Senior Project Manager

Board; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial planning solutions provider in London is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead implementation projects and drive customer success. This role requires over 5 years of project management experience and knowledge in delivering complex enterprise solutions. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills and proficiency in project management methodologies. The position offers a collaborative environment focusing on innovation and growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in project and/or program management.
• Proven success delivering enterprise SaaS, BI, EPM, or CPM solutions.
• Demonstrated experience managing interdependent project workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of Board implementation projects.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and workstreams.
• Coordinate delivery across interrelated projects.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Leadership

Agile Methodologies

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Management Engineering, or a related field

Tools

JIRA

MS Project

Asana

Smartsheet

Job description

At Board, we power financial and operational planning solutions for the world’s best brands. Thousands of enterprises use our technology to optimize resources, drive growth, and ensure profitability. With advanced analytics and forecasting, plus AI-driven insights, customers transform complex, real-time data into actionable intelligence.

What’s been key to our success? Our people—we value everyone’s unique perspective and energy they bring to the organization. We collaborate openly across teams and borders. We embrace a growth mindset to get results. And we celebrate shared success as goals and milestones are achieved.

Ready to join a team where innovation meets collaboration? If you're driven by bold ideas and a customer-centric mentality, your next adventure starts here.

We are seeking a Senior Project Managerto join our team in London, with a strong track record of delivering complex Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions in dynamic enterprise environments. In this strategic, client-facing role, you will lead large-scale implementations and programs across multiple stakeholders, drive customer success, and champion continuous improvement in delivery processes. This role blends project leadership with program management capabilities, enabling the delivery of coordinated initiatives that align with strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of Board implementation projects and cross-functional programs, from scoping to post-go-live support
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and workstreams, ensuring alignment across dependencies, budgets, resources, and milestones
• Coordinate delivery across interrelated projects under a unified program structure, ensuring strategic alignment and stakeholder buy-in
• Build strong relationships as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders, executives, and internal delivery teams
• Develop and maintain program-level artifacts such as program charters, integrated master schedules, RAID logs, and resource allocation plans
• Provide program-level reporting and performance insights to internal and client leadership, escalating risks and recommending mitigations as needed
• Drive governance practices and facilitate steering committee meetings, ensuring decisions are documented and implemented effectively
• Mentor and coach junior PMs, consultants, and delivery leads, contributing to the maturity of the project management function
• Champion best practices in program and project delivery, using data-driven insights to identify improvement opportunities
• Ensure consistent adherence to Board's Boarding PASS delivery methodology, while customizing to customer context and enterprise standards
  

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in project and/or program management, with proven success delivering enterprise SaaS, BI, EPM, or CPM solutions
• Demonstrated experience managing interdependent project workstreams within a unified program framework
• Deep knowledge of project and program management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and tools (JIRA, MS Project, Asana, Smartsheet, etc.)
• Strong leadership capabilities with the ability to guide diverse delivery teams toward common goals
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills
• High business acumen with the ability to translate strategic goals into actionable project and program plans
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Management Engineering, or a related field
• Willingness to travel (up to 20%) to customer sites, mainly within the assigned region
  

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, or SCRUM Master certification
• Experience with Board or comparable platforms (e.g., Anaplan, Oracle EPM, SAP BPC, TM1)
• Familiarity with program management standards (e.g., MSP – Managing Successful Programmes)
• Experience managing large portfolios of projects or overseeing enterprise transformation programs
• Multilingual proficiency (English required; additional European languages a plus)