Project Manager

GlobalData UK Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalData UK Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and coordinate technology projects from inception through delivery. You will work across development, product, design, marketing and senior stakeholders to align teams and drive on-time, high-standard outcomes.

You will need 3-5 years managing technology and software projects, strong communication with C-suite, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while keeping multiple workstreams under control.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years managing technology and software projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and coordinating multiple teams.
• Understanding of product development and internal processes (Design, UX/UI, Backend).
• Knowledge of technology and digital systems.

Responsibilities

• Own end to end project delivery, managing scope, timelines, and risks throughout the lifecycle.
• Define project plans, milestones, and deliverables with cross-functional teams and maintain documentation.
• Facilitate working group and steering group meetings with purposeful agendas and outcomes.
• Communicate project status clearly to stakeholders at all levels, including the CEO.
• Manage dependencies across teams to ensure alignment and accountability.
• Lead GTM coordination with marketing, sales enablement, commercial and customer success teams.
• Manage internal or third-party resources to deliver project outcomes.
• Follow governance processes and ensure proper documentation and plans.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Ambiguity navigation

Product development understanding

Strategic thinking

Tools

JIRA

Moqups

Job description

Who we are

GlobalData operates an intelligence platform that empowers leaders to act decisively in a world of complexity and change.

By uniting proprietary data, human expertise, and purpose-built AI into a single, connected platform, we help organizations see what s coming, move faster, and lead with confidence.

Our solutions are used by over 5,000 organizations across the world s largest industries, delivering tailored intelligence that supports strategic planning, innovation, risk management, and sustainable growth.

Why join GlobalData?

GlobalData is at a pivotal point in its growth journey and we need curious, ambitious, courageous people to support us in achieving our vision to deliver intelligence that transforms uncertainty into opportunity for the world s most successful organizations.?

Our big ambitions mean that life at GlobalData is fast paced, entrepreneurial and rewarding. Working together in an intellectually challenging environment, where learning is super-charged to keep us on our toes, the highly stimulating, fast-paced, global environment we operate in, and our bold ambitions result in unique learning opportunities for our people.

The role

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead and coordinate Technology projects from inception through to delivery. You will work across development teams, product, design, marketing and various senior business stakeholders - aligning teams, driving decisions and ensuring projects are delivered on time, to a high standard and to agreed scope. The successful candidate must be able to work at pace, balance multiple projects simultaneously, and navigate through challenges when all dimensions of the project might not yet be fully explicit.

We need a team player who can get into the detail whilst maintaining control across multiple workstreams and managing various internal teams.

What you ll be doing

• Own end to end project delivery, managing scope, timelines, and risks throughout the project lifecycle
• Define project plans, milestones, and deliverables in collaboration with cross functional teams and maintain clear documentation throughout
• Facilitate working group meetings and steering groups ensuring materials are produced and agendas are shared in advance which are purposeful and drive successful outcomes
• Communicate project status clearly and consistently to stakeholders at all levels, including CEO, providing concise, accurate reporting
• Manage dependencies across teams ensuring alignment and accountability
• Lead GTM coordination, working with teams including but not limited to marketing, sales enablement, commercial and customer success ensuring optimal business readiness
• Manage internal or third-party project resources to ensure that they are working effectively to deliver project outcomes
• Follow GlobalData governance processes to ensure adequate project management documentation, reporting and plans are in place

What we re looking for

• 3-5 years managing Technology and software projects
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and competing priorities
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills with comfort presenting to c suite executives
• Solid understanding of software development and technical concepts
• Comfortable with ambiguity and can coordinate required teams to bring control and meaningful outputs
• Exposure to change management
• An understanding of product development and internal processes, including Design, UX/ UI and Back-End development
• System knowledge; JIRA, Moqups
• Knowledge of technology and digital systems
• Solution driven, critical thinker and problem solver
• Strategic thinker and planner
• Ability to engage effectively with different personality types
• Able to work on multiple projects at the same time
• Performance driven team player
• Excellent decision-making and leadership capabilities

In addition to a rewarding career, we support our GlobalData colleagues with a range of benefits across health, finances, fitness, travel, tech and more. To find out more about the roles and benefits on offer in your region, visit (url removed)

GlobalData believes strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed.

As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

GlobalData is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.