Project Manager
Posted 2 weeks ago by Workshop Recruitment
£60,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Southampton
Summary: The Project Manager will be responsible for leading and coordinating critical roadmaps in collaboration with the c-suite, focusing on strategic priorities, new product development, and marketing initiatives. The role requires a strong understanding of project management principles and the ability to deliver projects on time in fast-paced environments. The ideal candidate will facilitate cross-functional collaboration and ensure alignment across teams while maintaining accountability. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner closely with the c-suite to drive and coordinate the Executive, New Product Development, and Marketing roadmaps.
- Act as the central hub across teams to ensure priorities are clear, aligned, and progressing as planned.
- Facilitate meetings, capture actions, manage timelines, and hold stakeholders accountable.
- Help the business grow without losing its edge by balancing governance and pace.
- Confidently challenge and support leadership when needed, always in a constructive manner.
- Bring solid project management skills to lead without needing deep subject matter expertise.
Key Skills:
- Proven project management experience (Prince2 or similar), ideally within a high-growth or retail-related environment.
- Comfortable working directly with founders and C-suite leaders.
- Personable and confident, with strong communication and people skills.
- Able to bring structure to ambiguity and guide teams through shifting priorities.
- A problem solver, a doer, and a natural organiser.
Salary (Rate): £60,000/year
City: Southampton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of project management principles, stakeholder management, and strategic planning, with a track record of delivering cross-functional projects on time and within scope, particularly in fast-paced, high-growth environments. You will work closely with the c-suite to lead, manage, and implement the Executive, New Product Development, and Marketing roadmaps ensuring alignment, driving accountability, and keeping momentum across the business.
Key Duties
- Partner closely with our c-suite to drive and coordinate three critical roadmaps; Executive Roadmap – strategic priorities, alignment, and accountability and NPD (New Product Development) Roadmap – timelines, milestones, and cross-functional coordination and Marketing Roadmap – campaign planning, timelines, and delivery tracking
- Act as the central hub across teams to ensure priorities are clear, aligned, and progressing as planned.
- Facilitate meetings, capture actions, manage timelines, and hold stakeholders accountable.
- Help the business grow up without losing its edge: balance governance and pace with a light touch.
- Confidently challenge and support leadership when needed, always constructive, never confrontational.
- Bring generic but solid project management skills, with the gravitas to lead without needing deep subject matter expertise.
Skills and Knowledge
- Proven project management experience (Prince2 or similar), ideally within a high-growth or retail-related environment.
- Comfortable working directly with founders and C-suite leaders.
- Personable and confident, with strong communication and people skills.
- Able to bring structure to ambiguity and guide teams through shifting priorities.
- A problem solver, a doer, and a natural organiser.