Project Manager

Shift Technology; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Learning opportunities

Paid holidays

MAD Days

Job summary

Shift Technology in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Project Manager to own complex, client-facing software deliveries from planning through execution across Delivery, Data Science, Product, Engineering and GTM. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, manage risks, and drive governance with clear options and actions for timely outcomes.

You will coach and develop teams, challenge ambiguity, and bring practical ideas to strengthen delivery practices, while maintaining strong

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience delivering IT, SaaS, data, analytics or enterprise transformation projects.
• Strong experience managing complex, client-facing implementations involving multiple internal and external teams.
• Ability to operate independently, make sound judgments and escalate when needed.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to anticipate and address issues early.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with senior customer stakeholders.
• Experience with tools such as Salesforce, Jira, Atlassian, Asana, Monday.com.
• English fluency required. Experience in insurance, fraud or regulated industries beneficial but not essential.
• PM/Agile certifications (PMP/PRINCE2/Agile/Scrum) advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of complex enterprise software projects across the UK portfolio.
• Build and maintain delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, RAID registers and governance rhythms.
• Connect cross-functional teams with customer stakeholders and manage risks with clear options.
• Drive actions to closure with owners and dates, avoiding broad email chains.
• Provide concise, fact-based reporting for customers and senior leadership.
• Maintain accurate project information across Salesforce, Jira and planning tools.
• Lead customer workshops, governance meetings and recovery discussions as required.
• Support pre-sales by validating scope, delivery methodology, assumptions, and timelines.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Risk management

Planning

Leadership

English fluency

Independence

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

PMP/PRINCE2/Agile Certification

Tools

Salesforce

Jira

Atlassian

Asana

Monday.com

Job description

Shift delivers AI agents that transform insurers' most critical work. By combining deep industry expertise and unmatched data resources, Shift provides proven results that have earned the trust of hundreds of the world's leading insurers. Our insurance-grade AI is accurate, explainable, and secure—empowering human experts to move with unmatched speed, total confidence, and a renewed focus on the people they serve.

Our culture is built on innovation, trust, and a drive to transform the insurance industry through our SaaS platform. We come from more than 50 different countries and cultures and together we are creating the future of insurance.

As part of the UK Project Management team, you will be central to how Shift delivers for its clients.

You will own complex, client-facing projects from planning through execution, bringing structure, clarity and momentum across Delivery, Data Science, Product, Engineering, GTM and customer teams.

This role is suited to an experienced Project Manager who is already comfortable operating independently, but who also values coaching, feedback and continuous development. You will be expected to anticipate issues before they escape, challenge ambiguity, improve how we work and bring practical ideas that strengthen delivery.

What You’ll Do

• Own the end-to-end delivery of complex enterprise software projects across the UK portfolio
• Build and maintain credible delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, RAID registers, decision logs and governance rhythms
• Connect Shift’s Delivery, Data Science, Product, Engineering and GTM teams with the customer’s technical and business stakeholders
• Anticipate delivery, resource, commercial and customer risks early, then bring clear options and recommendations
• Drive actions to closure with named owners and dates, rather than relying on broad email chains or unclear follow-up
• Provide concise, fact-based reporting for customers and senior leadership
• Maintain accurate project and portfolio information across the relevant systems, including Salesforce, Jira and delivery-planning tools
• Lead customer workshops, governance meetings, Steering Committees and recovery discussions where required
• Support pre-sales and opportunity shaping by validating scope, delivery methodology, assumptions, resource needs, timelines and Statements of Work
• Challenge unsupported commitments constructively and ensure Delivery and technical assumptions are understood before plans are positioned externally
• Manage several workstreams or clients at the same time without losing control of detail, priorities or customer outcomes
• Improve delivery practices through reusable templates, smarter workflows, automation and practical use of AI
• Contribute to strategic UK and wider Delivery initiatives that make execution more predictable, repeatable and scalable

What You Bring

• At least 5 years of experience delivering IT, SaaS, data, analytics or enterprise transformation projects
• Strong experience managing complex, client-facing implementations involving multiple internal and external teams
• The ability to operate independently, make sound judgments and know when to escape
• A proactive and pre-emptive mindset. You identify what is likely to go wrong and act before it becomes a problem
• Strong ownership and follow-through. You do not wait to be chased
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to make complex situations clear and actionable
• Confidence working with senior customer stakeholders and internal leaders
• Strong planning, governance, risk management and decision-management skills
• Commercial awareness and the ability to understand how scope, effort, cost, margin and customer commitments affect Delivery
• Comfort working in ambiguity and bringing order to incomplete or changing information
• A continuous-improvement mindset, with evidence of introducing better tools, templates, processes or ways of working
• Openness to coaching and mentoring, alongside the maturity to challenge constructively and bring your own ideas
• Experience with tools such as Salesforce, Jira, Atlassian, Asana, Monday.com , or similar delivery/PMO platforms.
• Native or fully fluent English
• Experience in insurance, fraud, data science or regulated industries would be beneficial but not essentials
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum or similar certification is advantageous but not essential

What Good Looks Like

• Risks are surfaced early, not hidden
• Customers receive clear, consistent and evidence-based updates
• Plans reflect reality and are kept current
• Actions always have an owner and a date
• Delivery, Data Science and GTM remain aligned
• Escalations come with options and recommendations
• Repetitive work becomes templated, automated or removed
• Lessons from one project improve the next

Interview Process

• Talent Acquisition
• Case Study + UK Team
• Head of UK Delivery
• Global Head of Delivery

To support our permanent, full time employees at every stage of their careers and lives, we provide a competitive total rewards and benefits package. Here are the global benefits we’d like to highlight:

• Flexible remote and hybrid working options
• Competitive Salary and a variable component tied to personal and company performance
• Multiple Learning and Development opportunities, including Focus Fridays, a half-day each month to focus on learning and personal growth
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• 2 MAD Days per year (Make A Difference Days for paid volunteering)

Additional benefits may be offered by country, based on your eligibility - ask your recruiter for more information. Intern and Apprentice positions may receive some of these benefits - ask your recruiter for more details.

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At Shift we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from and hire people who will contribute to the diversity of our company, without regard to race, colour, religion, marital status, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other non-merit criteria. Shift Technology is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our application and employment process. Should you require accommodation, please email [e-mail] and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.