Salesforce Project Manager - London - Investment Management

Summary: The Salesforce Project Manager will oversee a large-scale technology and transformation programme within a leading global investment management firm. This role involves managing multiple workstreams, ensuring successful project delivery, and maintaining strong stakeholder engagement throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Salesforce project management within complex organizations, particularly in the financial services sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Salesforce projects and change initiatives.
• Define project scope, plans, timelines, budgets and governance structures.
• Manage delivery across cross-functional teams including Business Analysts, Developers, Architects and Test teams.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, issues and dependencies.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.
• Drive programme governance, reporting and steering committee activities.
• Support change management, business readiness and adoption activities.
• Coordinate third-party vendors and external delivery partners where required.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience delivering Salesforce projects within large, complex organisations.
• Strong Project Management experience across business and technology change initiatives.
• Demonstrable experience managing multiple workstreams and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce platforms and associated delivery methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Experience working within Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery environments.
• Strong governance, planning, RAID management and reporting experience.
• Financial Services is a must, ideally Asset & Investment Management.
• Relevant project management certifications (PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, SAFe etc.) desirable.

Salary (Rate): £Neg

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

We are looking for an experienced Salesforce Project Manager for a large-scale technology and transformation programme within a leading global investment management environment.

This role will be responsible for driving multiple concurrent workstreams, ensuring successful delivery across business and technology teams whilst maintaining strong stakeholder engagement throughout the project life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Salesforce projects and change initiatives.
• Define project scope, plans, timelines, budgets and governance structures.
• Manage delivery across cross-functional teams including Business Analysts, Developers, Architects and Test teams.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, issues and dependencies.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.
• Drive programme governance, reporting and steering committee activities.
• Support change management, business readiness and adoption activities.
• Coordinate third-party vendors and external delivery partners where required.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience delivering Salesforce projects within large, complex organisations.
• Strong Project Management experience across business and technology change initiatives.
• Demonstrable experience managing multiple workstreams and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce platforms and associated delivery methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Experience working within Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery environments.
• Strong governance, planning, RAID management and reporting experience.
• Financial Services is a must, ideally Asset & Investment Management
• Relevant project management certifications (PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, SAFe etc.) desirable.