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Senior Project Manager – Market Data & Automation
Posted 1 day ago by 1754112460
£800 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Senior Project Manager for Market Data & Automation will lead a significant project within a large-scale financial services environment, focusing on real-time market data systems and customer migrations. This hands-on role requires collaboration with technical teams and senior executives to drive automation and ensure project success. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in delivering complex projects and applying DevSecOps principles.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading a £5m project with 40–50 team members across technical and customer-facing functions
- Driving automation initiatives to create seamless, scalable delivery pipelines
- Managing customer migration efforts with a focus on minimal disruption and high satisfaction
- Building and maintaining detailed project plans, identifying critical paths and dependencies
- Collaborating with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and delivery
- Applying DevSecOps principles to enhance security and efficiency throughout the project lifecycle
Key Skills:
- Proven experience delivering large-scale projects in financial services
- Strong knowledge of real-time market data systems
- Hands-on experience with customer migrations
- Deep understanding of automation best practices
- Familiarity with DevSecOps environments
- Skilled in critical path planning, dependency mapping, and stakeholder engagement
- Comfortable working in large, matrixed organisations
- Excellent communication skills, including with senior executives
- Experience planning with customer-facing teams
- Ability to influence and lead in high-pressure environments
Salary (Rate): £800 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Project Management
Senior Project Manager – Market Data & Automation
Location: London (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: £800pd inside ir35 via umbrella
Duration: Initial 6 months
About the Role
We are seeking a hands-on Senior Project Manager to lead a high-impact initiative within a large-scale financial services environment. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on delivering complex projects, driving automation, and working closely with both technical teams and senior executives.
You’ll be responsible for managing a project involving real-time market data systems, customer migrations, and DevSecOps practices.
What You’ll Be Doing
Leading a £5m project with 40–50 team members across technical and customer-facing functions
Driving automation initiatives to create seamless, scalable delivery pipelines
Managing customer migration efforts with a focus on minimal disruption and high satisfaction
Building and maintaining detailed project plans, identifying critical paths and dependencies
Collaborating with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and delivery
Applying DevSecOps principles to enhance security and efficiency throughout the project lifecycle
What We’re Looking For
Proven experience delivering large-scale projects in financial services
Strong knowledge of real-time market data systems
Hands-on experience with customer migrations
Deep understanding of automation best practices
Familiarity with DevSecOps environments
Skilled in critical path planning, dependency mapping, and stakeholder engagement
Comfortable working in large, matrixed organisations
Excellent communication skills, including with senior executives
Experience planning with customer-facing teams
Ability to influence and lead in high-pressure environments