Technical Project Manager (12-Month Maternity Cover)

Penta Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous paid time off

Firm-wide social events

Learning and growth opportunities

Location-based benefits

Job summary

Penta Group is seeking a Technical Project Manager for a 12-month maternity cover role, hybrid with 1–2 office days weekly. You will drive delivery of platform features, data science and BI initiatives, collaborating with product and tech teams to impact client outcomes.

You will manage end-to-end delivery, utilise Agile and Waterfall methods, and leverage tools like Jira and Claude to report progress and cost metrics. Prior experience in data/LLM projects is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience managing technical delivery projects, including the full end to end SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Strong organisational and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong working knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management techniques.
• Experience with our project management toolset, or equivalent tools: Jira, Claude, Google Workspace, Excel.
• Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. Claude) to automate delivery reporting and Project Management admin tasks.
• Detail-oriented with a proactive problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence: Implementing and enhancing our hybrid waterfall/agile project management practices, bringing discipline and accountability to project delivery.
• Own successful delivery: Lead prioritisation, planning, and coordination across cross-functional teams. Anticipate and resolve constraints, risks, and blockers.
• Ensure transparency: Track and communicate progress and costs clearly with stakeholders using project metrics and dashboards.
• Collaborate effectively: Work closely with stakeholders across product, technology, and the wider business to align goals and expectations.

Skills

Project management

Agile

Waterfall

Communication

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

AI tools

Jira

Education

Computer science

Mathematics

Related field

Tools

Jira

Claude

Google Workspace

Excel

Job description

What’s in it for me?

• Competitive salary and compensation structure
• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
• Frequent firm-wide social events and activities
• Excellent environment for learning and growth
• Further benefits, depending on location

About the Role

At the heart of Penta’s business is our bespoke intelligence platform and analytical toolset, used by our colleagues to deliver impactful and actionable insights for our clients. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with our product team and technical team - including developers and data scientists - to deliver new and innovative analytical capabilities to power strategic decision-making for global organisations.
This is a 12-month maternity cover position, with the possibility of extension. You will play a critical role in shaping and delivering new platform features that directly impact client outcomes and business growth. Expect to work on a wide variety of projects that combine technology, data science, and business intelligence.
The role of the Technical Project Manager is to ensure the timely and rigorous execution of strategically important projects through the entire product lifecycle: from discovery and design, through development and release.
This position is a hybrid role, with one-two regular office days per week, and occasional additional in-office days as required.
In this role you will:

• Drive operational excellence: Implementing and enhancing our hybrid waterfall/agile project management practices, bringing discipline and accountability to project delivery.
• Own successful delivery: Lead prioritisation, planning, and coordination across cross-functional teams. Anticipate and resolve constraints, risks, and blockers.
• Ensure transparency:Track and communicate progress and costs clearly with stakeholders using project metrics and dashboards.
• Collaborate effectively:Work closely with stakeholders across product, technology, and the wider business to align goals and expectations.

We have a strong culture of learning and collaboration, and you’ll be encouraged to explore areas that align with your interests and career goals.

About You

Key competencies

Essential:

• 3+ years experience managing technical delivery projects, including the full end to end SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Strong organisational and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong working knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management techniques.
• Experience with our project management toolset, or equivalent tools: Jira, Claude, Google Workspace, Excel.
• Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. Claude) to automate delivery reporting and Project Management admin tasks.
• Detail-oriented with a proactive problem-solving approach.

Desirable:

• Experience delivering data and/or LLM-based technical projects.
• Prior experience as a developer, business analyst, or product owner.
• Understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Certification is a plus (Prince 2, PMI-PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master).
• University-level education in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.