Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager Outside IR35 contract Predominantly remote Contract: Initial 3-month rolling contract with strong likelihood of extension into a 18–24 month programme. Location: Predominantly remote, with very occasional travel in the first phase to Europe (e.g., Germany or Poland)

Overview A leading international media organisation is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the discovery and business case phase of a major transformation programme across its TV listings operations. The group publishes high-volume, low-cost TV guides across multiple countries. Producing accurate listings requires coordination across hundreds of broadcasters, thousands of channels, and significant inbound data feeds, currently supported by teams distributed across regions. The organisation is now looking to modernise and streamline how listings data is collected, validated, and prepared for publication, leveraging automation and AI capabilities already available internally. This initial engagement will focus on understanding the current (“as-is”) landscape, defining the target operating model (“to-be”), and presenting a compelling, executable business case. Success in this phase is expected to lead to a long-term transformation programme.

• Key Responsibilities
• Lead the end-to-end discovery across international TV listings operations
• Engage senior stakeholders and department heads to map processes, pain points, costs, and dependencies
• Document the current state of data acquisition, validation, and production workflows
• Define future state operating models that utilise automation and AI while reducing manual effort
• Build and present a clear business case, including benefits, risks, phasing, and investment required
• Create a roadmap for a potential 18–24 month delivery programme
• Align business, product, and technical teams around priorities and outcomes

Requirements

• Proven experience delivering complex, multi-country transformation or operating model change
• Strong track record in discovery, stakeholder engagement, and business case creation
• Ability to operate in data-heavy, process-driven environments
• Comfortable working with automation and AI specialists (without needing to be hands-on technically)
• Gravitas to work with senior leadership across different regions
• Experience in media, publishing, broadcast, or content operations is highly desirable but not essential
• Experience shaping programmes that move organisations from manual to automated workflows is a big plus

Why This Role is Exciting

• Opportunity to define and shape a major international transformation from day one
• Clear route from short discovery to long-term programme ownership
• High visibility with senior leadership
• Flexibility with primarily remote working
• Strong day rate outside IR35