Project Manager, Cybersecurity, Systems Analyst

Hours : Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 (35 hours per week)

Hybrid working with a minimum of two days per week office based

Happy to talk flexible working

Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2025 for the second year running and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Team: Project Management Office

Location: Liverpool

Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

Here are some examples of what we offer:

• Annual leave starting at 25 days
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
• Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
• Annual fitness allowance
• ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
• Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
• EAP with access to counselling
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Access to confidential, expert support via Fertifa in relation to reproductive health and wellbeing
• Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year via Bright Horizons.
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
• Bespoke training and development opportunities

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for delivering projects effectively, with a strong focus on planning, coordination, communication, dependency management, and the control of risks, scope and resources where required. This is a varied and fast-paced role, offering exposure to a broad portfolio of projects across technology, cyber security, and business change.

Our approach to delivery is flexible and adapts to the needs of each project, while maintaining a strong framework for governance, documentation, and reporting. You will manage multiple projects at the same time, maintaining control over scope, risks, issues, budgets, and dependencies to deliver successful outcomes.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Project Manager who is confident working with a wide range of stakeholders and managing competing priorities. The successful candidate will bring strong organisational, problem-solving, and communication skills, together with the ability to lead, influence, and provide clear direction. You will also be comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders, facilitating project boards, and escalating issues where appropriate to keep delivery on track.

We are a firm-wide Project Management Office, made up of Project Managers, Business Analysts, QA Analysts and a PMO Analyst. We deliver a rolling portfolio of diverse projects across our Legal Business Groups (Health, Marine and Business Services) and Operational Directorates (IT & Cyber Security, Legal Technology & Data, Finance, Risk & Compliance, Human Resources, and Business Development & Marketing).

There are, on average, 20 projects in flight at any time, with budgets ranging from £0 for internal change-only projects to £500,000+ for large-scale transformation programmes. Over the past 12 months, this has included delivering cyber security enhancements, supporting estates projects such as the move to our flagship Manchester office, completing a firm-wide laptop refresh and Windows upgrade, redesigning our Active Directory service, upgrading backup and recovery systems, and supporting the rollout of the firm’s recent rebrand.

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of projects, from initiation through to business readiness, rollout, and BAU handover.
• Ensure all projects are initiated and governed in line with PMO standards, working closely with the PMO Analyst.
• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders and the Portfolio team.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, ensuring alignment across internal teams and external suppliers.
• Manage third-party suppliers, including onboarding, contractual engagement, and delivery oversight.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and QA teams to capture detailed requirements and define test…