Senior Project Manager in Southampton

Who are Benifex? We are a fast-moving technology company, and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the world. We believe that everyone deserves an exceptional experience at work, every day, and build workplace technology that makes this happen. Benifex’s mission is to build remarkable experiences that employees love. Today Benifex supports more than five million employees in over 3,000 organisations across more than 100 countries. To help us on our quest to be the best, we need brilliant people on board and that’s where you come in.

Why you should apply:

• Take ownership of complex, high-impact projects for global enterprise customers and see your work make a real difference.
• Join a fast-growing technology business where delivery excellence and customer outcomes truly matter.
• Work with talented, collaborative teams who value learning, sharing knowledge and continuous improvement.
• Enjoy a high level of autonomy and trust, with the opportunity to flex your project management expertise on bespoke projects.
• Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and Best Large Tech Company to Work for 2025.
• Work for a profitable, fast‑growing market leader in the online reward and employee benefits space.

Great benefits:

• £55,000+ (Depending on experience).
• Flexible work – choose a working setup that works for you (must be based in the UK or Ireland).
• 25 days holiday plus your local bank holidays.
• Your birthday off.
• Two half day wellbeing days.
• Healthcare cash plan to cover the costs of day to day healthcare.
• Employee Assistance Plan 24/7 365 support.
• Income Protection (75%) and life assurance (4x salary).
• Pension scheme.
• £50 monthly allowance to spend on whatever takes your fancy, your very own Benifex card will be topped up at the start of each month!

Role overview:

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for planning, implementing and delivering multiple customer projects simultaneously, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget and to an agreed high standard. You’ll work with a diverse portfolio of complex, global enterprise customers, collaborating closely with internal delivery teams and senior stakeholders. Operating in a fast‑paced, high‑growth technology environment, you’ll apply a proven project methodology while confidently adapting your approach for bespoke and custom projects. This is a predominantly work‑from‑home role, with occasional travel to customer sites across the UK and optional access to our Southampton office.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, implement and manage multiple customer projects from initiation through to delivery.
• Create and maintain detailed project plans, identifying activities, timelines, resources and dependencies.
• Manage project scope, risks, issues and change requests to ensure successful outcomes.
• Track progress against agreed plans, managing deadlines and driving teams to deliver on time.
• Provide clear project updates, feedback, advice and encouragement to project team members.
• Establish and manage communication schedules for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Produce and deliver clear, compelling project documentation, proposals and presentations.
• Present project updates and outcomes to senior customer representatives and key stakeholders.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with senior‑level customers and internal executive teams.
• Support sales pitches by articulating the project approach and delivery methodology.
• Conduct post‑implementation reviews to assess outcomes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Act as a role model within the Project Management team, supporting and developing others.

What we are looking for:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience successfully managing multiple projects, ideally in software or solutions delivery.
• Proven experience delivering large, complex customer projects.
• A strong track record of managing competing priorities and meeting challenging deadlines.
• A proactive, accountable completer‑finisher with a strong sense of ownership.
• Confidence using project management and reporting tools such as Air‑table, JIRA or MS Project.
• A recognised project management qualification.
• A problem‑solving mindset with the confidence to challenge the status quo and remove barriers.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging senior stakeholders.

Bonus points for:

• Previous experience working within the employee benefits industry.

We want to make the application process as simple and fair as possible. That’s why we don’t ask for a cover letter for this role. Instead, you’ll find a few short questions in the application form. Your answers will help us understand your experience and skills in a more direct and relevant way.

Our interview process:

• Initial interview with the Talent team.
• Online tests in numeracy and logical reasoning.
• Interview with the hiring manager.
• Final interview with a senior team member/director.

We look forward to receiving and reading your application! We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during the recruitment process, please let us know with your application.