Senior Project Manager - Consumer Engagement (Hybrid)

Sphere Digital Recruitment Group; West End; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphere Digital Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager for a contract role in London, hybrid. You will lead high-profile consumer engagement projects, manage multiple workstreams and senior stakeholders, and ensure delivery on time and within budget.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, implement robust governance and risk management, and mentor junior PMs while driving continuous improvement across the project management function.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of project management experience.
• Experience managing large, complex projects with multiple workstreams.
• Strong stakeholder management, including senior stakeholders.
• Excellent planning, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing budgets, financial tracking and project profitability.
• A strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools such as Jira, Wrike, Asana, Trello or MS Project.
• Experience working across digital, technology, marketing or consumer-facing projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-workstream projects and programmes.
• Own senior stakeholder relationships, acting as a trusted partner and strategic advisor.
• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, deliverables and resource requirements.
• Develop and maintain robust project plans, governance, reporting and risk management.
• Lead project kick-offs, status meetings and key stakeholder reviews.
• Identify and proactively manage project risks, dependencies and issues.
• Manage budgets, financial tracking and change requests where required.
• Select and adapt appropriate project management methodologies to suit each project.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure the right resources are available at the right time.
• Create an environment where teams can collaborate effectively and take ownership.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to more junior project managers.
• Identify opportunities to improve project management processes, tools and ways of working.
• Share learnings and best practice to help continuously improve the wider project management function.

Skills

Senior Project Management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project budgeting

Risk management

Jira

Wrike

Asana

Trello

MS Project

Tools

Jira

Wrike

Asana

Trello

MS Project

Job description

Sphere Digital Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager for a contract role in London, hybrid. You will lead high-profile consumer engagement projects, manage multiple workstreams and senior stakeholders, and ensure delivery on time and within budget.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, implement robust governance and risk management, and mentor junior PMs while driving continuous improvement across the project management function.