Project Manager in Manchester

We are now recruiting a new Project Manager to be responsible for the timely and effective delivery of business-related projects and change, in support of AJ Bell’s strategic objectives. The role is to deliver projects and change through the entire delivery life cycle; from inception through to go-live and post implementation. Change is predominantly business-led with an emphasis on financial regulation therefore experience of a financially regulated environment is essential. Deliverables must meet the key requirements of Proposition, Service and Price at the heart of The AJ Bell Way and in line with the guiding principles.

AJ Bell is a dynamic and growth-oriented business, you will work with an experienced and ambitious team, who are passionate about delivering the Group’s purpose to help people invest.

What does the job involve?

• Manage the delivery of multiple projects and changes, often with a strong emphasis on financial regulation or operational process and systems.
• Delivery of complex business-led change, across multiple sites and functions, mixing internal Agile development with 3rd party supplier development and process-driven change.
• Establish and maintain effective and trusted relationships with internal Business and IT project stakeholders and external 3rd party suppliers.
• Co-ordinate and drive collaboration of project and change resources to get the best from stakeholders.
• Production and agreement of project and change scope and optimised delivery plans and responsibility for leading and managing teams to these plans.
• Regular reporting on delivery status to sponsors, stakeholders and executive management board.
• Identification and management of risks, issues, and dependencies, plus assessment of consumer outcome risks posed by the change.
• Produce and monitor resource forecasts and budgets and, where change to the terms of reference is required, follow appropriate change control.
• Mentoring of junior project managers and new team members.

About you:

• You’ll have the ability to quickly understand technical and business topics.
• Use of sound judgement to determine when it is necessary to elevate through established escalation channels in a timely manner.
• Experience of delivering in a financially regulated environment.
• Pragmatic approach to delivery of projects and change.
• PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certification or equivalent e.g. PMP.
• Experience of multiple project delivery methodologies e.g. Agile, SDLC, SAFe.
• Experience of Jira and Confluence desirable.
• Financial services industry knowledge, e.g. pensions, investments and stockbroking, would be desirable.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build and manage effective relationships.
• Good business/commercial knowledge.
• Analytical skills/problem solving.
• Planning and organisational skill.
• High attention to detail.

Qualifications

• PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certification or equivalent e.g. PMP.

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 644,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £103.3 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 2025 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.

Our perks and benefits

• Starting holiday entitlement of 26 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 7% (Increasing with length of service).
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• Annual free share awards scheme.
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme.
• Health Cash Plan – provided by SimplyHealth.
• Private healthcare scheme and dental plan.
• Free gym membership.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Sick pay+ pledge.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.
• Loans for travel season tickets.
• Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice.
• Calendar of social events, including annual Christmas party, summer party and much more.
• Ongoing technical training.
• Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off.
• Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches.

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 60% 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.