Technical Project Manager
Job description
Technical Project Manager at Pitchup.com responsible for helping software engineers deliver high-quality products and services, planning projects and overseeing their progress through development and launch.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
- Pay
- GBP 65,000 – 75,000 / year
What you'll do
- Define the project scope, objective and deliverables
- Track and report on project progress, mitigating risks and removing roadblocks
- Lead and motivate a team of software engineers, setting goals, mentoring/coaching and overseeing their general wellbeing
- Utilise technical background to shape the software development lifecycle
- Provide feedback on technical design, architecture and code changes
- Resolve technical challenges faced by the team
- Continue to enhance and grow the testing process
- Participate in code reviews to identify and address defects or areas of improvement
- Maintain comprehensive project documentation and capture key learning to inform improvements
What we're looking for
- Proven experience (5 - 7 years) as a Technical Project Manager or similar role, managing software engineering projects
- Previous experience of reporting to a Founder or Senior Leadership team
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of collaborating effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- In-depth knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum) and project management tools
- Hands-on technical expertise in software development, programming languages, and frameworks
Nice to have
- Preference for a career history of working in small, high growth scale up organisations over larger corporations
- Ideally worked for an e-commerce, online marketplace or OTA business
- Exposure to our tech-stack would be advantageous
- Project Management or Agile certifications are advantageous
Benefits
Employee assistance helpline, with access to get-fit programmes, nutrition advice, financial and legal advice and counselling
- £500 to spend annually on learning & development at Udemy and whatever software you need
- Choice of technology
- Work-from-home office equipment allowance
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time employees)
- Pension matched to 4%, private healthcare, life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection
- Discounts including: gym memberships, sports equipment, Caffe Nero, Odeon cinema and various hotel and retail outlets
- Great staff discounts on Pitchup bookings across thousands of properties in 70 countries
- Enhanced paternity and maternity leave
- Cycle to work scheme
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About Pitchup.com
Award-winning travel site making it a doddle to book camping, glamping and caravan sites all over the world
Pitchup.com is an award-winning and quickly expanding travel site with over 5,300 camping, glamping and caravan sites to choose from. It receives 33m annual visits and up to 7,500 bookings per day, with total transaction value 50% up compared to 2022. So far £260m worth of holidays have been booked through it and it has helped 9m holidaymakers. The company is profitable and was founded in 2009 by former lastminute.com staff with a background in the holiday park sector. It is a 100% remote business with a nimble team of 70 based in 10 countries.
Key facts
- 2009
- Travel
- Receives 33m annual visits and up to 7,500 bookings per day
- Total transaction value 50% up compared to 2022 (a record-breaking year)
- £260m worth of holidays booked through the site
- Helped 9m holidaymakers
- Over 5,300 camping, glamping and caravan sites
- 100% remote business with a team of 70 based in 10 countries
- Site translated into 17 languages
- Member of the Financial Times' FT1000 fastest growing companies in Europe
- Awarded the Platinum Trusted Service Award by Feefo for achieving a customer rating of at least 4.5 out of 5 for 3 years in a row
- Launched a new mobile website this year
What they value
- Bias to action
- Conscientious
- Professional Integrity
- Results focused
- Initiative and responsibility
- Logical thinking
- Reaction time: speed of response to key information