Project Manager - SaaS

Manchester, North West England, United Kingdom – Company:
JR UK – Client/

Employer:

Matched – Posted: 30.05.2026 – Job reference: 748209672988655616037341

Location: Manchester, North West England, United Kingdom

Industry: Fin Tech SaaS – Mid-Market & Enterprise

Why: Huge growth potential in EMEA and a scaling business

• Do you have experience project managing SaaS projects?
• Are you comfortable leading projects with budgets from £20k - £1m?
• Do you want to join a scaling business that’s just received significant investment?

Our client is a leading global Fin Tech SaaS vendor with a reputation for industry‑leading solutions. The company has over 1,000 people worldwide and maintains a professional and mature working culture. The Fin Tech solutions are aimed at financial services, such as banks, asset finance providers and automotive lenders, and help customers streamline processes through technology.

In this role you will work with distributed teams to ensure customer satisfaction and that client releases are delivered on time and within budget. You will manage multiple projects simultaneously, mostly with existing customers seeking solutions updates and bespoke development. You will need to manage internal and external stakeholders across multiple projects. Experience with Fin Tech or Finance software project management would be highly beneficial.

• Definition and management of project initiation tasks such as project mandate, resource planning, kick‑off meetings, delivery planning, and communication plans
• Work with the Service Delivery Manager to ensure support agreements are met and service standards are maintained
• Continuously expand understanding of the finance industry and products to better understand customer goals and business drivers
• Control and monitor timelines, resource allocation, dependencies, budgets, costs, and quality of deliverables
• Line management, where appropriate, of Business Analysts, setting objectives and reviewing performance
• Compliance with project delivery governance (change management, risk & issue management, financial reporting and status reporting)
• Lead key stakeholder interactions such as steering group meetings
• Work daily with delivery teams to ensure planned activities are understood and progressing on track
• Liaise with third parties where appropriate to ensure external tasks are tracked and delivered on time, on budget, and to the required level of quality
• Manage escalations, risks and issues

• Demonstrable track record as a Project Manager within software delivery with responsibility for budgets up to £2 million
• 3+ years of experience applying a recognized project management methodology
• Comfortable delivering projects to external clients and managing both internal and external stakeholders
• Previous experience delivering projects with teams from multiple geographies and time zones is advantageous
• Willingness to work away from home and travel to client sites when required
• Proficient with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
• Previous experience working with financial services or asset finance firms is advantageous
• Previous experience working with high AOV Fin Tech solutions is desirable

Location:

Manchester, North West England, United Kingdom