Senior IT Project Manager: Tech Transition Lead

Practicus; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK transport operator is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead its technology transition as it moves into public ownership. This critical role will coordinate all IT-related activities to ensure operational readiness, requiring demonstrable experience in M&A transitions, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to deliver complex changes under tight deadlines. The successful candidate will navigate a sensitive environment with heightened external scrutiny while driving accountability across departments.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience leading M&A, carve-out, integration, or legal entity transitions.
• A track record of delivering complex, cross-functional change under fixed deadlines.
• Outstanding stakeholder management skills, comfortable with senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the integrated technology transition plan.
• Coordinate multiple business and technical workstreams.
• Represent the organization within the central transition governance structure.
• Drive accountability across departments and suppliers.
• Ensure every externally visible change lands correctly on transfer.

Skills

Stakeholder management

M&A transitions

Cross-functional change management

Governance discipline

Commercial awareness

Job description

A major UK transport operator is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead its technology transition as it moves into public ownership. This critical role will coordinate all IT-related activities to ensure operational readiness, requiring demonstrable experience in M&A transitions, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to deliver complex changes under tight deadlines. The successful candidate will navigate a sensitive environment with heightened external scrutiny while driving accountability across departments.