Senior Project Manager - Outside IR35

Henderson Scott; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Scott in Scotland is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex technology-transformation initiatives within a large, regulated organisation.

The role requires ownership of major programmes across technology, operational change and third-party suppliers, delivering on time, within budget and to defined business outcomes with strong governance and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering large and complex technology programmes.
• Strong background in financial services or regulated environments.
• Experience managing senior customer and executive stakeholders.
• Proven management of third-party suppliers and delivery partners.
• Ability to deliver across Agile, waterfall and hybrid environments.
• On-site work in Glasgow two days per week.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex technology and business-change programmes from initiation through to implementation
• Manage multiple technical, operational and supplier-led workstreams
• Establish clear programme governance, plans, controls and reporting
• Manage programme budgets, forecasts, risks, dependencies and delivery milestones
• Build effective relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders
• Coordinate internal teams and third-party delivery partners
• Identify and resolve delivery issues before they affect key outcomes
• Stabilise challenging programmes and provide clear direction where required
• Support business cases, delivery strategies and commercial planning
• Deliver effectively across Agile, waterfall and hybrid environments
• Extensive experience delivering large and complex technology programmes
• A strong background within financial services or another regulated environment
• Experience leading sizeable multidisciplinary delivery teams
• Delivery across application, infrastructure, data or digital-transformation workstreams
• Strong programme governance, financial management and forecasting experience
• Proven management of third-party suppliers and delivery partners
• Experience managing senior customer and executive stakeholders
• Strong risk, dependency and programme-control capabilities
• Previous experience recovering or stabilising challenging programmes
• Excellent leadership, communication and decision-making skills

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Communications

Decision making

Delivery management

Job description

PLEASE NOTE ONLY LOCAL CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THIS STAGE

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex technology-transformation initiatives within a large, highly regulated organisation.

This is a senior delivery role requiring someone who can take ownership of major programmes involving technology, operational change, third-party suppliers and multiple stakeholder groups. You will provide strong leadership, establish effective governance and ensure delivery remains aligned with agreed timescales, budgets and business outcomes.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead complex technology and business-change programmes from initiation through to implementation
• Manage multiple technical, operational and supplier-led workstreams
• Establish clear programme governance, plans, controls and reporting
• Manage programme budgets, forecasts, risks, dependencies and delivery milestones
• Build effective relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders
• Coordinate internal teams and third-party delivery partners
• Identify and resolve delivery issues before they affect key outcomes
• Stabilise challenging programmes and provide clear direction where required
• Support business cases, delivery strategies and commercial planning
• Deliver effectively across Agile, waterfall and hybrid environments
• Extensive experience delivering large and complex technology programmes
• A strong background within financial services or another regulated environment
• Experience leading sizeable multidisciplinary delivery teams
• Delivery across application, infrastructure, data or digital-transformation workstreams
• Strong programme governance, financial management and forecasting experience
• Proven management of third-party suppliers and delivery partners
• Experience managing senior customer and executive stakeholders
• Strong risk, dependency and programme-control capabilities
• Previous experience recovering or stabilising challenging programmes
• Excellent leadership, communication and decision-making skills

Candidates must be able to work onsite in Glasgow two days per week and be eligible to complete the required pre-employment screening.