Senior Project Manager

Advanced Resource Managers; England; On-site; GBP 73,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Resource Managers is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of a Digital HR SaaS/COTS solution from Reading, Berkshire. The 6-month contract pays up to £88p/h (Inside IR35) and requires a high level of UK Security clearance.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage suppliers and drive governance, risk, and budgeting across the project lifecycle to ensure successful delivery and transition to BAU.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering HR SaaS or Digital HR transformation projects.
• Delivered multiple HR implementations from RFP through to live operation.
• Strong experience managing third-party suppliers and delivery partners.
• Experience working within complex or regulated environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and governance experience.
• Agile or Hybrid delivery methodology experience.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and assurance/security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a Digital HR SaaS/COTS solution.
• Manage the full project lifecycle from RFP to go-live, hypercare and transition to BAU.
• Create and maintain project plans, governance, reporting, risk and budget controls.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including HR, Procurement, Finance, Commercial and Technical stakeholders.
• Manage external delivery partners and systems integrators to meet milestones and quality standards.
• Support contract mobilisation and ensure governance, architecture and security compliance.
• Drive issue resolution, dependency management and stakeholder communication at senior level.
• Work with Product Owners and Solution Architects for business/technical alignment.
• Lead PI Planning activities and support operational readiness and service transition.

Skills

HR SaaS

Digital HR transformation

RFP to live delivery

Third-party management

Governance

Agile delivery

Azure DevOps

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Senior Project Manager in Reading, Berkshire

Location

Reading, Berkshire

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Contract

6-Month Contract

Paying up to £88p/h (Inside IR35)

Please note - due to the nature of the work you will need to already hold a high level of UK Security clearance

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a Digital HR SaaS/COTS solution
• Manage the full project lifecycle including RFP, supplier selection, implementation, go-live, hypercare and transition to BAU
• Create and maintain project plans, governance, reporting, risk and budget controls
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including HR, Procurement, Finance, Commercial and Technical stakeholders
• Manage external delivery partners and systems integrators to ensure delivery against milestones and quality standards
• Support contract mobilisation and ensure compliance with governance, architecture and security frameworks
• Drive issue resolution, dependency management and stakeholder communication at senior level
• Work closely with Product Owners and Solution Architects to ensure business and technical alignment
• Lead PI Planning activities and support operational readiness and service transition

Required Experience

• Proven experience delivering HR SaaS / Digital HR transformation projects
• Delivered multiple HR implementations from RFP through to live operation
• Strong experience managing third-party suppliers and delivery partners
• Experience working within complex or regulated environments
• Strong stakeholder management and governance experience
• Agile / Hybrid delivery methodology experience
• Experience with Azure DevOps and assurance/security frameworks