Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager – London - 9 months Contract

Job description

We are recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to join our client, a regulated firm. This is a contract opportunity, offering an excellent day rate, employed via an Umbrella company.

About the role

The Senior PM will be working in a programme structure and be responsible for delivery of the key outcomes in one of the programme workstreams. Although the main requirement is for significant project management experience, the candidate will have ideally worked in a complex regulated environment, working closely with senior level business stakeholders, as well as product based technology delivery teams. Experience in dealing with one or more of the following areas also preferred.

Knowledge & Experience Requirements;

• Strong delivery leadership capability, with the ability to lead complex projects with high levels of risk, ambiguity and interdependency, maintaining momentum and delivery focus
• Demonstrable ability to exercise sound judgement and autonomy in delivery decisions, including prioritisation, trade offs and strategic escalation
• Advanced stakeholder leadership skills, with proven experience influencing senior and executive level stakeholders, resolving delivery tensions and driving alignment across organisational boundaries
• Strong analytical and problem solving capability, able to assess complex delivery challenges, evaluate options and lead the development of effective, proportionate solutions
• Proven ability to manage delivery risk at scale, including cross project or portfolio level dependencies, anticipating issues and leading mitigation strategies
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, concise and authoritative reporting and assurance to senior governance forums
• Strong people leadership skills, including line management, performance management, coaching and developing others to build sustainable delivery capability
• Deep understanding of project delivery methodologies and governance frameworks, with the ability to tailor and apply them proportionately to complex delivery contexts
• Commercial and financial acumen, including ownership of budgets, forecasting, value for money considerations and corrective action where delivery tolerances are at risk

About you:

• Substantial experience between 5-7 years in their specialist field
• Familiarity of the issues and problems facing financial services and/or regulatory organisations
• Experience of working in a wide range of relevant projects
• Knowledge of financial services/regulatory sector

Additional Information:

Location: London –Hybrid – 3 - 4 days onsite

Duration: 9 months