Senior Technical Project Manager — AI-Driven Industrial Software

Internetwork Expert; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Productive Machines seeks a Technical Project Manager to coordinate across software, product development, customers, and manufacturing partners. You will drive technical delivery, manage pilot deployments, and oversee collaborative R&D programs with industry and academic partners.

This hands-on, high-visibility role suits someone who thrives in fast-moving startup environments and can bring structure, momentum, and delivery focus to multidisciplinary teams on real-world machining projects.

Qualifications

• Proven senior-level experience in managing technical/software projects.
• Experience coordinating internal and customer-facing projects.
• Comfortable working with engineering teams and external stakeholders.
• Eligible to work in the UK, commuting to AMP Centre, Rotherham.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate internal software and product development projects across engineering and product teams.
• Manage customer-facing pilot projects, onboarding activities, software deployments, and technical integrations.
• Support delivery of Innovate UK and other collaborative R&D projects involving external partners.
• Define and track project scope, timelines, milestones, risks, budgets, and dependencies.
• Ensure projects remain aligned to delivery priorities, defined budgets, and commercial objectives.
• Run project meetings, planning sessions, delivery reviews, and progress updates.

Skills

Senior project management

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Agile workflows

UK work eligibility

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Job description

Productive Machines seeks a Technical Project Manager to coordinate across software, product development, customers, and manufacturing partners. You will drive technical delivery, manage pilot deployments, and oversee collaborative R&D programs with industry and academic partners.

This hands-on, high-visibility role suits someone who thrives in fast-moving startup environments and can bring structure, momentum, and delivery focus to multidisciplinary teams on real-world machining projects.