Hybrid Technical Project Manager (12-Month Maternity Cover)

Penta Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous paid time off

Firm-wide social events

Learning and growth opportunities

Location-based benefits

Job summary

Penta Group is seeking a Technical Project Manager for a 12-month maternity cover role, hybrid with 1–2 office days weekly. You will drive delivery of platform features, data science and BI initiatives, collaborating with product and tech teams to impact client outcomes.

You will manage end-to-end delivery, utilise Agile and Waterfall methods, and leverage tools like Jira and Claude to report progress and cost metrics. Prior experience in data/LLM projects is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience managing technical delivery projects, including the full end to end SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Strong organisational and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong working knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management techniques.
• Experience with our project management toolset, or equivalent tools: Jira, Claude, Google Workspace, Excel.
• Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. Claude) to automate delivery reporting and Project Management admin tasks.
• Detail-oriented with a proactive problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence: Implementing and enhancing our hybrid waterfall/agile project management practices, bringing discipline and accountability to project delivery.
• Own successful delivery: Lead prioritisation, planning, and coordination across cross-functional teams. Anticipate and resolve constraints, risks, and blockers.
• Ensure transparency: Track and communicate progress and costs clearly with stakeholders using project metrics and dashboards.
• Collaborate effectively: Work closely with stakeholders across product, technology, and the wider business to align goals and expectations.

Skills

Project management

Agile

Waterfall

Communication

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

AI tools

Jira

Education

Computer science

Mathematics

Related field

Tools

Jira

Claude

Google Workspace

Excel

Job description

Penta Group is seeking a Technical Project Manager for a 12-month maternity cover role, hybrid with 1–2 office days weekly. You will drive delivery of platform features, data science and BI initiatives, collaborating with product and tech teams to impact client outcomes.

You will manage end-to-end delivery, utilise Agile and Waterfall methods, and leverage tools like Jira and Claude to report progress and cost metrics. Prior experience in data/LLM projects is a plus.