Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager - Cross functional - Business Transformation - London/Hybrid - Consulting - £75k-85k

Our London based Consulting client are recruiting for a Senior Project Manager with cross functional, Business Transformation and multi-workstream PM experience

As Senior Project Manager you will be tasked with a range of strategic projects, owning the life cycle from inception to planning, execution and closure. These projects can range from M&A, Marketing, implementing 3rd party software solutions, managing rollout of new capabilities, data migration or improving ways of working.

You will be an enthusiastic and dynamic PM who has experience with business transformations, (ideally consulting) 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.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing medium to large, complex 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 time lines

• Proactively identifying, capturing and managing risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and decisions in an organised, structured and coherent way, escalating risks where necessary

• Seeking an in-depth understanding of how projects impact and contribute to business goals, to help guide risk identification and mitigation

• Directing and motivating project teams by demonstrating effective leadership skills, ensuring commitments are being upheld

• Preparing and proactively disseminating project documentation (e.g., Project Charter, Project Plan, Status Reports & Risk Log) to sponsor and all stakeholders, ensuring it is up to date, fit for purpose and correctly used throughout the project lifecycle

• Managing cross-functional project teams composed of business and technical team members, as well as vendor representatives

• Managing stakeholder relationships and expectations, by providing regular project updates, keeping them appraised on the strategy, adjustments, progress, issue resolution and project results

• 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; proactively managing sponsor and stakeholder expectations

• Working with other project managers in the team to deliver wider programmes of work.

• Reviewing and providing input into the team’s project templates, tools and processes

Requirements:

• Strong relevant project management experience

• Self-motivated and driven with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced team

• Highly organised and skilled at coordinating efforts between multiple teams across multiple time

zones

• Proficient in managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously

• Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities

• Exceptional project management skills, extremely organized with attention to detail

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as great interpersonal and teamwork skills

• Ability to work well under pressure

• Ability to build strong relationships across the business, with clients, project teams, and 3rd party vendors

• Experience working with methodologies such as Iterative, Agile or Waterfall

• Experience with issue, risk, resource and dependency management

• Experience of managing & achieving tight deadlines with the appropriate quality

• Experience working with 3rd party vendors