Hybrid IT Project Manager — Deliver Change & Value

Punter Southall; Reading; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Company Pension Scheme

Dental insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Worldwide Travel Insurance

Medical Cash Plan

Gym memberships

GP service access

25 days holiday

Job summary

Guardian is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join its IT department to lead complex change projects and initiatives. You will deliver projects or a small portfolio that improve products, performance and customer experience within defined financial targets and outcomes.

The role requires strong planning, collaboration across stakeholders, and hands-on delivery, with experience in Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid approaches and familiarity with Jira/Confluence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex change projects.
• Knowledge of Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid methodologies.
• Ability to develop project plans, milestones and budgets.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience with Jira/Confluence is beneficial.
• PM qualifications (APM, PMI, Prince2) preferable.

Responsibilities

• Own all aspects of end-to-end delivery for a project from ideation through to closure.
• Define and develop project plans, milestones, and budgets aligned to the portfolio of deliverables.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define project scope, success metrics and delivery framework.
• Effectively identify and manage project risks, issues and interdependencies across workstreams and implement mitigation strategies.
• Conduct regular project team meetings with key internal and external stakeholders as appropriate to ensure that projects stay on track.
• Track and report project progress to key stakeholders through appropriate methods.
• Facilitate collaboration across business stakeholders, project team members, internal IT staff and contractors to support the delivery of each project.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Communication

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

APM/ PMI/ PRINCE2 qualification

Tools

Jira/Confluence

MS Office (Excel/PowerPoint)

Job description

Guardian is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join its IT department to lead complex change projects and initiatives. You will deliver projects or a small portfolio that improve products, performance and customer experience within defined financial targets and outcomes.

The role requires strong planning, collaboration across stakeholders, and hands-on delivery, with experience in Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid approaches and familiarity with Jira/Confluence.