Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

London – Hybrid (2 days a week on site)

Permanent

£75,000 - £80,000 p/a

Our client combines global know-how with local insight to help their clients turn business goals into reality, by offering innovation, automation and organisational design.

As a Senior Project Manager in their Strategic Projects Group, you'll own the end-to-end delivery of complex, business-critical projects for clients - from acquisitions of new brands to system and software implementations across multiple markets. This is a generalist role: you won't be tied to one project type or sector, so we need someone who can think strategically about how each project fits into a client's wider goals, not just execute a plan.

You'll be comfortable working independently across multiple time zones and several concurrent projects, confident at challenging stakeholders when needed, and energized by variety rather than repetition.

As a Senior Project Manager you will:

• Own the full lifecycle of medium to large, multi-workstream projects from initiation through to closure
• Agree project objectives, scope, budget and deliverables with sponsors and stakeholders, and translate these into a clear project plan with owned milestones and timelines.
• Identify, manage and escalate risks, issues, dependencies and decisions, ensuring the project connects to the client's broader business goals.
• Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams consisting of business, technical and third-party vendors - holding the team to its commitments and resolving conflicting priorities.
• Manage senior stakeholder relationships through clear, regular reporting on progress, risks and decisions
• Ensure deliverables are tested against agreed acceptance criteria and properly handed into operational support and capture lessons learned
• Support the wider team by sharing knowledge across project managers and contributing to shared templates, tools and processes.
• Working with other project managers in the team to deliver wider programmes of work.

The Successful Senior Project Manager will have:

• Strong experience managing complex, cross-functional projects. Breadth across project types is valued over depth in a single sector and experience in consulting, marketing or media sectors would be an advantage.
• A strategic thinker who connects project delivery to the bigger business picture, not just a process-follower.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and use to managing multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders across time zones.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the confidence to challenge stakeholders constructively when needed.
• Experience managing third-party vendors and delivering against tight deadlines without compromising quality.
• Working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall or other relevant project management methodologies with adaptability to ensure the approach meets the clients needs.
• A project management qualification (PMI, PRINCE2, ITIL or equivalent) is preferred but not essential.

If you are interested to find out more please apply for the role with an up to date copy of your CV. If you have any questions that you would like to discuss first, please call Adam on 07425 559 243.