Technology Project Manager

Aurora Energy Research; Oxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Parental Support

Salary-Exchange Pension

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Local Oxford Discounts

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Flu Jabs

Job summary

Aurora Energy Research in Oxford, UK is seeking an experienced Technology Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of technology and SaaS projects, driving outcomes that support our global growth.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams spanning Enterprise Systems, Architecture, Data, Information Security and IT Operations, establishing practical delivery plans, governance and engagement with sponsors.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering SaaS or enterprise systems projects across full delivery lifecycle.
• Strong planning and governance capabilities with budgets, risks and reporting.
• Proven ability to work with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams in a matrix structure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; translate tech to business language.
• Organised with the ability to manage multiple activities and momentum.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of technology and SaaS projects from initiation to closure.
• Define scope, delivery plans, budgets, milestones and success metrics.
• Establish governance, manage risks, issues, dependencies and decisions.
• Provide concise reporting to sponsors and governance forums.
• Manage scope, timelines and costs with clear trade-off decisions.
• Engage with business stakeholders to translate requirements into outcomes.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings to create clarity and ownership.
• Ensure adoption and change readiness, communications and training.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across Enterprise Systems, Architecture, Data, Info Security and IT Operations.
• Coordinate suppliers and vendors; manage change requests and budgets.
• Define handover, service readiness and post-implementation support.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to governance improvements.

Skills

SaaS delivery

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Matrix leadership

Business translation

Change management

Communication

Prioritisation

Risk management

Organisational change

Tools

Dynamics 365

Power Platform

Azure

Microsoft 365

Power BI

Job description

Technology Project Manager

Department: Internal Technology

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Oxford, UK

Description

Aurora is seeking an experienced Technology Project Manager to join our growing Internal Technology team. The role will lead end-to-end delivery of technology and SaaS projects that improve how Aurora operates and support the continued growth of our global business.

Working across business functions and multidisciplinary technology teams, you will translate business needs into clear project outcomes and coordinate delivery across areas including Enterprise Systems, Architecture, Data, Information Security and IT Operations. You will be responsible for establishing practical delivery plans and governance, managing budgets, risks and dependencies, and maintaining clarity and momentum throughout the project lifecycle.

The role is highly business-facing. You will build strong relationships with project sponsors, business stakeholders, technical specialists, vendors and implementation partners, ensuring that decisions are well informed and that technical topics are communicated clearly in business language. You will also ensure that projects deliver the required business, process and organisational change: not simply the implementation of new technology.

You will work independently while leading project teams through a matrix structure. You will take ownership of projects from initiation and solution or supplier selection through implementation, adoption and transition into sustainable operational support.

Aurora is growing quickly, and our technology landscape and ways of working continue to evolve as we scale. This is an opportunity to deliver meaningful change in a fast-moving organisation, helping to create scalable processes, systems and operating models that enable future growth and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Project delivery and governance

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of technology, enterprise systems and SaaS projects, from initiation and planning through to implementation, adoption and closure.
• Define and maintain clear project scope, outcomes, delivery plans, budgets, milestones, dependencies and success measures.
• Establish proportionate project governance, including effective management of risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies and decisions.
• Provide clear, concise and decision-focused reporting to project sponsors, governance forums and senior stakeholders.
• Manage changes to project scope, timelines and cost, ensuring that impacts and trade-offs are understood and agreed.

Business engagement and change

• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders to understand their objectives, processes, requirements and constraints.
• Translate between business requirements and technology delivery, helping stakeholders and technical teams develop a shared understanding of the required outcomes.
• Facilitate workshops, planning sessions and project meetings that create clarity, ownership and timely decision-making.
• Ensure projects deliver the required business, process and organisational change, including appropriate readiness, communications, training and adoption activity.
• Maintain a strong focus on measurable business outcomes, user experience and sustainable improvements rather than technology implementation alone.

Technology team coordination

• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across Enterprise Systems, Architecture, Data, Information Security and IT Operations, alongside relevant business subject-matter experts.
• Lead project teams through a matrix structure, creating accountability and momentum without relying on direct line-management authority.
• Work with technical leads to ensure solutions are deliverable, secure, supportable and aligned with Aurora’s wider technology direction.
• Identify and actively manage cross-team dependencies, resource constraints and competing priorities.

Supplier and commercial management

• Support technology and SaaS supplier selection, including requirements definition, evaluation and implementation planning.
• Manage implementation partners, vendors and other third parties against agreed scope, deliverables, timelines, costs and quality expectations.
• Support commercial management throughout delivery, including budget tracking, forecasting, purchase management and assessment of change requests.

Transition and continuous improvement

• Define and coordinate appropriate handover, service readiness and post-implementation support activities.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to the continued development of Aurora’s project delivery standards, tools and governance.
• Apply project methodologies pragmatically, using sufficient structure and control while remaining responsive to the needs of a fast-moving organisation.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required attributes

• Demonstrable experience delivering SaaS implementations, enterprise systems projects or other technology-enabled business change, throughout the full delivery lifecycle, from definition and planning through implementation, adoption and transition into operational support.
• Strong project planning and governance capability, including the management of partners, vendors, scope, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions and reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills, with the confidence to work with senior leaders, business teams and technical specialists.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams and delivering through a matrix structure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical topics clearly in business language and produce concise, decision-focused updates and achievable technology deliverables.
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple activities and maintain momentum.
• A pragmatic approach to project methodology, governance and problem-solving, focused on achieving outcomes rather than following process for its own sake.
• The resilience and adaptability to operate effectively where priorities, requirements and ways of working continue to evolve.
• A proactive approach to ownership, with the confidence to create structure, challenge constructively and drive decisions when required.

Desirable attributes

• Experience working with Microsoft technologies, such as Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, Microsoft 365 or Power BI.
• Familiarity with change management, business readiness and user-adoption approaches.
• Experience working in a high-growth, international or multi-entity organisation.

What we offer

Some of the benefits we include are:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Parental Support
• Salary-Exchange Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Local Oxford Discounts
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Flu Jabs

At AER, we are committed to offering flexibility in the way we work. Most of our roles are hybrid with a mix of in-office/home working and potentially adjustable working hours. Let’s discuss what works for you and AER during the interview process.

The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity.