Project Manager

Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract

Working pattern: Ideally 3 days per week

We are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of a business change project, ensuring delivery within agreed scope, budget, quality and timelines.

The project will consolidate client, contact and matter reference data into a single trusted source, introduce automated regulatory compliance checks into client onboarding, and coordinate data migration, systems integration and business change across multiple functions.

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM PMQ, PMP or equivalent.
• Proven experience delivering medium-to-large IT projects across the full project lifecycle.
• Strong experience in project planning, budgeting, governance, risk, change and assurance.
• Experience managing vendors, implementation partners and cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with Waterfall, Agile or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, facilitation and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with data migration, systems integration or business change projects.
• Good understanding of data protection principles, including UK GDPR and DPIA requirements.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps or equivalent.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint.
• Understanding of systems integration, digital transformation and core business applications such as CRM, case/practice management and document management systems.

Desirable

• Experience with master/reference data, MDM, CRM or case management integration, client onboarding or compliance automation.
• Experience in regulated or professional services environments, particularly where data accuracy and compliance are critical.
• Experience managing multi-vendor or geographically distributed teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery from mobilisation and discovery through design, build, data migration, testing, training, go-live and hypercare.
• Develop and manage project plans, milestones, critical paths, dependencies, resources and budgets.
• Own project RAID, risk, issue and change control, ensuring timely mitigation and escalation.
• Establish and maintain effective project governance, including Steering Group/Board reporting, stage-gate reviews and decision-making forums.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across IT, Finance, Compliance, Business Development and Operations.
• Manage third-party vendors and implementation partners, ensuring delivery against agreed SLAs, milestones and contractual obligations.
• Oversee data migration, systems integration, quality assurance and go-live readiness.
• Manage stakeholder communications, executive reporting and project documentation.
• Coordinate phased cutover and rollout to minimise business disruption.
• Work with Compliance and the DPO to address data protection, DPIA and data-minimisation requirements.
• Track benefits realisation and ensure the project delivers its intended business outcomes.

Benefits (pro rata)

Contractual

• 25 days holiday
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance 5 x final salary
• Private medical insurance
• Medicash and discounted retail benefits

Non Contractual

• Flexible Hybrid working
• An additional days holiday for your birthday
• A weekly wellbeing hour
• 8 hour per annum charity work
• Cycle to work scheme
• Bring your dog to work
• Social committee events
• Season ticket travel loan
• Eligible to purchase an additional five days holiday