Project Manager

Head Resourcing Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Head Resourcing is looking for a skilled Project Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract with a financial services company in Edinburgh. The role involves supporting business change initiatives while collaborating with IT and operations. Ideal candidates will possess project management experience and skills in stakeholder management. The organization emphasizes learning on the job and facilitating innovative change.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable project management experience required.
• Experience with either software or infrastructure change projects preferred.
• Stakeholder and project governance experience important.

Responsibilities

• Support and facilitate the change process within the organization.
• Work on a mixture of infrastructure, software, and regulatory change projects.
• Influence ways of working and set processes for project management.

Skills

Project management experience

Experience with software or infrastructure change

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Excellent organisational skills

Proven communication skills

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Project Manager

12-month Fixed Term Contract

Head Resourcing are pleased to be working with a financial services company as they look to recruit a talented Project Manager. Our client provides a range of outsourced investment services to private banks, advisory businesses, and wealth managers and have offices in both Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The successful applicant will form part of the change team supporting and facilitating the process of business change within the organisation and wider client base. The change teams focus is to encourage transparency and communication, facilitating collaboration and innovation. This involves working closely with both IT and operations to implement best practice.

In this role you would be working on a mixture of Infrastructure, Software, and Regulatory change projects. However, experience in all three is not required as they are happy for the right person to learn on the job. There will also be the chance to influence ways of working and set processes for Project Management.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrable project management experience
• Experience with either software or infrastructure change projects
• JIRA or similar project management software tools
• Stakeholder management
• Project governance / project meetings
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Proven communication skills both verbally and written

If this role sounds of interest, please apply or send your CV to [e-mail] to find out more.