Senior Project Manager

SearchWorks Pty Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

SearchWorks Pty Ltd in Manchester is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex, high-value digital projects for major clients.

You will manage multi-disciplinary teams and work with senior client stakeholders from discovery through delivery and launch, ensuring on-time, on-budget outcomes.

Qualifications

• Senior PM with digital project experience
• Delivery of complex, customer-facing digital products
• Strong end-to-end delivery across discovery to launch
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams
• Commercial accountability including budgets and forecasts

Responsibilities

• Lead £1m+ digital projects from discovery to delivery and launch.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams across Product, Engineering, Design, Architecture and Strategy.
• Work with senior client stakeholders to manage expectations and priorities.
• Shape scope, estimates, delivery plans and approaches with technical/commercial teams.
• Own project financials including budgets, forecasting and SOWs.
• Coordinate resources and delivery squads to keep projects on track.

Skills

Senior project management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Budget & financials

Delivery planning

Job description

Manchester

Hybrid -Tuesday & Thursday in the office

Up to £70,000

Own £1m+ Digital Projects. Lead Client Relationships. Deliver Products People Use.

We're partnering with an established digital product and consultancy business looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex, high-value digital projects for major clients.

What you'll be doing

• Lead £1m+ digital projects from discovery, scoping and estimation through to delivery and launch.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams across Product, Engineering, Design, Architecture and Strategy.
• Work directly with senior client stakeholders, managing expectations, delivery priorities and project outcomes.
• Shape project scope, estimates, delivery plans and approaches alongside technical and commercial teams.
• Take ownership of project financials, including budgets, forecasting, burn rates, invoicing and Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Coordinate resources, multiple workstreams and delivery squads, ensuring projects remain on track across scope, timelines, quality and budget.
• Identify and manage delivery risks, dependencies and changing client requirements.
• Oversee major product releases, new functionality and ongoing digital product improvements.

The projects

You'll be delivering customer-facing digital products and experiences, including:

• iOS and Android applications and customer-facing web platforms.
• Digital customer journeys, self-service portals and account management solutions.
• Customer onboarding, activation and offboarding experiences.
• SIM/eSIM activation journeys and complex digital integrations.
• Major product releases, feature development and roadmap delivery.
• Large-scale digital programmes involving multiple multidisciplinary squads.

Previous projects have included mobile product launches, customer self-service features and end-to-end digital customer journeys.

The emphasis is on delivering digital products that customers actually use, rather than infrastructure projects, internal systems or business-as-usual IT.

What we're looking for

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager, Project Manager or equivalent within a digital agency, consultancy, software or product business.
• Experience delivering complex, customer-facing digital products across web, mobile or software.
• Strong end-to-end delivery experience, from discovery and estimation through development, testing and launch.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across technical and non-technical functions.
• Confidence managing senior client stakeholders and building strong client relationships.
• Commercial accountability, including project budgets, forecasting, scope management and financial performance.
• The ability to manage multiple workstreams, delivery risks and competing priorities.

Experience owning £1m+ project budgets is particularly important.

We're looking for someone who understands both the delivery and commercial sides of client projects.

Why consider this opportunity?

• Lead high-value digital projects for major clients.
• Take ownership of delivery strategy, client relationships and commercial outcomes.
• Work across web, mobile and software products with multidisciplinary teams.
• Join an established digital product and consultancy business with a varied client portfolio.