Senior Project Manager

Cirium; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aviation analytics company is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join its Programme Management Office. This hybrid role requires strong project management skills with a focus on leading complex projects in a global tech environment. Responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, budget management, and aligning multi-team dependencies. The ideal candidate exhibits leadership qualities and a proactive approach to challenges. Offering excellent benefits including health screening, generous holidays, and development resources.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Competitive contributory pension scheme

Employee discounts scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing complex projects within a global technology organization.
• Ability to present high-level updates to senior stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
• Expertise in adapting project management approaches based on initiative needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects requiring engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee project financials and track forecasts and actuals.
• Provide support and leadership to team members, including line management responsibilities.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Agile Methodologies

Leadership

Job description

About the Business

At Cirium, our goal is to keep the world connected. We are the industry leader in aviation analytics; helping our customers understand the past, present, and predicting what will happen tomorrow. Our mission is to transform the aviation industry by enabling airlines, airports, travel companies, tech giants, aircraft manufacturers, financial institutions and many more accelerate their own digital transformation. You can learn more about Cirium at the link below. https://www.cirium.com

About the team

This is an excellent and rare opportunity to join Cirium's Programme Management Office (PMO) as a Project Manager for a market-leading aviation data and analytics company. The PMO function plays a critical role in driving value across the highest-priority initiatives, fostering exceptional collaboration between Product, Technology, and Data teams to ensure seamless execution and success within an agile environment.

About the role

This is an Excellent opportunity to join Cirium's Programme Management Office as a Senior Project Manager based in the UK. The role is hybrid with 2 days required in the office in either London or Southampton. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully managing complex projects and programmes within a global technology organisation, coupled with the emotional intelligence to adapt beyond conventional project management methodologies when needed to maximise the value delivery.

Responsibilities

• Managing projects that require engagement with internal and external stakeholders
• Contract / relationship management
• Preparing and presenting information to win new bids.
• managing large scale, externally focused projects
• Managing projects that require output from scrum engineering team(s).
• Management of complex dependency management across multiple squads and cross functional areas.
• Partnering with other project stakeholders to resolve issues, adapt plan where necessary and to mitigate project impacts.
• Presenting complex project information at a high level to a senior executive audience

Requirements

• Lead programmes involving engineering squads, product teams, architects, and data specialists.
• Navigate complex projects through uncertainty, proactively identifying risks and communicating progress clearly.
• Present high-level project updates to senior stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
• Manage dependencies across multiple teams and ensure alignment throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Oversee project financials, tracking forecasts and actuals.
• Adapt project management approaches to suit the needs of each initiative.
• Champion continuous improvement and value-driven delivery.
• Foster collaboration, resolve conflicts, and build strong stakeholder relationships.
• Provide leadership and support to team members, including line management responsibilities.

Working for you

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life Assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Optional Dental Insurance
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

Additional location(s): London; Surrey