- organize meetings, write minutes and proactively drive for action item results and resolution
- collaborate with the scrum teams to develop project documentation and comprehensive project backlogs, timelines, and deliverables
- coordinate project resources, tasks, and dependencies to facilitate smooth project execution in close collaboration with the MCO project coordinator
- collaborate with product line managers to ensure the availability and allocation of resources according to project needs
- facilitate effective communication between scrum teams and various stakeholders,
- gather inputs for the invoicing process and coordinate actions with Accounting.
- attend external meetings as EPEX representative to provide status and updates.
- You have very good technical skills enabling you to understand complex topics and coordinate actions with a variety of stakeholders in an effective manner
- You have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- You can work on multiple projects which will include effective prioritization and cross-team collaboration
- You are a team player with very good communication and interpersonal skills
- You are recognized for your excellent organizational and multitasking abilities
- You are detail-oriented with a focus on delivering high-quality results
- Minimum 2 years of working experience in a similar role with cross-functional teams
- Very good knowledge of Agile methodology
Project Management Officer - Paris, France - EPEX SPOT
Description
THE COMPANY
The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT SE operates physical short-term electricity markets in 13 countries: Central Western Europe, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the Nordics and in Poland. The heart of our business is to bring together electricity supply and demand across Europe.
EPEX SPOT plays a pivotal role in the energy sector. We help ensure that the market price of electricity remains accurate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by offering our members the right products for power trading through regular auctions or via a 24/7 continuous market. These markets are crucial for helping to integrate efficiently renewable generation, storage and other technologies to help the energy transition implementation at least cost.
Our recent Guarantees of Origin (GO) and Local Flex markets also serve the energy transition: EPEX pan-European GO Auctions offer a transparent market for renewable electricity certificates and build a European trading community for GOs. And our local flex platform provides energy flexibility trading built specifically for use cases related to congestion management on the European transmission and distribution grids, and end-to-end flexibility procurement by System Operators.
Passionate and creative individuals collectively make the success at EPEX. We are defined by our friendly and trustful team-oriented atmosphere, our innovative mindset and our customer orientation. We want our people to feel like they are part of our corporate family and we empower our talents.
We offer you the opportunity to be part of this endeavor. Do you want to change the world of power? Join us
YOUR RESPONSABILITIES
We are looking for a Project Management Officer/Scrum Master to join our Market Coupling Project team. You will report to the MCO Project Coordinator and assist her in ensuring projects are completed on time from initiation to closure and within budget.
You will play a crucial role in supporting and optimizing project and change request management processes. You will help the scrum team by tracking the team's progress and proceed to some adjustments to be made regarding time, cost or scope to maximize efficiency. Your main responsibilities are:
Project and Change Request Planning and Coordination:
Project Performance Reporting:
You implement and generate some project performance reports, identifying issues and areas for improvement – typically tracking costs and investigating deviations, monitoring planning etc.,
You provide regular updates to stakeholders on project status, risks, and potential mitigation actions.
You address and escalate issues that may impact project timelines and deliverables.
Scrum Master Role:
You guide the team and Product Owner on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values
You operationally lead the team for smooth release management, including exhaustive backlog, timelines, and deliverables.
As a single point of contact, you ensure coordination with external stakeholders: within EPEX (other Product Owners and Scrum Masters), or beyond EPEX (provider, counter-parties)
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Technical skills:
You have a strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools combined with a proven track record of project management practices.
Soft skills:
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree in engineering, or business school or equivalent
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent in English, other languages would be appreciated
EXPERIENCE
WHY JOIN US:
We shape the future of the European power market by supporting decarbonisation, decentralisation, digitalization and contributing to the global energy transition towards a sustainable future.
We care for our talents and offer you:
A competitive salary and benefits package
Very flexible home office and working arrangements
Continuous investment into your development through dedicated learning and training opportunities, starting with a solid and pleasant onboarding journey. We truly believe in continuous learning and continuous improvement in everything we do
Horizontal and vertical Career development opportunities - our "expert" and "managerial" paths are the same salary-wise
A dynamic and inclusive work environment where innovative ideas make the difference and people are highly valued regardless of where they contribute in the hierarchy
A dynamic and multicultural team within a larger EEX Group and Deutsche Börse Group
MORE ABOUT US:
EPEX SPOT is a dynamic and fast-paced company that operates in a highly competitive and constantly moving landscape of the energy transition and the FinTech industries. Striving for a well-functioning Internal Energy Market, EPEX SPOT shares its expertise with partners across the European continent and beyond. With over 25 nationalities represented in our company, we constantly strive to innovate, adopt the latest technologies and work in the smartest and most customer-friendly way.
383 companies have traded 717.7 TWh of electricity on EPEX in 2023.
EPEX SPOT is a European company, based in Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, London, and Vienna. EPEX SPOT is an entity of EEX Group part of Deutsche Börse. European electricity transmission system operators hold 49% of EPEX SPOT through the Holding des Gestionnaires de Réseau de Transport d'Electricité (HGRT).
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