Senior Project Manager - FTC

Lord Search & Selection; England; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing company in Northwest England is seeking a Senior Project Manager for an initial 6-month contract likely to extend to 12 months. This role focuses on managing a Risk-Based Access Controls project, leading project initiation and delivery, while engaging with technology and business stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a background in complex financial services projects and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex business and technical projects in banking or financial services.
• Strong understanding of project initiation and end-to-end delivery.
• Exposure to information security principles is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Risk-Based Access Controls project with ownership of delivery planning.
• Work closely with stakeholders across technology and business functions.
• Ensure successful delivery of a project aligned to enhanced access controls.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Project initiation

Team mobilisation

End-to-end delivery

Job description

Senior Project Manager - 6 Month FTC (likely to extend to 12 months)

Northwest England (Hybrid)

Up to GBP70k

We're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a newly initiated Risk-Based Access Controls project.

This is a brand-new opportunity to shape and deliver a key enabler project within a major transformation. The SPM will join during project initiation and take ownership of delivery planning, governance, and coordination of internal resources

You'll work closely with stakeholders across technology and business functions, ensuring successful delivery of a strategically important project aligned to enhanced access controls and user permissions. While the project has some touch points with information security, deep InfoSec experience is not essential - but any awareness or exposure is a definite bonus.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager delivering complex business and technical projects within the banking or financial services sector.

• A strong understanding of project initiation, team mobilisation, and end-to-end delivery.

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving transformation environments.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Exposure to or understanding of information security principles is advantageous but not essential.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly engaged, collaborative team on their growth journey in an initial 6 month contract with high likelihood to extend to 12 months.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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