Project Manager ( 6 - 9 Months Fixed Term Contract Maternity Cover)

Location: London

Salary 62k - 65k

Hybrid (2 days a week in office)

The Client

Their ambition is simple. To combine their global know-how with local insight to help clients turn their business goals into reality. By offering innovation, automation and organizational design. All with a personal touch.

They have a fabulous office in Soho and go the extra mile to make it a fantastic working environment for their staff. Whether its free snacks and drinks, Motorised standing desks or the amazing colleagues its fantastic place to work.

The role

As a Project Manager, you will be part of the PM Function servicing their clients on project delivery. You will be tasked with a range of strategic projects, owning their entire life cycle from inception to planning, execution and closure. These projects can range from implementing 3rd party software solutions, managing rollout of new capabilities, new market entries, to opening new operational centres for their clients.

You will be an enthusiastic and dynamic professional who is passionate about delivering a great product and would be excited by the challenges associated with a wide range of projects.

You are comfortable working independently, collaborating with teams in various locations, time zones and managing several concurrent projects.

You will have a strong character and a willingness to try new things. You will be an excellent communicator, have strong organisational skills and have the confidence to challenge stakeholders where necessary.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing projects with multiple workstreams including external vendors
• Managing the entire project lifecycle, from initiation to closure including post-implementation support
• Agreeing and capturing the project objectives, high-level scope, timeline, budget and key deliverables with project sponsor and key stakeholders
• Working with project sponsor and key stakeholders on requirements gathering
• Establishing and owning the overall project plan, milestones and timelines
• Identifying, capturing and managing risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and decisions in an organised, structured and coherent way, escalating risks where necessary
• Ensuring that the products/deliverables are reviewed and tested, and that they meet the agreed acceptance criteria
• Ensuring the agreed solution is fit for purpose, supportable & is accepted into operational support
• Weekly reporting to stakeholders or Steering Committee as appropriate on project progress, risks and issues to ensure the project’s overall direction and integrity; managing sponsor and stakeholder expectations

Requirements

• Highly organised and skilled at coordinating efforts between multiple teams across multiple time zones
• Proficient in managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously
• Established project management skills and detail oriented
• Ability to build strong relationships across the business, with clients, project teams, and 3rd party vendors
• Experience working with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies beneficial
• Experience with issue, risk, resource and dependency management
• Experience of managing & achieving tight deadlines with the appropriate quality
• Project Management qualification beneficial (PMI/Prince 2/ITL)
• Willingness to travel on an ad hoc basis – as required

If this sounds like the ideal position for you then apply today!