Job Title: Senior Project Manager – Digital Transformation
Location: Manchester / Hybrid
About Us:
W are undergoing a major digital transformation, redefining how we operate and deliver value to our customers. We are seeking a highly skilled and results-driven Project Manager to lead this complex initiative, coordinating multiple stakeholders, service providers, and system integrators to ensure critical milestones are met on time and on budget.
Role Overview:
The Senior Project Manager will take ownership of end-to-end project delivery for a large-scale digital transformation program. This role requires a hands-on leader who thrives in high-pressure environments, has a proven track record managing both internal teams and external service providers, and is committed to driving results.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex digital transformation initiatives.
* Manage relationships with multiple service providers, vendors, and system integrators, ensuring alignment with project objectives and deliverables.
* Develop, track, and maintain detailed project plans, ensuring milestones, timelines, and budgets are met.
* Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and obstacles, and implement mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
* Drive cross-functional collaboration, facilitating communication between business stakeholders, technical teams, and external partners.
* Take a hands-on approach to problem-solving, helping unblock issues and ensuring teams can deliver against tight deadlines.
* Provide regular project updates and status reports to senior leadership, highlighting key achievements, risks, and recommendations.
Qualifications & Experience:
* Proven experience managing large, complex digital transformation or technology programs.
* Strong experience in vendor and service provider management, including system integrators.
* Exceptional organizational, planning, and execution skills with a track record of delivering against tough deadlines.
* Hands-on, action-oriented, and capable of stepping in to get things done when necessary.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification preferred.
* Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
Key Attributes:
* Resilient and decisive under pressure.
* Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
* Collaborative yet assertive, able to influence and drive decisions.
* Results-focused, with a “get it done” mentality.