Technical Project Manager

Quilter; Southampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Project Manager to deliver technical change initiatives. This 9-month fixed-term contract requires leadership in managing multi-sized projects aligned with business objectives, fostering collaboration across teams, and driving stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in project management methodologies and a passion for delivering technical solutions that drive business results.

Benefits

Holiday: 26 days

Pension Scheme: 10% non-contributory

Quilter Incentive Scheme

Flexible benefits via salary deduction

Cash benefit allowance

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering technical change.
• Knowledge of frameworks such as ITIL and the Development Lifecycle.
• In-depth knowledge of project delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical projects in partnership with key stakeholders.
• Define project organization structure and plan approach.
• Manage project from inception to delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Project Delivery

Change Management

Team Collaboration

Technical Understanding

Agile Methodologies

Communication

Education

Prince2, PMQ or MSP or Equivalent

Tools

Jira

DevOps boards

Job description

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Fixed Term Contract Duration - 9 Months

What the Hiring Manager says

At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve.

Our business is transforming, continually modernising and becoming even more customer centric. So if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it’s the perfect time to join us!

Technology department is Quilter Group’s primary engine for the delivery of business and technology change including the provision of robust infrastructure and IT service operations that everyone can depend upon.

Technology department brings technology-enabled innovation to market by developing relevant, integrated and optimised solutions that are scalable, commercially viable and deliver long-term value aligned to the business strategy.

Working as a strategic partner to the business our mission is to build informed and robust future-orientated technology and skills capabilities that create the right environment for our people and business to prosper with a focus on reducing complexity and excelling in the execution of our strategy.

About the Role

Level : 4

Department: Technology

Location : Southampton or Home Worker

Contract type : Fixed Term Contract

Contract Duration : 9 Months

Main Purpose of Role

To ensure the delivery of multi sized technical projects to meet specific business plan objectives.Leading a team of professionals and third parties and working in partnership with the business to deliver to agreed scope, to time, cost, quality, risk appetite and budget.

Key Responsibilities

To lead technical projects working in close partnership with key stakeholders to ensure delivery in line with agreed milestones, priorities and to set quality standards and to budget.

Understand and clearly document the business objectives and critical success factors for the project.

Define the project organisation structure and resourcing model and plan the project and approach, with consideration for the dependencies and constraints and in line with the agreed governance process, reporting and planning standards.

Build strong relationships with all stakeholders, through communication and engagement to become a trusted partner; resolving issues, searching for solutions and understanding opportunities to ensure delivery.

Collaborate with internal technical teams, third parties, business SME’s to ensure they work effectively, utilising knowledge, skills, resource and experience that are available.

Ensure the project and work stream plans are produced, actively maintained and contain the appropriate detail.

Manage the project from inception to delivery, with responsibility for day-to-day delivery on time, on budget and to schedule through effective leadership, direction, consultation and facilitation.

Acute awareness and management of project risks and issues ensuring that they are impact-assessed mitigated and escalated where appropriate.

Manage project reviews and checkpoints to the agreed standards.

Proactively seek opportunities to share knowledge and experience to enhance the capabilities/processes within the team and the wider Group Technology Solutions team.

Act as an ambassador for Technology, role modelling our core values and leading by example.

Take responsibility for personal development ensuring that a personal development plan is maintained.

About You

Applications from people with diverse backgrounds enables our inclusive organisation to thrive. If you feel you don't match our job description exactly, why not take a chance on yourself and apply? You could be exactly what this role needs.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Proven track record of delivering technical change covering implementation of new services, IT transformation, remediation, integration or migrations.

Ability to successfully influence and challenge senior stakeholders to achieve strategic outcomes for the business.

Team player, with strong results focus and high levels of initiative and innovation; able to collaborate across all levels, functions and businesses to drive strategic outcomes.

Demonstrable experience and understanding of change techniques.

Delivers on commitments and creates a culture of ownership and team responsibility within projects.

The ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems.

Delivery using 3rd parties across multiple geographies and business units.

Experience working with technical SMEs specialising in applications and infrastructure; servers, networks, data, storage, middleware and telephony.

Knowledge of frameworks such as ITIL and the Development Lifecycle.

In-depth knowledge and demonstrable application of different project delivery methodologies including Agile.

Strong working knowledge of Jira or DevOps boards would be an advantage.

Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills demonstrating the ability to translate technical and complex challenges into simple, clear updates, issues and/or risks for senior stakeholders.

Qualifications Required:

Essential: Prince2, PMQ or MSP or Equivalent

Desirable: Evidence of equivalent experience in Financial Services

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Core Benefits

Holiday: 26 days

Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in our incentive scheme, based on the company's performance and their contribution to it

Pension Scheme: 10% non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions

Benefit Allowance: A cash benefit allowance is payable in lieu of some of our core benefits.

In addition to our core benefits we offer a range of flexible benefits that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.