Affino is looking to grow its Projects Team further to handle an expanding workload. We are seeking to hire 2 new permanent members of staff - dedicated and self-motivated, disciplined individuals who work well as part of a dynamic team, but can also operate independently. The Affino Team / A-Team is a closely knit collaborative unit even though we are a distributed company and all members work largely from home. The team dynamic is vital to the success of the company, so the successful candidates must possess the right skill-set, as well as get on really well with all their colleagues. We communicate regularly, using tools like Skype, and so good written and verbal communication skills are essential. Affino works at the cutting-edge of Internet / Mobile Business Technology, delivering global, class-leading and multiple-award-wining social commerce / business platforms / vertical industry hub websites.

The two roles we are currently seeking to fill are as follows:

Project Manager Requirements

Summary

Affino requires a Project Manager to join their dynamic team. Working from home the ideal candidate should have the drive and motivation to work alone as well as integrate daily with Affino’s friendly team and clients

Education and Skills Requirements

• Prince 2 and Agile / Scrum
• BSc minimum
• 3 + Years Project / Programme Management or Business Analyst Experience
• Software Project Management and Business Analyst with Mobile / Ecommerce / Social / Integration

Expertise

• Remote Working / Outsourcing Experience
• Provide relevant certificates of education/qualifications
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well as part of a team and be motivated to work independently
• Desire to learn new things
• Be open and friendly

Responsibilities

• Manage project plans and allocate tasks to the development team
• Partake in, and contribute towards the management team responsibilities, meetings and agendas, including: weekly project meeting, business plans, training events, PR events
• Assist Account Managers with creating requirements plans based on existing and upcoming Affino functionality
• Manage Quality Assurance on projects; ensuring that the functionality is fully tested and that bugs are resolved within agreed time-frames
• Ensure highest level of product quality within our time and resource constraints
• Liaise with 3rd parties for platform integrations, including sourcing API documentation, reference data, and test interface access
• Ensure that project progress is accurately reflected in the Affino Product development and Project forums
• Ensure that all projects are documented upon completion and properly closed / archived
• Any other tasks that may arise from time-to-time as a strategic requirement of the company or for the success of the development process

Targets

• All projects need to be managed effectively, be well documented and tightly prioritised.
• Manage project priorities effectively
• Each project should be launched by the agreed deadline. These deadlines are kept loose until they can be firmed up during each delivery phase
• Each project should have the minimum number of bugs, the limits will be agreed on, on an ongoing basis. The aim is to minimise support requirements after a project has been completed

Location

• Based from home with occasional commute to London for meetings

Salary

• £25,000 - £45,000 per annum depending on experience

Business Analyst Requirements

Summary

Affino requires a Business Analyst to join their dynamic team. Working from home, the ideal candidate should have the drive and motivation to work alone as well as integrate daily with Affino’s friendly team and clients

Education and Skills Requirements

• 3 + Years Project / Programme Management and Business Analyst Experience
• Software Project Management or Business Analyst with Mobile / Ecommerce / Social / Integration Expertise
• Remote Working / Outsourcing Experience
• Provide relevant certificates of education/qualifications
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well as part of a team and be motivated to work independently
• Desire to learn new things
• Be open and friendly

Responsibilities

• Create detailed specifications from client requirements
• Partake in, and contribute towards the management team responsibilities, meetings and agendas, including: weekly project meeting, business plans, training events, PR events
• Assist Account Managers with creating requirements plans based on existing and upcoming Affino functionality
• Manage Quality Assurance on projects; ensuring that the functionality is fully tested and that bugs are resolved within agreed time-frames
• Ensure highest level of product quality within our time and resource constraints
• Liaise with 3rd parties for platform integrations, including sourcing API documentation, reference data, and test interface access
• Ensure that project progress is accurately reflected in the Affino Product development and Project forums
• Ensure that all projects are documented upon completion and properly closed / archived
• Any other tasks that may arise from time-to-time as a strategic requirement of the company or for the success of the development process

Targets

• All projects need to be managed effectively, be well documented and tightly prioritised.
• All documentation should be concise, accurate, with appropriate visuals and timely
• Each project should have the minimum number of bugs, the limits will be agreed on, on an ongoing basis. The aim is to minimise support requirements after a project has been completed

Location

• Based from home with occasional commute to London for meetings

Salary

• £25,000 - £45,000 per annum depending on experience

Applications

Please send applications with CV and relevant accompanying references to our Operations Manager Sam Kennell - sam.kennell@affino.com