Strategic Change & Delivery Lead

BDO Llp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO is seeking a Project Manager to lead and deliver strategic initiatives that drive business change. You will work with senior stakeholders, overseeing projects from initiation through to implementation, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and to quality standards.

You will collaborate with directors and partners, embedding Change Minimum Standards and promoting best practice project management while supporting business operations transitions.

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience within complex, matrix-managed organisations.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall.
• Experience developing business cases, managing budgets and tracking benefits realisation.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, presentation and risk management skills.
• Understanding of project governance frameworks, resource planning and performance reporting.
• Experience of professional services environments and exposure to Workday HCM, Workday Finance or MSD CMS would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage project delivery, ensuring milestones, budgets, resources and deliverables remain on track.
• Develop and maintain project documentation including business cases, plans, risks, issues, actions and governance reporting.
• Coordinate workstreams, manage dependencies and resolve risks and issues through effective escalation and corrective action.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, sponsors, suppliers and support teams to drive successful outcomes.
• Provide regular updates to governance forums and support a smooth transition into business operations.
• Champion continuous improvement, change governance and assurance activities.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Waterfall

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Tools

Workday HCM

Workday Finance

MSD CMS

Job description

BDO is seeking a Project Manager to lead and deliver strategic initiatives that drive business change. You will work with senior stakeholders, overseeing projects from initiation through to implementation, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and to quality standards.

You will collaborate with directors and partners, embedding Change Minimum Standards and promoting best practice project management while supporting business operations transitions.