Head of Project Management (Maternity Leave Cover – 14 Months)

Brandwidth; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Holiday

Flexible, hybrid working

EAP Service

Matched contribution Pension Plan to 8

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

Season Ticket Loans and Cycle Scheme

Perks Programme

Job summary

Brandwidth is seeking a Head of Project Management for a 14-month maternity cover to oversee complex website, CMS and digital experience platform programmes. You will lead the Project Management and Resource Management teams, ensuring delivery standards, budgets and client satisfaction from discovery through launch.

With 8+ years in senior delivery and client-facing roles, you will align cross-functional teams across strategy, production, design and development, manage risks, and contribute to

Qualifications

• 8+ years delivering website, platform or digital transformation projects in a digital agency environment.
• 3+ years managing teams of Project Managers, Senior Project Managers or Delivery Leads.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across strategy, design and development.
• Experience building backlogs and facilitating sprint planning, sprint review and sprint retrospective meetings.
• Experience using a range of project management and CMS systems.
• Experience delivering and guiding teams in fast-paced environments.
• Experience working directly with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Project Management and Resource Management teams to keep workstreams on track and steer where needed.
• Mentor and guide teams, improving processes to drive consistency and performance.
• Oversee freelance and offshore resource needs, costs and onboarding with the Resource Manager.
• Represent teams internally, collaborating with department heads to resolve issues and manage conflicting requirements.
• Provide direction and leadership to ensure projects meet timelines and budgets.
• Ensure project rituals and documentation are followed and review findings acted upon.
• Work with Delivery Leadership to ensure briefing and scheduling deliverables are fit for purpose.
• Be first escalation point for client and Client Services on large-scale projects.
• Resolve scheduling or capacity issues with Resourcing to protect delivery schedules.
• Ensure adherence to project processes across teams.
• Contribute input and documentation to new business proposals.
• Own kick-off and setup of defined new projects, onboarding Project Manager.
• Provide clear updates focused on problem-solving and velocity.

Skills

Senior delivery leadership

Team management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile delivery

Client facing

Budget and resource management

Tools

Project management systems

Job description

Head of Project Management (Maternity Leave Cover – 14 Months)

Team: Production

Role overview

We’re looking for an experienced digital delivery leader who has led Project Management teams within a digital agency environment, delivering website, platform and customer experience programmes.

The Head of Project Management will oversee the delivery of complex website, CMS and digital experience platform projects from discovery through to launch, bringing a comprehensive understanding of producing high-quality outcomes for clients and users.

With at least 8 years’ experience in a senior project management and client-facing role, you will lead the Project Management and Resource Management teams, providing direction, mentoring and support across the wider business. You will play a key role in maintaining delivery standards, resolving challenges and ensuring projects remain aligned to client expectations, timelines and budgets.

As the senior representative of the project management team, you will contribute to new business and business development activities, working closely with the CTO, CCO, Client Services and department leaders to scope, plan and estimate project proposals.

You will bring experience working within Agile environments, supporting teams through the creation of project backlogs and functional specifications while collaborating with strategy, production, design and development teams. You will oversee the delivery of projects across their full lifecycle, monitoring progress, identifying risks and supporting teams in maintaining project momentum.

You will act as the primary escalation point for project delivery matters, helping internal teams and stakeholders understand project status while escalating key risks and challenges to leadership when required.

Start date – 6th January 2027 and End date – 29th February 2028

Skills/Responsibilities

As a Head of Project Management at Brandwidth, you will:

• Manage the Project Management and Resource Management teams, ensure workstreams are on track, escalating and steering where necessary to maintain momentum.
• Mentor and guide your teams, improving processes to drive consistency and performance.
• Oversee freelance and offshore resource needs, costs, onboarding and efficiency, guiding the Resource Manager through internal sign-off processes.
• Represent your teams internally, collaborating with department heads and stakeholders to resolve issues and manage conflicting requirements.
• Provide direction and leadership for all current projects in line with project timelines and budgets.
• Be responsible for ensuring project rituals and documentation requirements are followed and ensuring wash-up and review findings are acted upon.
• Work with Delivery Team Leadership to ensure that briefing and scheduling deliverables are fit for purpose.
• Act as the first point of escalation for the client and Client Services team on the overall progress of large-scale projects in the team.
• Work with the Resourcing team to identify and resolve any scheduling or capacity issues that will impact project delivery schedules.
• Ensure that project delivery teams adhere to all project processes throughout.
• Provide input and documentation to support new business and business development proposals.
• Own the kick-off and set-up of defined new projects, ensuring they are set up for success before onboarding a Project Manager.
• Provide clear updates with a focus on problem-solving and maintaining project velocity.

You will bring:

• Minimum 8 year’s experience delivering website, platform or digital transformation projects within a digital agency environment in a senior delivery role.
• Minimum 3 year’s experience managing team of Project Managers, Senior Project Managers or Delivery Leads
• Experience leading project teams within a digital agency environment.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across strategy, creative, content, design and development.
• Experience building backlog lists and facilitating sprint planning, sprint review and sprint retrospective meetings.
• Experience in issue mitigation and resolution throughout projects.
• Testing experience, ensuring projects are thoroughly tested and meet release expectations.
• Experience using a range of project management and content management systems.
• Experience managing expectations and delivering within fast-paced environments.
• Experience leading teams and building engagement.
• Problem-solving and decision-making experience.
• Experience working directly with clients.

And in return, Brandwidth offers:

• Unlimited Holiday
• Flexible, hybrid working
• EAP Service
• Matched contribution Pension Plan to 8%
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
• Season Ticket Loans and Cycle Scheme
• Perks Programme (inc. well-known energy, retail, and health)

Why Us?

Brandwidth recognises that managing diversity is a continuous process of improvement and not a one-off initiative. Therefore, we develop and review our diversity strategy on an annual basis to support the achievement of business goals, including ways of addressing the diverse needs of our clients.

As a growing, global company, we focus on fairness and inclusion, ensuring that merit, competence and potential are the basis for all decisions about recruitment, development and appraisals. Brandwidth takes pride in keeping up to date with employment law and best practices when promoting equal opportunities and ensuring a diverse workforce.