Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Project Manager role in London is a hands-on position focused on leading technology and enterprise initiatives within a professional services organization. The successful candidate will manage cross-functional programs from planning to delivery, ensuring projects meet their objectives on time and within budget. This role requires strong stakeholder engagement and oversight of vendor relationships while promoting continuous improvement across strategic initiatives. The position is offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and deliver end-to-end technology and enterprise projects, including infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise applications.
- Manage global, cross-functional project teams, including third-party vendors, ensuring timely delivery and quality outcomes.
- Define project scope, objectives, success metrics, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, RAID logs, and resource plans.
- Facilitate effective decision-making, governance, and reporting, including status updates and project boards.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues, implementing change controls and corrective actions where required.
- Oversee vendor deliverables, statements of work, and service levels, supporting procurement and contract activities.
- Work closely with change and communications teams to deliver stakeholder analysis, change impact, and benefit realisation.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and ensure compliance with regulatory and internal policies.
Key Skills:
- 5 years’ experience managing global technology projects in legal environments.
- Proven end-to-end project delivery experience, including planning, scheduling, resourcing, risk, quality, and closure.
- Hands-on, proactive approach, with experience working directly with technical teams.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across all levels.
- Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
- Experience with project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Project.
- Project management certification such as PRINCE2, AgilePM, or PMP.
- Experience working in a global environment and across multiple time zones advantageous.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT