Project Manager, M&E 24 month FTC - London, UK

FCM Meetings & Events is embarking on one of the most ambitious global standardisation programmes in its history — the M&E Single Operating Model (SOM). This is a 2-year, 13-market transformation programme rolling out an integrated technology and process stack across our global business. We are looking for a talented and driven Project Manager to own end-to-end delivery across our EMEA markets before pivoting to support AMERS markets. You will be the institutional knowledge carrier for the programme: the same person who lands the EMEA blueprint takes it into AMERS. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role at the heart of a genuinely global programme. You'll work across multiple time zones, deployment modes, and business cultures — and you'll leave having delivered something that changes how M&E operates globally. Please note, this is a 24 month FTC.

What You'll Do

• Project Planning & Execution: Own end-to-end project planning across an assigned portfolio of M&E markets, covering a variety of deployment types across the programme's 2-year delivery window. Develop and maintain detailed market-level project plans — scope, timelines, resources, dependencies, and deliverables — using Agile and hybrid methodologies appropriate to each deployment type. Execute concurrently across multiple markets in flight, managing pre-build, UAT, cutover, go-live and hypercare phases with discipline and pace. Regularly monitor and report project progress to the Head of Transformation and Steerco, keeping status transparent and escalations clean.
• Business Alignment: Partner closely with M&E business and discipline leaders to translate strategic objectives into executable project plans. Ensure all project outcomes align with the overarching programme goals: standardised process, consistent technology, and a single global operating model. Act as the primary bridge between local market stakeholders and the central programme team.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify, assess and manage risks and issues across all markets in your delivery remit. Own the delivery risk register for your markets, ensuring mitigations are live and escalations reach the right level quickly. Coordinate closely with the Tech Delivery Lead on integration risk, and with the Global Change Manager on adoption risk.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and sustain strong working relationships with internal market teams, regional GMs, the central program team, Corp Tech, Deployment, Finance, IT, and external vendors. Communicate project progress, milestones and escalations clearly and consistently.
• Resource & Delivery Coordination: Work within the firewalled resource model — coordinating with Corp Tech firewall capacity and Deployment Managers to align delivery capacity to market sequencing. Support the onboarding of surge resource into market delivery at peak windows.
• Market Initiation & Pre-Engagement: Lead structured pre-engagement for each assigned market, defining scope, deployment mode, key stakeholders, readiness criteria and success metrics. Develop market-level project charters and delivery plans as the basis for programme-level reporting.
• Project Monitoring & Control: Implement robust monitoring mechanisms across all markets in flight simultaneously — tracking progress against milestones, dependencies and go-live dates.
• Quality & Hypercare: Ensure quality gates are met at each phase of delivery. Protect hypercare resource allocation for each market.
• Project Transition & Readiness: As the programme sequencing evolves, lead the structured transition of your delivery focus to new markets or regions.
• Continuous Improvement: Actively contribute to programme-level retrospectives and process improvement, applying Agile principles of inspect and adapt across your delivery portfolio.

What We're Seeking

• Proven end-to-end project management experience in complex, multi-market technology programmes is essential.
• 5+ years delivering technology deployment or migration projects across multiple geographies simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience managing concurrent project delivery across international markets.
• Experience in technology rollouts involving CRM, Finance, ERP, or event/travel management platforms.
• Strong analytical mindset: comfortable with risk registers, dependency mapping, delivery dashboards and milestone-based reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills across time zones, seniority levels, and cultural contexts.
• Scaled Agile (SAFe) certification — highly preferable.
• Project Management qualification (PMP / PMBOK / Prince2 / Agile or similar) — mandatory.

What's in it for you

• Exclusive Travel Discounts: Access to exclusive industry rates and discounts through our in-house travel team.
• Career Development: Clear career pathways and resources to achieve your professional goals.
• Vibrant Culture & industry-renowned social events: Experience our fun culture with exciting social events.
• Active Hour: An hour dedicated each week to focus on your fitness or personal wellness.
• Comprehensive Health Cash Plan: Reimbursement for a variety of medical services.
• Health & Wellbeing Challenges: Monthly health and wellbeing challenges designed to keep you motivated.
• Financial Wellbeing Support: Access expert financial services to help you manage your finances.
• And Much More: Enjoy a range of additional benefits, including company-matched charitable donations and an excellent pension scheme.

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