Lead Project Manager
Listed on 2026-10-09
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Management
Operations Management, Project & Program Management -
Business
Operations Management
Your Impact: Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK. The ISP Line of Business falls within the wider Electronics UK Business Unit and operates as a product development, manufacturing and sales business. The LoB is a leader in the integration and supply of advanced seekers systems.
At Leonardo, we have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Project Manager (PM) to take ownership of the Products Portfolio within the Precision Guidance Integrated Project Team (IPT).
This position sits within our Sensors Business Area, part of the Integrated Sensing & Protection (ISP) Line of Business (LoB). You will lead multiple world-class product lines that have provided specialist capability to the UK MoD for decades—continuing to deliver operational advantage for our armed forces.
As Lead Project Manager, you will:
- Operate across the functions to own, define and deliver long-term product plans
- Apply strong leadership, governance, and problem-solving skills to deliver multiple complex projects to time, cost, and quality.
- Input to and own delivery of delegated portions of the Integrated Business Plan (IBP), product and business strategy
- Develop a good understanding of market trends and customer needs
- Own and deliver in-year phased financial targets
- Input to and ownership of product line strategy and yearly portfolio objectives
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex projects, to time, cost and quality
- Own the progression of products through all project and lifecycle management governance frameworks
- Own annual, quarterly and monthly forecasting and progress reporting
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement within the product line
- Support bids and campaigns to increase PWIN across the portfolio
- Collaborate with all stakeholders to manage resource planning against future demand.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to project management team members
This is a full-time role requiring some national and international travel (
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