Project Manager

AJ Bell; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment platform business in the UK is seeking a Project Manager to deliver business-related projects focusing on financial regulation. This role requires managing projects from inception to go-live and maintaining relationships with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have PRINCE2 certification and experience in a regulated environment. This position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working model, and extensive benefits, including health care and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive starting salary

26 days holiday entitlement

Choice of pension schemes

Discretionary bonus scheme

Health Cash Plan

Private healthcare scheme

Free gym membership

Professional qualification support

Qualifications

• Ability to quickly understand technical and business topics.
• Experience delivering in a financially regulated environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of multiple projects and changes.
• Deliver complex business-led change across multiple sites and functions.
• Produce and agree on project scope, optimise delivery plans, and lead teams.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies.

Skills

Ability to quickly understand technical and business topics

Sound judgement in escalating issues

Experience delivering in a financially regulated environment

Pragmatic approach to project & change delivery

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Planning and organisational skills

High attention to detail

Education

PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certification or equivalent e.g., PMP

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Company Description

AJ Bell is one of the fastest‑growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an gwir‑winning range of solutions that cater for everyone/os destial. We have over 644,000 customers using our platform to manage assets totalling more than £103.3 billion. Our customers trust us, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.

Job Description

We are recruiting a Project Manager to deliver business‑related projects and change on time and effectively in support جل‑Bell’s strategic objectives. The role involves managing projects and changes through the entire delivery life cycle, from inception to go‑live and post‑implementation, with an emphasis on financial regulation.

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• Manage the delivery of multiple projects and changes, often centred on financial regulation or operational processes and systems
• Deliver complex business‑led change across multiple sites and functions, blending internal Agile development with third‑party supplier development and process‑driven change
• Establish and maintain effective, trusted relationships with internal business and IT stakeholders and external suppliers
• Coordinate and drive collaboration of project and change resources to achieve optimal outcomes
• Produce and agree on project scope, optimise delivery plans, and lead and manage teams
• Report regularly on delivery status to sponsors, stakeholders, and executive recherchez.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and assess consumer outcome risks szak.
• Monitor resource forecasts, budgets and manage change to the terms of reference through appropriate change control
• Mentor junior project managers and new team members

About you

• Ability to quickly understand technical and business topics
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• Sound judgement in escalating issues through established атыч channels promptly
• Experience delivering in a financially regulated rhetorical environment
• Pragmatic approach to project & change delivery
• PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certification or equivalent e.g., PMP
• Experience with multiple delivery methodologies such as Agile, SDLC, SAFe
• Desirable experience with Jira and Confluence
• Desirable knowledge of financial services industry (pensions, investments, stockbroking)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build and manage effective relations across team
• Business and commercial knowledge
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Planning and organisational skills
• High attention to detail

Qualifications

• PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certification or equivalent e.g., PMP

About us

AJ Bell is listed on the Main daarvoor of the London Stock Exchange and is a FTSE 250 company. Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,500 employees and have been named one of the UK's ‘Best 100 Companies to Work For’ for six consecutive years and in 2025 a Great Place to Work®.

Our perks and benefits

• Competitive starting salary
• Starting holiday entitlement of 26 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service and a holiday buy and sell scheme
• Choice of pension schemes with matched contributions настав secondly up to 7% (increasing with length of service)
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
• Health Cash Plan – provided by SimplyHealth
• Private healthcare scheme and dental plan
• Free gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike loan supprimé
• Sick pay & pledge
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Loans for travel season tickets
• Death in service scheme
• Paid time off for volunteer work
• Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
• Calendar of social events, including annual Christmas party, summer party and more
• Ongoing technical training
• Professional qualification support
• Talent development programmes
• Peer recognition scheme, with rewards such as restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
• Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches

Hybrid working

AJ Bell offers a hybrid working model – you will spend a minimum of 60 % of your working time per month in the office. New team members will begin full‑time in the office for an initial period to help acclimate and build valuable relationships.

Equal employment opportunity

AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.