£825 Per day
Inside
Remote
London
Summary: The role of Senior Project Manager involves leading a major digital transformation programme for a global organization in the data and analytics sector. The position requires managing cross-functional teams and global stakeholders while ensuring project delivery aligns with business goals. The candidate must be adept in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and possess strong stakeholder management skills. This is a high-visibility role suited for someone experienced in complex enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead Phase V of a strategic transformation programme with multiple dependencies
- Take full ownership of project delivery, timelines, governance, risk and reporting
- Manage multiple internal and external workstreams, across different time zones
- Ensure alignment between technical and non-technical teams, maintaining pace and clarity
- Provide clear, consistent updates to senior stakeholders and exec sponsors
- Maintain strong grip on project schedules, roadmaps and commercial outcomes
- Use a blend of Agile, Waterfall and Scaled Agile where appropriate
Key Skills:
- Proven experience delivering large-scale transformation programmes (ideally in digital, SaaS, onboarding or analytics/data)
- Strong stakeholder management skills at senior/exec level
- Confidence managing global, cross-functional teams in a matrix environment
- Comfortable switching between Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Solid background in risk/issue management, reporting, budget oversight and governance
- A hands-on, delivery-focused mindset – not just a coordinator or governance lead
- Experience in data/analytics, publishing or information services sectors (nice to have)
- Background working with product teams or customer onboarding projects (nice to have)
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to align delivery with business goals (nice to have)
Salary (Rate): £775/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Contract Project Manager – Digital Transformation / Client Onboarding
£650 - £775 p/day | 12 months | Inside IR35 | Remote with travel to the London or Oxford office once p/month
We're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead delivery on a major digital transformation programme for a well-known global organisation in the data and analytics space.
This role covers a key phase of a large-scale, multi-workstream project – managing cross-functional teams, coordinating global stakeholders, and driving delivery through to outcomes. It's a high-visibility role, suited to someone who’s used to working in complex, enterprise environments and can pick things up quickly.
The Role
- Lead Phase V of a strategic transformation programme with multiple dependencies
- Take full ownership of project delivery, timelines, governance, risk and reporting
- Manage multiple internal and external workstreams, across different time zones
- Ensure alignment between technical and non-technical teams, maintaining pace and clarity
- Provide clear, consistent updates to senior stakeholders and exec sponsors
- Maintain strong grip on project schedules, roadmaps and commercial outcomes
- Use a blend of Agile, Waterfall and Scaled Agile where appropriate
What You’ll Need
- Proven experience delivering large-scale transformation programmes (ideally in digital, SaaS, onboarding or analytics/data)
- Strong stakeholder management skills at senior/exec level
- Confidence managing global, cross-functional teams in a matrix environment
- Comfortable switching between Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Solid background in risk/issue management, reporting, budget oversight and governance
- A hands-on, delivery-focused mindset – not just a coordinator or governance lead
Nice to Have
- Experience in data/analytics, publishing or information services sectors
- Background working with product teams or customer onboarding projects
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to align delivery with business goals
This is a great opportunity for a contract PM who’s delivered complex digital change in a global business. If you’ve got the right experience and can start in August, please get in touch.