro departments. Mainly with development teams but also with Sales, Purchasing, Legal, Customer Service, Marketing, Advertising, Financial, HR or other departments.
- Preparation of projects and planning their implementation.
- Building multidisciplinary teams.
- Adapting the way of managing the project and the tools used to the specifics of the project while maintaining the highest quality of work and best project management patterns.
- Monitoring and reporting on task completion and proactively warning about risks to those who commission the execution of projects, including the Allegro Management Board.
- Keeping an up-to-date risk register along with mitigation plans.
- Participation in negotiating and negotiating contracts with suppliers.
We are looking for people who:
- Know the basics and have experience in managing IT projects (not necessarily as project managers). PMI, IPMA, DSDM, Prince2 certifications etc. are welcome.
- Have basic knowledge of software engineering and modern technologies used in e-commerce.
- Know the basics and have experience in applying agile software development methodologies (SCRUM, Lean, Agile). People with Product Owner experience are welcome.
- Can proactively and responsibly manage projects.
- Motivate teams to achieve goals.
- Can turn data into information.
- Have highly developed planning skills, can prioritize tasks and work under time pressure.
- Can look at things from different perspectives.
- Like to work in a team and have exceptional communication skills.
- Are very fluent in English in everyday work.
What we offer:
- A hybrid work model that you will agree on with your leader and the team. We have well-located offices (with fully equipped kitchens and bicycle parking facilities) and excellent working tools (height-adjustable desks, interactive conference rooms)
- Long term discretionary incentive plan based on Allegro.eu shares
- Annual bonus up to 10% of the annual salary gross (depending on your annual assessment and the company's results)
- A wide selection of fringe benefits in a cafeteria plan – you choose what you like (e.g. medical, sports or lunch packages, insurance, purchase vouchers)
- English classes that we pay for related to the specific nature of your job
- 16" or 14" MacBook Pro with M1 processor and, 32GB RAM or a corresponding Dell with Windows (if you don’t like Macs) and other gadgets that you may need
- Working in a team you can always count on — we have on board top-class specialists and experts in their areas of expertise
- A high degree of autonomy in terms of organizing your team’s work; we encourage you to develop continuously and try out new things
- Hackathons, team tourism, training budget and an internal educational platform, MindUp (including training courses on work organization, means of communications, motivation to work and various technologies and subject-matter issues)
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Why is it worth working with us:
- You work with first-class experts who are eager to share their knowledge. The flow of our know-how within the company is really smooth!
- The IT team is made up of over 2000 members who have shared their knowledge at multiple conferences, such as Devoxx, Confitura, Geecon and co-create a blog: allegro.tech
- Your ideas and suggestions for improvement will always be listened to attentively
- Your decisions make a difference and shape one of the leading e-commerce in Europe.
What We Do
Allegro is the most popular shopping platform in Poland and the largest e-commerce platform of European origin. We operate a marketplace model which means that customers can buy whatever they need from over 135,000 merchants, who can list an unlimited number of offers on our platform. We offer products in all key categories including Automotive, Fashion, Home&Garden, Electronics, Books and Collectibles, Kids or Health and Beauty. Each month, 22 million customers visit our platform, which is equivalent to almost 80% of all Internet users in Poland. They can choose from over 250m offers at the most attractive prices with maximum convenience including fast and free deliveries under the Allegro Smart! programme, modern financial services (Allegro Pay), as well as Poland’s widest 50k pickup points network. In 2019 we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Allegro in Poland. For over two decades, we have been serving consumers and promoting the idea of entrepreneurship in one of the most innovative areas of the economy. We have come a long way from an auction site for private individuals looking for a modern alternative to their local flea market. Today, we are a vibrant international marketplace platform for professional sellers and a must-have sales channel for top international brands and retailers. We currently employ more than 7000 employees and each of us ranks among the best experts in their field. Whether it’s in Technology, Customer Experience, Commerce, Delivery Experience or many other teams, we’re all proud to say that Allegro employs the best people on the market and all of us are ready to admit that it’s #goodtobehere.
