Senior Project Manager - Outside IR35

PLEASE NOTE ONLY LOCAL CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THIS STAGE We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex technology-transformation initiatives within a large, highly regulated organisation.

This is a senior delivery role requiring someone who can take ownership of major programmes involving technology, operational change, third-party suppliers and multiple stakeholder groups.

You will provide strong leadership, establish effective governance and ensure delivery remains aligned with agreed timescales, budgets and business outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Lead complex technology and business-change programmes from initiation through to implementation
• Manage multiple technical, operational and supplier-led workstreams
• Establish clear programme governance, plans, controls and reporting
• Manage programme budgets, forecasts, risks, dependencies and delivery milestones
• Build effective relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders
• Coordinate internal teams and third-party delivery partners
• Identify and resolve delivery issues before they affect key outcomes
• Stabilise challenging programmes and provide clear direction where required
• Support business cases, delivery strategies and commercial planning
• Deliver effectively across Agile, waterfall and hybrid environments

Essential experience

• Extensive experience delivering large and complex technology programmes
• A strong background within financial services or another regulated environment
• Experience leading sizeable multidisciplinary delivery teams
• Delivery across application, infrastructure, data or digital-transformation workstreams
• Strong programme governance, financial management and forecasting experience
• Proven management of third-party suppliers and delivery partners
• Experience managing senior customer and executive stakeholders
• Strong risk, dependency and programme-control capabilities
• Previous experience recovering or stabilising challenging programmes
• Excellent leadership, communication and decision-making skills

Candidates must be able to work onsite in Glasgow two days per week and be eligible to complete the required pre-employment screening.