Senior Project Manager

Qodea; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology group in London is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex solutions and transformation projects. The candidate will engage with senior stakeholders, coordinate project teams, and ensure successful outcomes. Strong project management skills in IT with experience in agile methodologies are essential. The role offers competitive compensation and a supportive work environment for ongoing personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Matching pension scheme

Discretionary company bonus

Private medical insurance

36 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering complex solutions and transformation projects.
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders and build strong relationships.
• Solid structured approach to work practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of diverse complex solutions for clients.
• Coordinate end-to-end project delivery using agile methodologies.
• Engage at a senior level with clients and document project progress.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proven working experience as a project manager

Strong commercial awareness

Analytical approach to performance management

Tools

Prince 2

ITIL

Agile

Scrum

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Job description

Elevate your career at Qodea, where innovation isn't just a buzzword, it's in our DNA.

We are a global technology group built for what's next, offering high calibre professionals the platform for high stakes work, the kind of work that defines an entire career. When you join us, you're not just taking on projects, you're solving problems that don't even have answers yet.

You will join the exclusive roster of talent that global leaders, including Google, Snap, Diageo, PayPal, and Jaguar Land Rover call when deadlines seem impossible, when others have already tried and failed, and when the solution absolutely has to work.

Forget routine consultancy. You will operate where technology, design, and human behaviour meet to deliver tangible outcomes, fast. This is work that leaves a mark, work you’ll be proud to tell your friends about.

Qodea is built for what’s next. An environment where your skills will evolve at the frontier of innovation and AI, ensuring continuous growth and development.

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of a wide range of complex solutions and transformation projects for our clients

We really value in-person collaboration, so we're looking for you to spend some of your time on-site. This means being at our company offices for team meetings or at a client's site.

We look for people who embody:

Innovation to solve the hardest problems.

Accountability for every result.

Integrity always.

About The Role

As a Senior Project Manager, you will have a key responsibility for leading the successful delivery of a wide range of complex solutions and transformation projects for our clients. The position is highly adaptable and provides the opportunity to liaise with senior stakeholders across client businesses to execute on their own specific requirements. While supporting more junior level project management and other technical colleagues and helping develop their skills and experience.

The key areas of responsibility for a Senior Project Manager include:

• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Meet Qodea’s Senior Level expectations

What You’ll Do

Project Management

• Deploy a wide range of solutions, ranging from complex infrastructure migrations through to data platforms and custom application development.
• Coordinate the delivery of end-to-end projects in line with agile methodologies.
• Help to establish templates, policies, tools and partnerships to support Qodea’s continued growth, which may include negotiating and managing commercial agreements.
• Drive continual improvements across the Project Management team and, where applicable, the business.
• Apply Qodea’s high quality standards across all projects and areas of work, taking accountability for delivering projects in rapid timescales and within challenging budgets, consistently achieving the target margin.
• Assist our colleagues in Sales to produce high quality statements of work that minimise risk during delivery
• Aptitude at working in agile environments, as well as coordinating internal teams against external demands while reacting appropriately to dynamic circumstances.

Stakeholder Management

• Engage at a senior level with clients and partners, including with C-level executives to build and develop strong relationships.
• Coordinate key internal and external stakeholders to deliver complex projects to meet the company’s business objectives.
• Tracking the impact your work has on your individual stakeholders, while maximising transparency and accountability.
• Document and present to both internal and external stakeholders making the delivery approach, progress and project health clear.

What Success Looks Like

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, for both client-facing and internal relationships.
• Proven working experience as a project manager in the information technology sector.
• A solid structured and standard approach to work practices such as Prince 2, ITIL, Agile and Scrum.
• Some understanding of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other Cloud Platforms, including data related tech and projects.
• Accurate reporting abilities while taking an analytical approach to performance management and optimisation.
• Strong commercial awareness.

Compensation and Financial Wellbeing

• Competitive base salary.
• Matching pension scheme (up to 5%) from day one.
• Discretionary company bonus scheme.
• 4 x annual salary Death in Service coverage from day one.
• Employee referral scheme.
• Tech Scheme.

Health and Wellness

• Private medical insurance from day one.
• Optical and dental cash back scheme.
• Help@Hand app: access to remote GPs, second opinions, mental health support, and physiotherapy.
• EAP service.
• Cycle to Work scheme.

Work-Life Balance and Growth

• 36 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays).
• An extra paid day off for your birthday.
• Ten paid learning days per year.
• Flexible working hours.
• Market-leading parental leave.
• Sabbatical leave (after five years).
• Work from anywhere (up to 3 weeks per year).
• Industry-recognised training and certifications.
• Bonusly employee recognition and rewards platform.
• Clear opportunities for career development.
• Length of Service Awards.
• Regular company events.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Qodea, we champion diversity and inclusion. We believe that a career in IT should be open to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or neurotype. We value the unique talents and perspectives that each individual brings to our team, and we strive to create a fair and accessible hiring process for all.