Senior Software Project Manager

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Job Title: Senior Software Project Manager

Location: London / Bromley - Hybrid (3 days in office is essential)

Contract: 12 months with possible extension for one more year.

Rate: £650 - £700 inside umbrella.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of internally developed business tools and strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving projects from initial discovery through implementation, ensuring delivery against scope, timeline, budget, and quality objectives.

This role requires a strong background in project management within large, complex organisations. Experience working alongside technology teams, software development functions, or digital transformation programmes is highly desirable. Banking, financial services, or other highly regulated corporate environments would be advantageous.

The Senior Project Manager will also lead reviews of existing tools and processes, identifying improvement opportunities and creating actionable recovery and optimisation plans to improve delivery, adoption, and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of internal business tools and strategic programmes from initiation through successful implementation.
• Define project scope, objectives, milestones, timelines, dependencies, resource requirements, and go-live plans.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, ensuring risks, issues, decisions, and actions are effectively managed.
• Drive project governance, stakeholder engagement, and executive reporting across all phases of delivery.
• Conduct reviews of existing tools, processes, and initiatives, identifying gaps, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
• Create and execute recovery ("get-to-green") plans with clear ownership, milestones, success measures, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including business stakeholders, technology teams, operations, compliance, and support functions.
• Track project progress and delivery health, providing clear and transparent updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Establish and monitor project success metrics, including adoption, operational efficiency, customer/user experience, and business outcomes.
• Support change management, communications, training, documentation, and onboarding activities to maximise adoption and long-term success.
• Facilitate lessons learned sessions and post-project reviews to drive continuous improvement across future initiatives.
• Ensure projects align with organisational standards for security, privacy, risk management, and governance.

Required Experience & Skills

• Significant experience delivering complex projects and programmes within large corporate environments.
• Proven track record of managing projects from business case through implementation and stabilisation.
• Experience working with technology, software development, digital transformation, or business systems initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and align senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities, with a structured approach to managing complex challenges and driving outcomes.
• Strong experience in project planning, risk management, issue resolution, dependency management, and governance.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment.
• Experience conducting project reviews, post-mortems, and building recovery plans for underperforming initiatives.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and executive reporting skills.
• Strong organisational and time management capabilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project, or similar platforms.
• Experience collaborating effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
• Knowledge of security, privacy-by-design principles, and technology governance frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, or other regulated industries.
• Experience delivering internally developed software, enterprise applications, or digital platforms.
• Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, or equivalent) preferred.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycles and technology delivery processes.

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