Project Manager (Contract)
Posted Today by talego
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Project Manager involves leading a critical Billing Systems Transformation programme for a FTSE100 Retail brand, focusing on the consolidation of three legacy billing systems into a single platform. The position requires overseeing the migration of millions of records while ensuring data integrity and operational continuity. The Project Manager will play a key role in modernizing billing infrastructure and improving financial reporting accuracy. This high-impact programme demands strong stakeholder management and risk management skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the consolidation of three existing billing systems into one new strategic platform
- Own and manage the full lifecycle of a large-scale data migration (millions of records)
- Oversee data mapping, cleansing, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and cutover planning
- Define and manage migration strategy (phased vs. big bang), rollback plans, and contingency controls
- Ensure data accuracy, auditability, and regulatory compliance throughout
- Manage integration touchpoints across Finance, Customer, Payments, and Reporting systems
- Coordinate internal technical teams, finance stakeholders, and third-party vendors
- Own RAID logs, governance forums, steering updates, and executive reporting
- Lead testing phases including SIT, UAT, parallel runs, and post-migration validation
- Minimise operational disruption during migration and go-live
Key Skills:
- Proven experience delivering billing system transformations or consolidations
- Strong track record managing large-scale data migration programmes (high-volume datasets)
- Experience migrating multiple legacy systems into a single platform
- Deep understanding of data governance, reconciliation, and financial controls
- Strong stakeholder management across Finance, Technology, Operations, and external vendors
- Experience managing complex cutover and transition planning
- Excellent risk management and problem-solving capability
- Familiarity with delivery tools such as MS Project, JIRA, Confluence or similar
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Project Manager – Billing Systems Consolidation & Data Migration
We’re urgently looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead a critical Billing Systems Transformation programme for a FTSE100 Retail brand. This is a complex consolidation project involving the migration of three legacy billing systems into a single new platform, including the secure and accurate migration of millions of customer, financial, and transactional records. You’ll own the end-to-end delivery of this high-risk, high-impact programme, ensuring data integrity, operational continuity, and a seamless transition to the new billing environment. "You’ll play a pivotal role in modernising billing infrastructure, reducing technical debt, improving financial reporting accuracy, and creating a scalable foundation for future growth, all while delivering one of the most business-critical migrations the organisation has undertaken."
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead the consolidation of three existing billing systems into one new strategic platform
- Own and manage the full lifecycle of a large-scale data migration (millions of records)
- Oversee data mapping, cleansing, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and cutover planning
- Define and manage migration strategy (phased vs. big bang), rollback plans, and contingency controls
- Ensure data accuracy, auditability, and regulatory compliance throughout
- Manage integration touchpoints across Finance, Customer, Payments, and Reporting systems
- Coordinate internal technical teams, finance stakeholders, and third-party vendors
- Own RAID logs, governance forums, steering updates, and executive reporting
- Lead testing phases including SIT, UAT, parallel runs, and post-migration validation
- Minimise operational disruption during migration and go-live
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience delivering billing system transformations or consolidations
- Strong track record managing large-scale data migration programmes (high-volume datasets)
- Experience migrating multiple legacy systems into a single platform
- Deep understanding of data governance, reconciliation, and financial controls
- Strong stakeholder management across Finance, Technology, Operations, and external vendors
- Experience managing complex cutover and transition planning
- Excellent risk management and problem-solving capability
- Familiarity with delivery tools such as MS Project, JIRA, Confluence or similar
Shortlisting / next steps
We are shortlisting now with interviews set for w/c 2nd March. Get in touch asap!!!
PLEASE NOTE: Length of contract: 6 months
IR35: Inside
Location: UK Remote