Commercial Project Manager in London

Job Title: Commercial Project Manager
Contract type: Permanent
Location: London & Hybrid (2 days a week in our London office)
Team: Finance and Business
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Salary: Competitive
Closing date:
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This is a commercially focused project-management role for an individual who can operate at the intersection of commercial strategy, financial performance, operational delivery and business change.
The successful candidate will be able to take a commercial objective—such as improving margin, reducing costs, increasing revenue or improving customer profitability—and translate it into a structured programme of activity with clear ownership, milestones, financial outcomes and measurable benefits.

The role requires someone who is:
Commercial | Analytical | Financially Literate | Delivery-Focused | Collaborative | Influential | Pragmatic | Results-Oriented

Why join us?
Working principally across Revenue & Brand and Partnerships & Events as well as other business functions as required, the Commercial Project Manager will ensure that commercial projects are clearly defined, appropriately governed and delivered on time, within agreed budgets and to the required commercial outcomes.

Qualifications - Essential

• Recognised project management experience and/or qualification.
• Significant practical experience in commercial project management, business transformation or a related discipline

Qualification - Desirable

• Recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2, Agile PM or PMP.
• Commercial or business qualification.
• CIPS qualification or procurement experience.
• Finance or accounting qualification / relevant financial management experience.
• Business analysis or change-management qualification.

Equivalent practical experience will be considered in place of formal qualifications.
Essential Experience

• Proven experience managing commercial, business transformation or cross-functional projects.
• Demonstrable experience delivering projects from initiation through to implementation.
• Strong commercial understanding and business acumen.
• Experience managing project budgets, risks, issues, dependencies and resources.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders.
• Experience working across multiple business functions.
• Experience developing or managing commercial business cases.
• Strong financial and analytical capability.
• Experience managing suppliers, customers or commercial partners.
• Demonstrable ability to deliver measurable business benefits.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in pricing and margin management.
• Experience in procurement and supplier negotiations.
• Experience of contract management.
• Experience of customer profitability analysis.
• Experience of ERP, CRM or commercial systems.
• Experience of business process improvement.
• Experience of data and management information projects.
• Experience in a fast-moving commercial environment.
• Experience of Agile, Waterfall or hybrid project methodologies.

Knowledge & Technical Skills:

• Strong project management and delivery skills.
• Excellent commercial and financial understanding.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to interpret financial and commercial information.
• Strong understanding of revenue, margin, contribution and profitability.
• Good understanding of contracts and commercial terms.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Excellent stakeholder-management capability.
• Strong Excel and financial-modelling skills.
• Good Microsoft 365 capability.
• Ability to use data and management information to support decision-making.
• Understanding of commercial systems, ERP and CRM environments