Senior Project Manager
Senior Project Manager
Hybrid - Solihull (2 days per week onsite)
Full Time, Permanent
Up to £75,000 + Company Car and Bonus
About the role
My client is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of large-scale digital and IT transformation programmes within their Digital, Data & Technology function.
This role plays a critical part in ensuring that technology change translates into real, sustainable business outcomes. You will lead complex programmes and projects with a strong focus on business readiness, service transition, and change management, operating within a service-provider environment aligned to ITIL and service management principles.
Reporting directly to the Head of Programmes, you will manage either one major enterprise programme or multiple large projects, depending on experience, and work closely with senior leaders up to CIO / CTO level.
What you'll be doing
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex, high-impact digital and IT transformation initiatives
- Own business readiness and change management, ensuring technology enables people, services, and operations effectively
- Drive successful service transition, ensuring operational readiness, documentation, and support models are in place
- Work closely with engineering teams, service desk, service delivery managers, and external partners
- Manage project scope, risk, dependencies, and change in line with DDaT governance
- Provide clear, confident leadership and reporting to senior executive stakeholders
- Manage internal delivery teams and third-party suppliers, ensuring accountability and performance
- Support PMO governance, controls, and continuous improvement across a diverse portfolio
- Mentor and support project managers, promoting strong delivery discipline and best practice
What we're looking for
You are a senior project leader with proven enterprise transformation experience, comfortable operating in complex service environments and engaging at executive level.
Essential experience and skills:
- Significant experience delivering large-scale digital or IT transformation programmes
- Strong understanding of business readiness, change management, and service transition
- Experience working in a service-provider or managed services environment (ITIL / service management focus)
- Confident managing senior stakeholders up to CIO / CTO level
- Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams, suppliers, budgets, and risks
- Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
- Prince2 Practitioner, APM, or equivalent project management certification
What the Role Offers
- Company car
- Bonus scheme of up to 10%
- Private healthcare
- Pension - 6%
- Flexible working considered
- Extensive career development and training opportunities
- A strong focus on diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing
- Discounts across retail, leisure, and entertainment
- A supportive, collaborative, and high-performing culture
Interested? Please click apply attaching your latest CV. Deadline is Tuesday 20th January.
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