AI & Innovation Project Manager (Hybrid)

Grayling; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

4pm Friday finishes

25 days’ holiday

Birthday leave

Job summary

Grayling is seeking a Project Manager in London to oversee a portfolio of AI and innovation projects within the Growth & AI team. You’ll bring order to complexity, keep schedules and budgets on track, and drive delivery across central and agency-led initiatives.

You don’t need to be an AI engineer, but you should be curious about AI and technology, comfortable with change, and skilled at coordinating diverse teams and external partners. The role offers hybrid working with Fridays from home.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex, multi‑team projects on time and within budget.
• Experience managing technology, digital, transformation or innovation projects.
• Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and making clear decisions when needed.
• Experience managing external suppliers, technology partners or other third parties.
• Strong commercial awareness including budgets, scope and resources.
• Practical, structured project management approach that avoids unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain clear project plans, milestones, budgets and delivery schedules across several projects at once.
• Keep project owners and teams focused on priorities, actions, dependencies and deadlines.
• Create straightforward programme reporting for senior stakeholders on progress, risks, priorities and decisions.
• Identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies, escalating early when needed.
• Coordinate teams across agencies with external technology providers, consultants and partners.
• Manage project budgets and third‑party costs, monitor scope and resources.
• Run focused project meetings and workshops to produce clear decisions and actions.
• Support pilots from scoping and build through testing, review and rollout.
• Maintain clear communication between Group and agency teams about progress and decisions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Risk management

Communication

Vendor management

Job description

Grayling is seeking a Project Manager in London to oversee a portfolio of AI and innovation projects within the Growth & AI team. You’ll bring order to complexity, keep schedules and budgets on track, and drive delivery across central and agency-led initiatives.

You don’t need to be an AI engineer, but you should be curious about AI and technology, comfortable with change, and skilled at coordinating diverse teams and external partners. The role offers hybrid working with Fridays from home.