Senior Project Manager — Agile Software Delivery (Hybrid UK)

Thales Group; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

private medical insurance

cycle to work schemes

employee discounts

paid volunteering day

stocks and shares

annual bonus

Job summary

Thales Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Under Water Systems (UWS) business. You will lead the delivery of complex software and cyber development projects within the M-SET portfolio, ensuring delivery to scope, schedule, cost, quality and customer requirements.

Working in an Agile environment, you will manage cross‑functional teams, dependencies, risks and stakeholder engagement, and collaborate with Product Managers and Product Owners to align roadmaps

Qualifications

• Strong experience delivering complex software development projects
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies including Scrum and sprint-based delivery
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams within a matrix organisation
• Demonstrable capability in managing project cost, schedule, risk, and performance
• Experience developing and maintaining integrated project plans
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working in customer-facing delivery environments

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex software and cyber projects throughout the project lifecycle
• Develop and maintain delivery plans aligned to programme objectives and commitments
• Manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, and project performance
• Drive delivery across multidisciplinary teams in an Agile environment
• Manage dependencies, risks, issues, and opportunities
• Provide clear governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement
• Work closely with Product Managers and Product Owners to develop, maintain and execute product roadmaps, ensuring alignment between capability evolution, programme priorities and delivery plans

Job description

Thales Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Under Water Systems (UWS) business. You will lead the delivery of complex software and cyber development projects within the M-SET portfolio, ensuring delivery to scope, schedule, cost, quality and customer requirements.

Working in an Agile environment, you will manage cross‑functional teams, dependencies, risks and stakeholder engagement, and collaborate with Product Managers and Product Owners to align roadmaps