Senior Project Manager - Capital Markets & Data Platforms

Free-Work; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Free-Work in London is seeking an experienced Project Manager with 5–7 years of senior leadership in Capital Markets to drive complex data platform initiatives end-to-end.

You will manage scope, timelines, risks and dependencies, work with cross‑functional teams, and apply Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methods, while translating business needs into specifications. Strong stakeholder management and the ability to champion a program across senior heads is essential.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of senior project management experience in Capital Markets.
• Experience implementing data platforms/solutions.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and Waterfall; Scrum Master experience is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to manage expectations of senior business heads.

Responsibilities

• Identify the critical path and manage resources, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Shepherd a cross-functional team of technical and business stakeholders.
• Extract information from Capital Markets business lines to inform project decisions.
• Write project charters and business requirements specifications.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Think ahead

Risk/issue management

Cross-functional leadership

Capital Markets domain knowledge

Identification of critical path

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Free-Work in London is seeking an experienced Project Manager with 5–7 years of senior leadership in Capital Markets to drive complex data platform initiatives end-to-end.

You will manage scope, timelines, risks and dependencies, work with cross‑functional teams, and apply Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methods, while translating business needs into specifications. Strong stakeholder management and the ability to champion a program across senior heads is essential.