Project Manager - Business Change & Transformation

Korn Ferry; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry (UK client) is seeking a Project Manager to own the day-to-day delivery of defined projects or workstreams, converting priorities into controlled plans and accepted outcomes. You will create pace while maintaining grip on scope, dependencies, risks and stakeholder commitments.

The role requires governance experience, the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and delivery partners, and a track record in business-change or service-improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Track record of delivering business-change, service-improvement or operational projects.
• Experience operating within governance and assurance environments.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, dependencies and delivery partners.
• Public-sector or local-government experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Mobilise projects and workstreams, confirming scope, outcomes, milestones, governance and acceptance criteria.
• Create and maintain delivery plans, dependency maps, RAID logs, decision logs and action trackers.
• Coordinate business, digital, operational, commercial and supplier activity as required.
• Prepare concise reporting for programme boards and senior stakeholders, including clear paths to green.
• Control scope and manage change requests, making cost, time, risk and outcome impacts explicit.
• Track delivery against agreed milestones and intervene early where progress is at risk.
• Manage stakeholder communications, workshops and decision points.
• Embed proportionate project controls and coach colleagues in their use.
• Work closely with Programme Managers and Business Analysts to maintain line of sight from strategy to delivery.

Job description

Working model: Hybrid, up to 3 days on site each week

Our client requires a Project Manager to own the day-to-day delivery of defined projects or workstreams, converting programme priorities into controlled plans, coordinated activity and accepted outcomes. The Project Manager creates pace while maintaining grip on scope, dependencies, resources, risks, decisions and stakeholder commitments.

Key accountabilities

• Mobilise projects and workstreams, confirming scope, outcomes, milestones, governance and acceptance criteria.
• Create and maintain delivery plans, dependency maps, RAID logs, decision logs and action trackers.
• Coordinate business, digital, operational, commercial and supplier activity as required.
• Prepare concise reporting for programme boards and senior stakeholders, including clear paths to green.
• Control scope and manage change requests, making cost, time, risk and outcome impacts explicit.
• Track delivery against agreed milestones and intervene early where progress is at risk.
• Manage stakeholder communications, workshops and decision points.
• Embed proportionate project controls and coach colleagues in their use.
• Work closely with Programme Managers and Business Analysts to maintain line of sight from strategy to delivery.

Requirements:

• Track record of delivering business-change, service-improvement or operational projects.
• Experience operating within governance and assurance environments.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, dependencies and delivery partners.
• Public-sector or local-government experience is desirable.

About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com