Project Manager

Isio; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Isio in Birmingham, a fast-growing pensions and employee benefits advisor, is seeking a Solutions Project Manager to lead delivery across the Transformation programme.

You will apply Agile and Waterfall methods, manage full project lifecycles, coordinate multiple stakeholders and vendors, and ensure projects stay on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Pensions project management experience is essential.
• Deliver workstreams on time, scope and budget using Agile/Waterfall.
• Full project life cycle management with multiple stakeholders and vendors.
• Proactive blocker resolution and issue escalation.
• Detailed project planning with JIRA.

Responsibilities

• Deliver workstreams on time, scope and budget using Agile/Waterfall approaches.
• Manage full project life cycle including setup, planning, reporting and close.
• Coordinate business and vendor tasks to weekly deliverables.
• Lead daily stand-ups and unblock blockers.
• Use detailed project plans with JIRA.
• Plan, track and mitigate scope, milestones and deliverables.
• Conduct stakeholder mapping and manage plans.
• Document, measure and report key processes.
• Identify risks and issues and mitigate or escalate.
• Manage budget to stay within approved funds.
• Share project management practices to improve Isio's framework.
• UK pensions knowledge desirable.

Skills

Pensions project management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Waterfall

Tools

JIRA

Job description

The Solutions Project Manager oversees the delivery and support of the projects within the Transformation programme using Isio’s project management processes and standards.

The role requires pensions experience and practical knowledge of project delivery using Agile and Waterfall processes to deliver outputs to internal sponsors across the business.

This role is based in our Birmingham city centre office with a hybrid workstyle, other locations can be considered for the right candidate.

What does the role entail?

• Delivering workstreams on time, scope and budget using Agile/Waterfall approaches.
• Management of the full project life cycle, including set-up, planning, progress reporting to key stakeholders, liaison with multiple stakeholders and third parties, project control and project close.
• Manage a variety of business and vendor tasks to weekly deliverables to keep the project on track.
• Run the daily stand-ups as required, establish if there are any ‘blockers’ and take ownership of issues to get these ‘unblocked’.
• Using detailed project plans using JIRA
• Planning, tracking and mitigation management of scope, milestones, and deliverables.
• Stakeholder mapping and management of plans.
• Ensure key processes are documented, followed, measured, and reported on a regular basis.
• Identify and capture risks and issues, then mitigate or escalat e as appropriate.
• Budget management and tracking to ensure project remains within approved budget.
• Sharing project management best practices and processes to continually develop and improve Isio’s project management framework

What we’re looking for?

• Experience of Project Management within pensions is essential.
• Delivering workstreams on time, scope and budget using Agile/Waterfall approaches.
• Management of the full project life cycle, including set-up, planning, progress reporting to key stakeholders, liaison with multiple stakeholders and third parties, project control and project close.
• Manage a variety of business and vendor tasks to weekly deliverables to keep the project on track.
• Run the daily stand-ups as required, establish if there are any ‘blockers’ and take ownership of issues to get these ‘unblocked’.
• Using detailed project plans using JIRA
• Planning, tracking and mitigation management of scope, milestones, and deliverables.
• Stakeholder mapping and management of plans.
• Ensure key processes are documented, followed, measured, and reported on a regular basis.
• Identify and capture risks and issues, then mitigate or escalat e as appropriate.
• Budget management and tracking to ensure project remains within approved budget.
• Sharing project management best practices and processes to continually develop and improve Isio’s project management framework.
• Experience working in, and a good understanding of, UK Pensions would be desirable.

Why Join Isio

Isio is a fast-growing professional services business, that offers career development through an evolving client base, diverse and meaningful work, nationwide opportunities, and a culture that rewards high performance and accountability.

We hold ourselves to the highest standards and our values guide how we advise our clients, how we operate as a business and how we work together as a team. We call it the Isio Attitude. We encourage our people to be bold, to communicate with conviction, and to deliver advice that matters.

Here, growth brings opportunity - more responsibility, more clients, and work that stretches and develops you. We invest in training and development so you can expand your skills and explore different career paths across diverse markets to make your mark. Isio is a place to realise your potential and build a career with impact. You can find out more about Isio and the benefits we offer on our career's website Isio - Careers & Benefits.

About Isio

A progressive advisory firm, partnering with clients of all sizes to deliver expertise in pensions, employee benefits and wealth advisory services. Working with pension trustees, employers, individuals, families and their offices, we are supported by talented colleagues across 10 UK offices. With a Big 4 heritage we combine a strong focus on quality with a fresh perspective challenging traditional thinking.

Our culture shapes our work; we foster a supportive environment where we develop our people to grow and fulfil their potential. We invest in our services, products and technology, and provide clear, expert solutions for our clients. This brings clarity, confidence, and better outcomes for everyone.

At Isio, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace, in which our colleagues feel they belong, regardless of background or difference.

We uphold the values of respect, fairness, and inclusion in our actions and decisions.

We believe that by adhering to these principles, we will create a stronger, more innovative, and supportive environment for all, as well as ensuring that the advice and support we provide to our clients is more creative, more insightful and leaves a lasting impact.

We can offer a hybrid, flexible approach to work, supporting a work-life balance that works for you.

Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

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