Project Lead in Leeds

Schroders Personal Wealth aims to improve the way financial advice is offered, by making it more affordable, accessible and powerful for more people. We want to change lives for the better. This role is responsible for running Transformation Projects to achieve strategic outcomes for SPW’s Clients, Colleagues and Company. This includes scoping, coordinating and leading multiple projects focused on the delivery of systems, process, behavioural and or technology change. This role ensures our projects within programmes of work are delivered to a high quality, within budget and on time.

Role: Fixed Term Contract to 31/12/2026

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Salary: £56,060 to £61,666

Key Responsibilities

• Planning and Coordination: Develop project / team / centre of excellence scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders. Structure and organise resources required to deliver project outcomes within allocated capacity/resources to the agreed timeline. Keep track of and remove project or team impediments, manage team/project resourcing needs & demand and manage team/project risks, dependencies, incidents and issues. Liaise with other teams to share ideas and agree cross team dependencies and deliverables. Manage any suppliers relationships related to the project in a partnership approach.
• Delivery and Readiness: Responsible for coordinating all business readiness activities & the successful deployment and transition to run / embedding of any delivery. Work with engineering colleagues to ensure the quality of product/code. Arrange, facilitate, communicate and support testing, training and release planning.
• Project Reporting: Regular reporting on progress of project as appropriate and elevate to management as needed. Responsible for reporting and analysing accuracy of cost /effort estimates and supporting /challenging where necessary.
• Creating High Performing Teams: Coach, mentor and review the colleagues in your project team to help improve and optimise performance. Set the standard for delivery culture and celebrate great behaviours and achievements within the team.

Qualifications & Skills

• Communication: Strong communication skills to convey messages clearly to clients and team members. Share vision, goals, ideas, and address issues effectively.
• Leadership: Critical for guiding project teams, making decisions, and motivating stakeholders.
• Organization: Maintain structure, track progress, and manage resources efficiently.
• Negotiation: Navigate conflicts, reach agreements, and balance competing interests.
• Interpersonal skills and Team/Matrix Management: Foster collaboration, delegate tasks, and build a cohesive project team.
• Time Management: Prioritise tasks, meet deadlines, and optimise project schedules.
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate risks to project success.
• Problem-Solving: Analyse challenges, find solutions, and adapt as needed.

We understand not everyone will meet 100% of the requirements, however we encourage you to apply if you think your skills are a good fit for this role. This job vacancy may close earlier than the advertised date if a suitable candidate is found. We encourage interested applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Benefits

• Generous Holiday Entitlement: 30 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell 5 days.
• Health & Wellbeing: Company-paid Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, and Health Screening.
• Company Pension Contribution: A matched pension contribution of up to 15% of your base pay.
• Cash Allowance: Flexible allowance to spend on additional benefits personal to you, including: dental cover, paid sabbatical leave, gym membership, menopause support.
• Bonus Opportunity: Dependent on individual/company performance (eligible after 3 months’ service).
• Financial Advice: Access to free financial advice to help secure your financial future.

To find out more, please visit our website.

Flexible Working

At SPW, we know how important it is to be able to achieve a balance. We want to support your lifestyle as well as meeting our business needs, so will always aim to be flexible. As well as traditional working patterns, we have colleagues who work informal flexible hours, reduced working hours, and have job-sharing arrangements. Many colleagues work from home, or in a hybrid way.

You belong here

At SPW, we embrace individuality and diversity of identity, experience and thought. We actively strive for inclusive behaviours and actions, making appropriate adjustments for disabilities, health conditions and neurodiversities. We ensure equal opportunities for all and transparently report on gender pay to promote fairness.

Schroders Personal Wealth operates under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime as a solo-regulated firm and if this role is classed as a Certified Role under that regime you will be subject to enhanced vetting and will have a number of additional conduct and regulatory duties to adhere to, as well as certifying at least annually that you are fit and proper to perform this role.