Senior Agile Project Manager (Platforms)
Posted 6 days ago by Meraki Talent
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Agile Project Manager (Platforms) role involves leading the transformation of a global financial services organization's platform ecosystem. The position requires overseeing complex delivery workstreams while engaging with senior stakeholders to drive technical change. The primary goal is to unify diverse global operations into a streamlined platform to enhance efficiency. This role is ideal for a seasoned leader with experience in agile transformation and enterprise-scale initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the delivery of core platform transformation projects, ensuring agile teams are aligned to business outcomes, timelines, and technical objectives.
- Engage with senior leadership to understand strategic priorities and translate them into delivery roadmaps and sprint plans.
- Proactively manage risks, interdependencies, and change across multiple squads, ensuring continuous progress and transparency.
- Establish clear governance frameworks, reporting structures, and performance metrics to track and support delivery success.
- Create an environment of continuous improvement by coaching teams, embedding agile principles, and promoting open collaboration across departments.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a senior project manager delivering large-scale technology or platform change.
- Experience within agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum, SAFe).
- Strong understanding of modern enterprise platforms and associated delivery models.
- Skilled in stakeholder management and confident working with senior leaders across business and IT.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership capabilities.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Nottingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior Agile Project Manager (Platforms) Competitive Day Rate (Inside IR35) 12 Month Contract (Opportunity of extension) Nottingham or London office (1 day in office per week) Posted 25/07/25 CVs Required 30/07/25 Start Date: Immediately Meraki Talent is delighted to be supporting a global financial services organisation in the appointment of a Senior Agile Project Manager (Platforms). This is a key role within a major transformation programme focused on modernizing the organization's platform ecosystem. You’ll be responsible for overseeing complex delivery workstreams in a dynamic, cross-functional environment, driving forward technical change while engaging closely with senior business and technology stakeholders. The primary objective is to consolidate diverse global operations—each currently using different systems—into a unified, streamlined platform to enhance efficiency and visibility. This is an ideal role for a seasoned delivery leader with a background in agile transformation, platform architecture, and enterprise-scale initiatives.
- Key Responsibilities of the Senior Agile Project Manager (Platforms)
- Lead the delivery of core platform transformation projects, ensuring agile teams are aligned to business outcomes, timelines, and technical objectives.
- Engage with senior leadership to understand strategic priorities and translate them into delivery roadmaps and sprint plans.
- Proactively manage risks, interdependencies, and change across multiple squads, ensuring continuous progress and transparency.
- Establish clear governance frameworks, reporting structures, and performance metrics to track and support delivery success.
- Create an environment of continuous improvement by coaching teams, embedding agile principles, and promoting open collaboration across departments.
Experience of the of the Senior Agile Project Manager (Platforms) Proven experience as a senior project manager delivering large-scale technology or platform change Experience within agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum, SAFe). Strong understanding of modern enterprise platforms and associated delivery models Skilled in stakeholder management and confident working with senior leaders across business and IT Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership capabilities Is this job for you? At Meraki, we love recruitment and love words. Is this you? Rory wants: Project Manager, Agile, Platforms, Tech eco-systems Please see our website page headed (e.g.) ‘Privacy Notice’ for an explanation about how we use information we collect about you.