Project Manager, IT Project Manager

The Project Manager leads cross‑functional teams to deliver technology solutions in line with agreed scope, cost, schedule, and contractual commitments. The role covers delivery of custom development, cloud modernization, cognitive/analytics solutions, or large, complex programs depending on project needs. Acting as the primary point of coordination between client stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors, the Project Manager ensures successful execution of the project lifecycle, effective communication, risk management, and alignment to business and contractual requirements.

• Lead project teams in delivering solutions as defined in Statements of Work and client contracts.
• Manage project scope, cost, schedule, risks, issues, deliverables, and resource plans across internal teams, clients, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Apply project management methodologies such as Agile and traditional PM frameworks.
• Direct modernization initiatives, including refactoring, coexistence architectures, containerisation, microservices, APIs, and database or language conversions.
• Lead engagements involving cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, Google Cloud, or Red Hat Open Shift.
• Oversee the delivery of maintenance and support activities for applications or platforms when required.
• Coordinate cognitive and analytics solution delivery, including stakeholder analysis, communication planning, and facilitation of Design Thinking sessions (where applicable).
• Support development of data quality rules, metadata processes, cognitive service integration, and automated reporting (where relevant).
• Manage delivery for complex or large client projects and programs, ensuring alignment with client expectations, contractual obligations, and strategic outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with governance processes, quality standards, financial controls, and contractual milestones.
• Support resource planning, team leadership, and coordination activities based on project needs.
• Maintain strong client relationships and represent the project in governance forums and executive‑level discussions when required.

• Project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource management.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and application delivery.
• Experience with Agile and traditional PM methodologies.
• Cloud delivery experience (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, GCP, Red Hat Open Shift).
• Risk, issue, dependency, and change management.
• Vendor, subcontractor, and cross‑functional team coordination.
• Stakeholder engagement and communication planning.
• Contractual and financial management, including cost controls and deliverables tracking.
• Ability to manage complex or large‑scale projects and programs.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.

• Tools and policies to support your work‑life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme.
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.