Candyspace, London

Candyspace are experts in designing, building and optimising digital products. We create websites, mobile apps and commerce solutions for ambitious organisations investing in growth and digital transformation. We are trusted to deliver by some of the world’s best-known brands, including ITV, Rolls-Royce, Mazda, Mars and Colgate.

Working at Candyspace is about building products that people love. We all work hard to define the sweetspot between customer demand and the needs of the businesses who employ us. And by building products that they all love, we love those products too. To do this you will be part of a diverse and inclusive team of like-minded people, ambitious for themselves and passionate about what they do. You will work on exciting and challenging projects.

Candyspace is an equal opportunities employer and we strongly encourage people of colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities to apply for roles here. If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know and feel free to note which pronouns you use (she/her, he/him, they/them etc).

We are looking to expand our delivery capability on our biggest client to help deliver against ambitious strategic initiatives.

You will be the main point of contact for all things delivery across specific capabilities. You’ll ensure all requirements have been carefully considered and prioritised, risks have been documented with clear mitigation and there is an outstanding level of clear clarification within our shared JIRA boards.

You will demonstrate control to clients and internal stakeholders through overall project oversight, effectively managing the throughput of work in a timely fashion to meet release plans and client deadlines.

You will be a trusted and respected partner to our clients. From scoping and ideation through the project lifecycle. You will add value by continuing to problem solve and demonstrating a strong grasp of production processes to deliver against client values. You will be able to identify opportunities within client business challenges and clearly articulate potential solutions or approaches to support them in their ambition.

Work with the wider delivery team to continue to evolve and challenge our delivery processes to ensure we are optimised for progressive delivery at all times. And you will demonstrate strong time and budget management, reconciling projects on a daily and weekly basis, and communicating this clearly to the finance team and Head of Delivery to ensure that forecasts and schedules are accurate at all times.

You will work with the wider delivery team to help lead a culture of knowledge sharing, you will manage upwards on the performance of your projects and become a leading voice ensuring we are finding the most effective and sustainable way to deliver projects.
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  • Experience of delivering using Agile and KANBAN methodologies
  • Experience of delivering robust consumer-grade digital products across desktop, tablet and mobile
  • Strong technical acumen to interpret complex problems and turn them into commonly understood user stories and or development tasks
  • A track record of problem solving and a can-do solution attitude
  • Highly motivated, collaborative and entrepreneurial
  • Highly articulate communication skills (verbal and written) and excellent presentation skills
  • Ability to communicate with authority, good negotiation and influencing skills
  • Understanding of processes, workflows, tools and methodologies
  • Management of multidisciplinary teams

At Candyspace not only do you get the opportunity to work with a great team on exciting and challenging projects, we also help you to develop and grow your knowledge and skills while you work with us, so you can be your very best.

Being part of Candyspace means working with a diverse and inclusive team of like-minded people, ambitious for themselves and passionate about what they do. To top that off, you’ll be working with impressive clients to create and deliver digital products loved by everyone.

It’s more than just work – we like to have lots of fun and create friendships. We look out for one another and offer benefits to support the health, well-being and future of the people that work here. These include:

  • Flexible working arrangements: there’s always a workspace for you in the office, but you’re free to work from home when you want to, unless of course for any reason we or our clients need to see your lovely face in person!

  • Central London office space: we love our new office, with breakout areas, meeting rooms, an on-site gym, bike storage, showers and complimentary drinks & fruit - there’s sometimes cake too!

  • Personal development allowance: take control of your development with your own annual allowance for training and development.

  • Study support: we love watching people learn and grow and invite you to request our support to help you to do this.

  • Permanent health insurance: providing you the security of a level of income in the event you were unable to work for a period of time.

  • Life assurance: we sincerely hope you will never need this benefit that provides for your beneficiaries in the event you pass away while employed by us.

  • Workplace nursery scheme: we know that nursery costs can be high, so we offer a way for you to pay for nursery fees through a salary sacrifice scheme that makes it more affordable to you.

  • Cycle to work scheme: if cycling is your thing and is your preferred mode of transport for your commute, you can take advantage of our cycle to work scheme.

  • Season ticket loan: enabling you to purchase a season ticket via an interest free loan from us.

  • Employee assistance programme: we understand that sometimes talking to someone outside our normal circle of friends and family can be helpful and our EAP allows you to do this confidentiality.

  • Eye testing: we know you spend most of your day in front of a screen, so encourage you to have regular eye tests and make this easy by providing you with an e-voucher that you can exchange for an eye test at your local nominated optician.

  • Volunteering hours: we encourage everyone here to give something back to the community by providing easy access to volunteering opportunities and time off to get stuck in helping out a good cause.

  • Unforgettable socials: an important part of our culture is that we love to have a good time and celebrate our successes.
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