Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Client Location: London - hybrid - 50% onsite

Starting: ASAP

Pay Comments: up £165k pa PAYE

Minimum Pay (per hour): £81.89

Maximum Pay (per hour): £90.99

Hours: 35-hour week

Duration: 6 months

Job Description:

As a Project Manager you will work directly with customers and system integration partners to initiate and lead digital marketing and transformation projects using client's Marketing and Commerce solutions.

Working closely with customers at multiple levels, you will evaluate proposed solutions, assess risks, confirm requirements, manage scope, and support project resourcing. You will coordinate and lead all stages of project delivery, from initiation and planning through to execution, monitoring and successful closure.

You will help customers maximise the value of client's solutions by understanding their business challenges and delivering innovative, measurable solutions. This role supports customers across the UK & Ireland, the Middle East and Africa, with a primary focus on the UK. You should be willing and able to travel for approximately 30-60% of your working time and work from the London office around three days per week.

What you'll do

• Lead project scoping activities to identify, gather and analyse business requirements, understand key business drivers and define effective, innovative solutions.
• Manage the full project lifecycle, including estimation, scope management, planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, budget control, scheduling and reporting.
• Lead the delivery of large-scale digital transformation programmes involving multiple workstreams and globally distributed teams.
• Manage project resourcing and commercial activities, including forecasting, time management and invoicing.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners and internal stakeholders, including senior leadership and executive sponsors.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.
• Apply Agile delivery methodologies to effectively manage project execution and drive continuous improvement.
• Help customers achieve successful digital transformation by providing guidance and best practices across client's solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver a seamless customer experience.
• Actively contribute to the development of the Project Management Office (PMO) practice.

What you'll need to succeed

• Minimum 6 years' project management experience, with a proven track record of delivering complex digital transformation projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading projects using Adobe Experience Cloud platforms, with strong knowledge of Adobe Experience Platform (AEP).
• Hands-on experience delivering Adobe implementations is essential. Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and/or Adobe Workfront is highly desirable.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging executive-level stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving, risk management and prioritisation skills.
• A recognised project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent) is desirable.
• Experience working with global delivery teams across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Full professional fluency in English is essential. Additional European language skills are advantageous, with German highly desirable.

*This role is open for a limited time. Next steps will be shared with shortlisted candidates ASAP. Due to the high volume of applicants, we may be unable to reply to each applicant individually. Thank you for taking the time to apply.

Client Description:

A multinational cloud-based software company specialising in a series of products designed to drive creative innovation across multimedia. Used by millions around the world for personal and professional use across all industries.

Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.