A few words about us:
First things first… What will you become a part of? Valtech is the experience innovation company, combining the uncommon to unlock a better way for people to experience the world. We work at the intersection of diverse disciplines, cultures and perspectives to create solutions that achieve the exceptional – helping brands make the leap beyond the competition and become leaders in a digital world. We deliver innovation with a purpose. With expertise across experience design, technology and marketing, our passion is in addressing transformational business challenges for our clients.
Challenges where we re-imagine the customer journey and build new connected experiences. Challenges where we make data work in this new era and help our clients transform the way they operate and optimize business-critical digital platforms for multichannel commerce and marketing.
From discovery to optimization, clients trust Valtech to remove complexity and deliver innovative, frictionless solutions that close the experience gap between customer expectation and reality. We are a network of more than 8,000 makers, thinkers, marketers, creatives, and developers spanning 5 continents with 60+ offices in 20+ countries.
The Role:
As an agile Project Manager at Valtech you will balance strategic planning, delivery management and hands-on problem-solving on a daily basis. You will understand the business of the client and design and execute a strategy focused on achieving their goals. You will be someone who possesses the knowledge, experience and skills to address both the process management challenges and the successful delivery of the project. In this role, you will be part of a team of diverse digital natives working collaboratively to deliver customer centric digital transformation solutions.
This role is based in our brand-new, award-winning, eco-friendly office in Utrecht with the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis. Valtech is a client-centric business and there will be plenty of opportunity to meet with customers at their Netherlands-based offices.
What you will be doing:
- You will be responsible for managing the delivery of complex digital design and build projects for a diverse range of customers.
- You will guide our clients through their digital transformation journey. Supporting a clear vision and strategy to ensure Valtech curates the vision and purpose.
- You will proactively manage risks, identify blockers in delivery and take actions to resolve and escalate issues that may occur.
- You will ensure the governance for the project is in place and monitor and report on delivery burndown and financial spend.
- You will lead the project and will be the glue for our internal development teams and our customer stakeholders.
Essential Experience:
- You are someone with extensive (at least 5-7 years) of experience in the field of agile project management and the delivery of digital solutions.
- You have experience in client facing project manager roles and the ability to work with customer stakeholders on complex multi layered projects.
- You are someone who always sees the bigger picture and can talk strategy, branding, design and development.
- You can lead, coach, and inspire multidisciplinary teams including developers, business analysts, QA and creatives.
- You think from the end user perspective and have experience running B2C and B2B customer first solutions.
- You bring fluency in English and ideally have proficiency in Dutch.
- Experience in Scrum and Agile processes and knowledge of other methodologies like Scaled Agile, Kanban and Lean methodologies.
- A flexible mindset and a hands-on mentality with the ability to switch between strategic topics and operational interventions.
- Ideally experience with e-commerce solutions and dxp platforms such as Adobe, Sitecore or Optimizely.
Meet the team:
In this role you will be working with a cross functional nearshore and local development team. Internally this will be made up of everyone needed to deliver a complex digital solution. Critically to this role you will be working closely with our customers' stakeholders at every stage of the delivery.
What can you expect from us:
At Valtech you’ll become part of our exceptional team of more than 8,000 talented innovators, design thinkers, marketers, creatives, and engineers. We interact across countries, disciplines, trades, roles and teams. We are consultants before anything else and take ownership of our own work, clients, and careers. We provide everyone with a large degree of freedom - in return, we expect an equally high degree of accountability and dedication. We transform by doing and are insanely passionate about improving the end user experience. We are a people company. We share our knowledge and learnings; we dare to speak up and take risks. And we care deeply about one another, our clients, and the world around us. We have from our very beginning always worked hard on providing everyone within our organization the opportunity to grow and transform their job opportunities and career paths across the world. From graduates to seasoned professionals who are experts in their field. Valtech will always be recognized not just for the quality of the work we deliver, but for all the amazing people that make it happen. We don’t just talk about how to get things done; we really do transform by doing.
Valtech Benefits:
- A competitive salary
- 25 days holidays with the possibility to buy up to 10 additional days of holiday per calendar year
- Holiday allowance
- A work laptop and mobile phone
- Subsidized office lunch
- Travel allowance - an NS Business card
Apart from the benefits listed above, we have more to offer. Our growth development program, for example, helps you excel in your existing profession, or enables you to explore another. Also, there are plenty of internal initiatives for you to take part in. Whether it's about improving Valtech as a business or contributing to the world around us, we encourage our employees to pursue their professional and personal ambitions.
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We have from our very beginning always worked hard on providing everyone within our organisation the opportunity to grow and transform their job opportunities and career paths across the world. We are passionate about creating an equitable workplace where everyone can flourish and fulfil their potential. Read about how we are creating a Valtech for everyone here.