Strategy Project Manager

Pax8; West of England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £50,000-£62,000 per annum

Annual performance-based bonus

Pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Generous holiday allowance plus public

Paid volunteering time

Dedicated Learning & Development time

LinkedIn Learning access

Employee wellbeing support

Regular social events and team activit

Job summary

Pax8 in Bristol is seeking a Strategy Project Manager to lead complex, high-impact initiatives across the EMEA region. You will translate strategic ambition into tangible actions while shaping ways of working as the business grows, with a focus on delivering meaningful change for partners and teams.

This role thrives in ambiguity and offers opportunity to influence decisions, governance, and delivery frameworks within Pax8’s AI-driven journey and cloud marketplace.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex, cross-functional programmes in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders across diverse teams.
• Turn ambiguity into clear, actionable plans with structured governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, strategic projects from concept through delivery across multiple teams and regions.
• Translate business strategy into executable plans with measurable outcomes.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to align priorities, manage dependencies, and drive decisions.
• Create clarity through governance, reporting, and risk management.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning, delivery, and scaling initiatives.

Skills

Strategic project management

Stakeholder engagement

Ambiguity handling

Delivery leadership

Job description

Join Pax8 as a Strategy Project Manager and help shape what’s next. Based in Bristol, this is an opportunity to lead complex, high-impact initiatives across our EMEA organisation, turning strategic ideas into meaningful outcomes as we continue to evolve and scale our cloud marketplace.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity and sees undefined spaces as an opportunity to create clarity, momentum, and results. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you’ll help translate strategic ambition into tangible action while influencing how our ways of working evolve as the business grows.

You’ll also be joining Pax8 at an exciting point in our AI journey, as new tools and smarter processes are introduced to enhance how we operate. It’s an opportunity to grow with the organisation, influence what comes next, and play a key role in delivering meaningful change across the business.

Our culture & life at Pax8

Pax8 is a people-first, high-energy organisation where autonomy, trust, and curiosity are genuinely encouraged. We move quickly, collaborate globally, and celebrate progress together. You’ll find a culture that values thoughtful challenge, ownership, and bringing your whole self to work — while staying deeply focused on outcomes for our partners and teams.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading complex, strategic projects from concept through to delivery across multiple teams and regions
• Translating business strategy into clear, executable plans with measurable outcomes
• Partnering with senior stakeholders to align priorities, manage dependencies, and drive decision-making
• Creating clarity through structured governance, reporting, and risk management
• Driving continuous improvement in how we plan, deliver, and scale initiatives across Pax8

The impact you’ll make

Your work will directly influence how Pax8 operates, scales, and innovates. By bringing structure, momentum, and clarity to strategic initiatives, you’ll enable teams to move faster, make better decisions, and deliver meaningful value to our partners and customers worldwide.

What you bring

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex, cross-functional programmes in fast-paced environments

• Substantial ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders across diverse teams

• Proven strength in turning ambiguity into clear, actionable plans

• Considerable experience with programme governance, risk management, and delivery frameworks

• A strategic mindset paired with a hands-on, delivery-focused approach

Trust and how we hire

At Pax8, we care deeply about building genuine, trust-based relationships — starting with how we hire.

To protect our business, our teams, and our customers, we use a range of measures throughout the recruitment process to help confirm authenticity and prevent fraud. These safeguards are designed to be fair, respectful, and proportionate, and may evolve as risks change. By applying, you acknowledge that we take steps to verify identity and representation during hiring. If you’re applying as your authentic self, you have nothing to worry about — we’re excited to meet you.

We also use thoughtfully applied AI-enabled tools to support our hiring process. These tools may assist with tasks such as reviewing or prioritising applications, but hiring decisions are made by our people. More information is available in our Recruitment Privacy Notice. If you have questions about how we hire or would prefer not to have your application supported by these tools, you can opt out at any part of our process.

Inclusivity matters

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the criteria. We’re committed to diverse perspectives, inclusive hiring and sharing your transferrable skills. To fulfil this role, you must hold valid right to work in the United Kingdom.

Your benefits

• Salary £50,000 - £62,000 per annum (depending on experience)

• Annual performance-based bonus

• Pension contribution

• Private medical insurance

• Life assurance

• Income protection

• Generous holiday allowance plus public holidays

• Paid volunteering time

• Dedicated Learning & Development time

• LinkedIn Learning access

• Employee wellbeing support

• Regular social events and team activities

Your Office Environment — Bristol

Our stunning office at The Distillery offers:

• Central city location, 5 minutes from Temple Meads

• Natural light across three floors

• Top Brewer coffee machines on every floor

• Games area (Xbox, Table Tennis, Air Hockey, Pool)

• Breakout spaces & wellness zones

• Dedicated desks with dual-monitor setup

• Regular community & social events

Your growth at Pax8

There’s extensive room for a talented individual to grow at pace — whether that’s advancing quickly in this role or exploring one of the many opportunities across our global organisation. You’ll have access to our internal development hub designed to accelerate your skills and stretch your potential. Alongside specialist Learning & Development trainers, you’ll also tap into AI powered tools, "born in the cloud" mentors, and cross continent collaboration that broaden your perspective and sharpen your expertise. We’ll give you the space, trust, and the right projects to help you thrive — and full visibility of what it takes to reach your next level.

About Pax8

Our mission is to build the managed intelligence marketplace and empower small businesses to do more with smarter technology. We are a fast-growing, dynamic, and high-energy organisation with a start-up feel, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the business. Culture is also important to us, and at Pax8, it’s business, and it IS personal. We are passionate, creative, and unconventional. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best! We Elev8 each other. We Advoc8 for our partners. We Innov8 continuously. We Celebr8 life.

Background checks

As part of our hiring process, we are required to undertake pre-employment checks on all candidates that are successful in their application with Pax8. As part of these checks Pax8 will request ID verification, reference requests and qualification checks (additional checks may be completed for certain countries, such as criminal and financial). All checks are completed by our third-party provider, First Advantage. Once checks have been completed all candidates will receive a copy for their records.

Equal opportunities

Pax8 are an equal opportunities employer and welcome individuals who are in possession of the appropriate requirements to work within the country you have applied for. Offered individuals will be asked to undertake identity, security compliance and reference checks. Your privacy is important to us. Your data will be held in accordance with local best practices and processed only in accordance with our recruiting processes. Privacy notice: https://www.pax8.com/en-us/terms/job-applicant-privacy-notice/