Embedded Software Project Manager

Matchtech
Cambridge, United Kingdom
10 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 85K

Job location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
Confluence
JIRA
Embedded Software
Microsoft Project
Software Engineering
GIT

Job description

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a passion for delivering innovative, Embedded software-led solutions? Join our growing team and help shape technically complex, high-impact projects across a range of sectors. This is a highly client-facing role requiring close collaboration with sales, engineering, and customer teams to define, secure, and deliver cutting-edge software projects - often with electronics or embedded systems elements.

The Role

  • Full-time position, reporting to the Head of Project Management
  • Based in South Cambridgeshire, with hybrid working (minimum 3 days in the office)
  • Occasional UK and international travel to support project delivery or business development, * Lead the end-to-end delivery of Embedded software-led technical projects across diverse industries
  • Collaborate with engineering and commercial teams to scope, estimate, and shape project proposals
  • Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and risks, using structured PM methodologies
  • Foster strong client relationships and ensure clear communication at all levels
  • Drive motivation and performance across cross-functional teams
  • Apply Agile methodologies, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and Microsoft Project planning
  • Champion software development best practices and continuous improvement
  • Ensure rigorous governance, reporting, and quality standards throughout the project lifecycle

Requirements

  • Proven track record delivering complex software development projects
  • Excellent stakeholder and people management skills; emotionally intelligent and team-focused
  • Clear, confident communicator - able to engage engineers and senior executives alike
  • Technically fluent: familiar with modern Embedded software engineering practices
  • Experience using tools like Jira, Confluence, Git, and Microsoft Project
  • Holds a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant technical discipline
  • Comfortable in a consultancy-style environment, juggling multiple priorities and working at pace

If you thrive in a collaborative environment and want to work on challenging, meaningful projects with a team of like-minded professionals - we'd love to hear from you.

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