Project Manager

Anphora Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid work mode

Exposure to senior stakeholders

Job summary

Anphora Ltd in the UK is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead IT and M&A-related projects, delivering clarity, control, and momentum across complex client engagements. You will plan and deliver initiatives from initiation through closure, coordinate cross-functional teams and suppliers, own RAID logs, budgets, and timelines, and report to senior stakeholders.

This hybrid role offers exposure to post-acquisition stabilisation, platform migrations, and governance processes within a

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing IT or technology projects.
• Strong organisational and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience in M&A, carve-outs, or complex organisational change.
• Comfortable working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills.
• Familiarity with waterfall and agile delivery approaches.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver IT projects from initiation through to closure
• Manage post-acquisition IT stabilisation programmes (Day-1 to 90-day horizon)
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery teams and third-party suppliers
• Own RAID logs, plans, budgets, timelines, and reporting
• Communicate clearly with senior stakeholders and clients
• Support governance, SteerCo reporting, and decision-making
• Ensure deliverables meet agreed scope, quality, and outcomes

Skills

IT Project Management

Stakeholder Management

M&A Experience

Ambiguity Handling

Documentation & Reporting

Waterfall & Agile

Job description

Delivery UK (Hybrid / Client Site as required) Full-time / Contract considered

About the Role

Anphora is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of IT and M&A-related projects. This role is critical to ensuring stability, clarity, and pace during complex client engagements, including post-acquisition IT stabilisation, platform migrations, and compliance programmes. You will bring structure to ambiguity and help clients move from uncertainty to control.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver IT projects from initiation through to closure
• Manage post-acquisition IT stabilisation programmes (Day-1 to 90-day horizon)
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery teams and third-party suppliers
• Own RAID logs, plans, budgets, timelines, and reporting
• Communicate clearly with senior stakeholders and clients
• Support governance, SteerCo reporting, and decision-making
• Ensure deliverables meet agreed scope, quality, and outcomes

Experience & Skills

• Proven experience managing IT or technology projects
• Strong organisational and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience in M&A, carve-outs, or complex organisational change (desirable)
• Comfortable working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
• Strong documentation and reporting skills
• Familiarity with both waterfall and agile delivery approaches

What We Offer

• Work on meaningful, high-impact projects
• A supportive but performance-focused culture
• Exposure to senior client stakeholders
• Competitive salary or day rate