Project Manager - 12-month FTC

Job title:

Project Manager - 12-month FTC

Department:
Projects Office

Location:

London office

Reporting to:
Projects Director

The candidate will be responsible for the end‑to‑end delivery of change‑related projects across Saffery, ensuring projects are planned, managed and delivered in line with the firm's project management framework and governance standards.

Working closely with project sponsors and stakeholders, the role holder will manage projects from initiation and business case through to delivery and transition into business‑as‑usual (BAU). This includes defining scope, plans, budgets, risks and dependencies, maintaining clear reporting, and ensuring timely escalation where required.

The Project Manager will co‑ordinate implementation activities throughout the delivery lifecycle, including user acceptance testing and readiness for go‑live, and will manage the effective handover to operational teams.

A key element of the role is change management, ensuring that impacted stakeholders are engaged, change impacts are understood, communications and training needs are identified, and new systems or processes are embedded successfully across the firm.

The role will also involve the management of third‑party and outsourced suppliers, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, timelines and contractual obligations, and that suppliers operate in line with Saffery's standards and controls.

• Project manage various sized projects simultaneously.
• Manage projects from planning through to post implementation handover e.g. scoping, project objectives, resource planning, resource management and deliverables execution etc.
• Complete business analysis on large projects.
• Develop change and communication programmes.
• Work with third party vendors to source solutions and implement appropriate support contracts.
• Produce and manage all project documents e.g. project plans, resource requirements, budgets, communications plans, risk registers, etc.
• Effectively manage all key internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide appropriate management reporting.
• Run project meetings with internal and external project teams and suppliers.
• Leading the project team including organisation of the various assigned resources.
• Ensuring project objectives are met and driving deliverables to tight time frames and budgets.
• Ensuring that at each stage projects are progressing on time, on budget and to the right quality standards.
• Effective change management to ensure that the project is delivered successfully.

• A Project Manager with a broad experience of managing projects from inception to completion.
• The ability and confidence to take control of any issues arising.
• A strong balance of assertive and negotiation skills, able to resolve conflict and drive outcomes in challenging circumstances.
• Ability to multi task, prioritise heavy workloads and remain focussed on key delivery targets.
• Ability to deliver large scale change management projects and ensure that that change is embedded into Saffery and that the project can demonstrate the return on investment.
• Works well with others in the team and acts as a role model, setting high standards of quality and demonstrating commitment to self-development. Uses knowledge to support his or her own team and transfers skills in areas of expertise.
• Communicates effectively with people and team members alike, with a high degree of commitment to customer service. Communicates with clarity, sets clear objectives for team members that are aligned to business plans, monitors and assesses performance, providing timely feedback and support as necessary.
• Develops and maintains strong, collaborative relationships with the business, ensuring needs are anticipated, expectations managed, and feedback sought. Takes action to break down ‘silo barriers', working across disciplines and functions. Well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates effective decision making, aligned to business strategies, to satisfy a range of stakeholder needs and overcoming potential barriers, including deadlines and incompleteness of information.
• Demonstrates an ability to analyse and prioritise situations from an…