Technical Project Manager - AJ Bell

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager on an 18 month fixed-term contract to lead the delivery of a strategic refresh of our mobile app. This is a fixed-term role requiring strong project leadership skills, excellent stakeholder management, and a solid understanding of financial services and regulatory requirements. You will coordinate internal teams and external delivery partners to ensure the refreshed app is delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards.

What does the job involve?

• Lead end-to-end project delivery of the mobile app refresh, from initiation through to launch and post-implementation review.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders including Product, UX/UI, Development, QA, Compliance, and third-party vendors.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, RAID logs, and resource trackers.
• Ensure the project meets financial services regulatory requirements (e.g., FCA rules, data protection, consumer duty).
• Facilitate governance processes and produce project status reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Track and manage risks and issues, ensuring mitigation plans are in place.
• Coordinate and support user acceptance testing (UAT) and sign-off processes.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to manage dependencies and align delivery with business objectives.

Knowledge And Experience

• Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering digital products, ideally mobile apps.
• Strong background in financial services, with demonstrable understanding of regulatory standards and frameworks (e.g. FCA, PSD2, GDPR).
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, including third-party suppliers.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, Jira, MS Project, Confluence).
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, priorities and changing deadlines.

Competence & Skills

• High attention to detail, with a focus on quality and risk management.
• Ability to quickly understand technical and business topics.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including working with senior leadership.
• Strong interpersonal skills to motivate and lead your project team.
• Planning and organisational skills.

About Us:

AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 593,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £90.4 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.

Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company. Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,500 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For' for six consecutive years and in 2024 named a Great Place to Work.

At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

In return for your hard work you will be entitled to:

• Competitive starting salary depending on experience.
• Starting holiday entitlement of 27 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service and a holiday buy and sell scheme.
• A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 8%.
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• Annual free share awards scheme.
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme.
• Health Cash Plan - provided by SimplyHealth.
• Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan.
• Free on-site gym providing a wide range of free classes.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Bike loan scheme.
• Sick pay+ pledge.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.
• Discounted nursery fees at Kids Planet on Exchange Quay.
• Loans for travel season tickets.
• Death in service scheme.
• Paid time off for volunteer work.
• Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice.
• Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more.
• Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops.
• Ongoing technical training.
• Professional qualification support.
• Talent development programmes.
• Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off.
• Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches.
• Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals.

Hybrid working

At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That’s why we offer a hybrid working model, where you’ll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.

AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.