Project Manager

Arthur Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Arthur Recruitment partners with a growing financial services organisation to hire an experienced Project Manager to join its Transformation function. You will lead the delivery of multiple business and technology change initiatives across operations, finance and technology, ensuring projects run on time, within budget and deliver measurable business outcomes.

The role suits a structured, delivery-focused professional who can manage governance, RAID logs, stakeholders and cross-functional teams,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience delivering change projects in corporate or regulated environments.
• Strong project governance and PMO disciplines.
• Experience delivering both Agile and Waterfall projects.
• Proven stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong documentation, planning and organisational abilities.
• Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Smartsheet or similar.
• Experience supporting organisational change and user adoption.
• Background in financial services, insurance or professional services.
• Finance systems, ERP or operational transformation projects.
• Project management certifications such as PRINCE2, APMG, Agile or equivalent.
• Change management exposure, including Prosci or ADKAR methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery of multiple business and technology change initiatives
• Managing project plans, RAID logs, budgets and governance documentation
• Producing executive-level reporting and stakeholder presentations
• Coordinating internal and third-party delivery teams
• Driving change management and adoption activities across the business
• Managing stakeholder engagement across operational, finance and technology teams
• Supporting process design, requirements gathering and operational improvement initiatives
• Coordinating user acceptance testing, training and deployment activities
• Ensuring appropriate governance, controls and risk management throughout project lifecycles

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Documentation

Planning

Organisational skills

Education

Project management certifications

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

MS Project

Smartsheet

Job description

We're partnering with a growing and ambitious financial services organisation seeking an experienced Project Manager to join its Transformation function.

This is an excellent opportunity for a structured and delivery-focused professional who enjoys working across technology, operations, finance and business change initiatives.

You'll play a key role in delivering strategic programmes that improve processes, systems and ways of working across the organisation, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and achieve measurable business outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading the delivery of multiple business and technology change initiatives
• Managing project plans, RAID logs, budgets and governance documentation
• Producing executive-level reporting and stakeholder presentations
• Coordinating internal and third-party delivery teams
• Driving change management and adoption activities across the business
• Managing stakeholder engagement across operational, finance and technology teams
• Supporting process design, requirements gathering and operational improvement initiatives
• Coordinating user acceptance testing, training and deployment activities
• Ensuring appropriate governance, controls and risk management throughout project lifecycles

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years' experience delivering change projects within a corporate or regulated environment
• Strong project governance and PMO disciplines
• Experience delivering both Agile and Waterfall projects
• Proven stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong documentation, planning and organisational abilities
• Experience using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Smartsheet or similar
• Demonstrable experience supporting organisational change and user adoption
• Financial services, insurance or professional services background
• Finance systems, ERP or operational transformation projects
• PRINCE2, APMG, Agile or equivalent project management certifications
• Change management exposure, including Prosci or ADKAR methodologies

Why Apply?

This is a highly visible role offering exposure to senior leadership, strategic transformation initiatives and the opportunity to influence how change is delivered across a growing organisation.