IT Project Manager

Lorien; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lorien in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead a significant HR technology integration programme. You will oversee the migration of HR systems into the client’s technology landscape and operating model, ensuring alignment with governance frameworks and established business processes.

This high-profile transformation involves substantial data migration, stakeholder management, and coordination across multiple business and technology teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering large-scale technology integration or migration programmes (HR systems).
• Strong IT project management background with tech and business change exposure.
• Experience building and leading project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of HR systems into the client’s technology estate.
• Ensure alignment with governance, controls, and operating frameworks.
• Coordinate large-scale HR data migration activities and downstream impacts.
• Work with Centres of Excellence and key business stakeholders across organisations.
• Manage dependencies across technology, business change, and operational teams.
• Build and lead a small project team (≈3 resources).
• Drive programme delivery across multiple workstreams with active risk, issue, and dependency management.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and communications at all levels.
• Support both technical implementation and wider business change activities.

Skills

IT Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Data Migration

HR Technology

Job description

Location: UK Based (Travel onsite when required)

Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35)

Duration: 6 months initially (extension for 12 months)

Our financial services client is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead a significant HR technology integration programme.

The primary focus of the role will be to oversee the migration of HR systems into the clients existing technology landscape and operating model, ensuring alignment with established governance frameworks, Centres of Excellence, and business processes.

This is a high-profile transformation programme involving substantial data migration, stakeholder management, and coordination across multiple business and technology teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of HR systems into the clients technology estate.
• Ensure alignment with company's governance, controls, and operating frameworks.
• Coordinate large-scale HR data migration activities and associated downstream impacts.
• Work closely with Centres of Excellence and key business stakeholders across both organisations.
• Manage dependencies across technology, business change, and operational teams.
• Build and lead a small project team (approximately three direct resources).
• Drive programme delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring risks, issues, and dependencies are actively managed.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and communication at all levels of the organisation.
• Support both technical implementation and wider business change activities.

Required Experience

• Proven experience delivering large-scale technology integration or migration programmes.
• Strong IT Project Management background with exposure to both technology and business change initiatives.
• Experience building, developing, and leading project teams.
• Ability to manage complex stakeholder environments and navigate organisational change.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk management, and project controls.
• Previous experience with HR technology platforms and HR systems transformations.
• Exposure to mergers, acquisitions, or post-acquisition integration programmes.
• Experience working within large enterprise environments with multiple Centres of Excellence.

Personal Profile

The successful candidate will be:

• Highly adaptable and flexible.
• Resilient and comfortable operating within complex and sometimes challenging environments.
• An excellent communicator capable of influencing both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Commercially aware with a pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Comfortable balancing strategic objectives with hands-on delivery requirements.

Team Structure

• Project Manager leading the programme.
• Supported by a team of approximately three project resources.
• Extensive interaction with business, HR, technology, governance, and transformation stakeholders.