Project Manager

Savant Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Savantrecruitment is assisting a client in recruiting a Project Manager to lead end-to-end planning, governance and delivery of business change projects across the domain. You will translate strategy into actionable delivery plans and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure measurable outcomes.

The role requires managing multiple concurrent projects with governance structures, RAID, budgets and resources, including change-management elements to ensure sustainable adoption and transition to

Qualifications

• Substantial experience delivering end-to-end business change or transformation projects.
• Delivery across multiple concurrent projects using Waterfall, Agile and hybrid approaches.
• Experience managing governance, RAID, budgets, resources, suppliers, testing, implementation and transition to BAU.
• Experience in financial services, commercial finance or regulated environments is essential.
• PM qualification such as PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM PMQ, PMP or equivalent; Agile/Change-management certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning, governance and delivery of business change projects.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage reporting, escalation and decision rights.
• Embed change-management activities: stakeholder impact, communications, training and adoption.

Skills

Waterfall

Agile

Hybrid delivery

Governance

RAID management

Budget management

Resource management

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Change management

Job description

Our client is seeking a Project Manager to lead the end-to-end planning, governance and delivery of business change and transformation projects across their business domain. The role is responsible for translating strategic objectives into clear, achievable delivery plans; coordinating cross-functional teams; and ensuring projects deliver measurable business outcomes, sustainable operational change and an effective stakeholder experience.

The suitable candidate will be Managing multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities, tracking progress against plan, challenging slippage and coordinating corrective action to keep delivery on schedule. Establish proportionate governance, meeting cadence, reporting routes, decision rights and escalation paths for each project. Embed change-management activity within project plans, including stakeholder impact assessment, communications, training, readiness and adoption measures, Ensuring new processes, systems and controls are documented, understood and transitioned with clear operational ownership. Promote consistent project-management standards, templates and tools across the change portfolio.

• Substantial experience managing end-to-end business change, transformation or technology-enabled projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven delivery across multiple concurrent projects using Waterfall, Agile and hybrid approaches.
• Experience managing governance, RAID, budgets, resources, suppliers, testing, implementation and transition to business as usual.
• Experience within financial services, commercial finance or another regulated environment is a must.
• Recognised project management qualification, such as PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM PMQ, PMP or equivalent, Agile, Scrum or change-management certification will be an advantage