Project Manager

Albany Beck; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany Beck is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support a Workforce Management Enhancement initiative within a leading global Financial Services organisation. You will own delivery from planning through to implementation, coordinating across business and technology teams in a complex stakeholder environment.

The role emphasizes strong communication, proactive risk management, and clear visibility of progress, risks and decisions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager within Financial Services or a similar large, complex organisation.
• Strong end-to-end project management and delivery capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to own delivery and work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of end-to-end delivery of the Workforce Management Enhancement project.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, timelines and deliverables.
• Coordinate activities across multiple business and technology stakeholders.
• Monitor progress and address delivery challenges proactively.
• Maintain clear ownership and accountability for actions.
• Drive the project forward with minimal day-to-day oversight.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops and discussions.
• Provide regular status reporting to leadership and stakeholders.
• Identify risks, blockers and coordinate mitigation.
• Ensure governance and delivery controls are in place.
• Support transition of capabilities into Business-as-Usual operations.
• Collaborate within Cyber Security portfolio governance framework.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Governance

Reporting

Cross-functional coordination

Risk and dependency management

Independent / self-starting

Delivery leadership

Education

PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM or equivalent

Job description

Company: Albany Beck

Engagement Type: Permanent

About Albany Beck

Albany Beck is a Management Consultancy focused on providing specialist talent and transformative solutions to Financial Services clients. We combine subject matter expertise with innovative delivery models that help clients scale efficiently, while offering meaningful, long-term career opportunities to our people. At Albany Beck, you'll be choosing to work with an organisation that's passionate about your learning journey and committed to your professional and personal development.

Role Overview

Albany Beck is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of a Workforce Management Enhancement initiative within a leading global Financial Services organisation. The project sits within a broader Cyber Security portfolio of work; however, this is not a directly technical Cyber Security role. The focus will be on delivering improvements to workforce management capabilities, coordinating activity across multiple stakeholders and ensuring the project progresses successfully from planning through to implementation. The successful candidate will be a confident and self-sufficient Project Manager who is comfortable taking ownership of delivery, working independently and operating across a complex stakeholder environment. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement will be particularly important, with the Project Manager responsible for bringing together different teams, maintaining delivery momentum and providing clear visibility of progress, risks and key decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the end-to-end delivery of the Workforce Management Enhancement project.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, timelines and key deliverables.
• Coordinate activities across multiple business and technology stakeholders.
• Monitor progress against agreed plans and proactively address potential delivery challenges.
• Ensure clear ownership and accountability for actions and deliverables.
• Drive the project forward independently with minimal day-to-day oversight.
• Maintain focus on agreed outcomes, timelines and delivery priorities.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Act as a central point of coordination between business, technology and programme teams.
• Engage confidently with stakeholders at varying levels of seniority.
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops and delivery discussions.
• Ensure stakeholders have clear visibility of priorities, responsibilities and upcoming milestones.
• Manage differing stakeholder priorities and drive alignment where required.
• Communicate complex project information in a clear, concise and practical manner.
• Establish and maintain appropriate project governance and delivery controls.
• Maintain RAID logs covering risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies.
• Produce regular project status reporting for programme leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Track actions, decisions and dependencies through to completion.
• Identify potential risks or blockers early and coordinate appropriate mitigation.
• Escalate material concerns in a timely and structured manner.
• Ensure project documentation remains accurate and up to date throughout delivery.
• Support the definition of current-state and future-state workforce management processes and capabilities.
• Coordinate business and technology activities required to deliver agreed enhancements.
• Support implementation planning, business readiness and transition activities.
• Work with impacted teams to understand dependencies and implementation requirements.
• Ensure changes are effectively communicated and embedded across relevant stakeholder groups.
• Support the transition of delivered capabilities into Business-as-Usual operations.
• Work effectively within the governance and delivery structure of a broader Cyber Security portfolio.
• Coordinate with other Project Managers, Programme Managers and portfolio stakeholders where dependencies exist.
• Ensure the Workforce Management initiative remains aligned with wider portfolio objectives and timelines.
• Support portfolio-level reporting and governance requirements where required.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Project Manager within Financial Services or another large, complex organisation.
• Strong end-to-end project management and delivery experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships across multiple business areas.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrable ability to work independently and take ownership of delivery.
• Experience developing and managing project plans, milestones, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Strong governance and project reporting capabilities.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing competing priorities.
• Ability to identify blockers and proactively drive their resolution.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Comfortable operating within a fast-paced and evolving programme environment.
• Financial Services or Banking experience.
• Experience delivering workforce management, operating model, people, process or organisational change initiatives.
• Experience working within a wider Technology, Information Security or Cyber Security portfolio.
• Exposure to large-scale transformation or enterprise change programmes.
• Experience supporting business and technology teams through implementation and transition.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Relevant project management qualifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM or equivalent.

Personal Attributes

• Independent and comfortable taking ownership with limited supervision.
• Proactive and able to drive delivery rather than waiting for direction.
• Excellent communicator who can adapt their style to different stakeholder groups.
• Strong relationship builder with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Pragmatic and solutions-focused when faced with delivery challenges.
• Comfortable working within ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Collaborative and able to bring different teams together around shared objectives.
• Accountable, dependable and focused on achieving outcomes.