At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage large, complex tech projects while ensuring high-quality outcomes.
- Company: Dynamic professional services firm focused on innovation and excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth opportunities, and a collaborative work environment.
- Other info: Join a team that values creativity and offers continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Shape the future of technology projects and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: 8+ years in project management with strong leadership and communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 58349 - 71315 £ per year.
A minimum of 8 years' progressive experience in a related field.
Working knowledge of both the theoretical and practical aspects of project management in a technology industry.
Experience managing client expectations, vendor terms, and internal resource alignment.
Demonstrated leadership in providing project deliverables as assigned.
Ability to manage budgets, analyse financial reports, and track profitability across projects.
Skilled at navigating complex challenges with analytical rigor.
Understand the difference between a risk and an issue, and skills required to drive risk and issue resolution.
Ability to work independently and aggressively track to project timelines.
Proficiency in managing multiple projects, prioritising tasks, and meeting deadlines.
Excellent documentation skills and attention to detail.
Experience in effectively influencing and leading internal and external teams.
Ability to influence, motivate, and guide cross-functional teams.
Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills to engage clients, teams, and executives.
Proficiency with project management software.
Experience delivering project management in a professional services environment.
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing large and complex technical projects, leveraging project management best practices to drive continuous improvement, and ensuring high-quality outcomes.
The Senior Project Manager is expected to weigh the interests of multiple stakeholders, act with the highest professionalism, and exercise independent judgment and decision-making.
Job Responsibilities:
- Manages the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple and large complex projects with multiple work streams.
- Ability to create in-depth WBS with interdependencies and a defined critical path.
- Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills; develops and executes an efficient internal and external communication strategy for ensuring communication with all levels of management within the team.
- Monitors and reports on project progress to stakeholders.
- Builds and strengthens relationships with the customer and stakeholders (internal and external).
- Responsible for creation and maintenance of resource plans ensuring effective resource allocation and distribution across the portfolio of projects.
- Utilises project management tools and techniques to improve execution and drive efficiencies.
- Implements engagement review and quality assurance procedures in accordance with our methodology.
- Ensures profitable and successful execution of all assigned engagements as measured by regional goals and customer feedback.
- Proactively manages changes in project scope.
- Effectively creates and executes risk management plans.
- Manages and analyses profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates, and utilisation across projects.
- Understands and manages key project financial components to ensure projects are delivered within budget.
- Responsible for quality and timely execution of deliverables across projects.
Job Type: Full-time
Category: Professional Services
Salaried: Salaried
Project Manager (English speaking) in London employer: World Wide Technology
World Wide Technology is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the heart of London. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have access to extensive training and development opportunities while working alongside industry leaders in cloud and AI transformation. The company's commitment to diversity and inclusion, coupled with its strategic partnerships, ensures that you will be part of meaningful projects that drive real change in the financial services sector.
