Senior Project Manager (PL815)

Role Overview

A leading global consulting organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead high-impact, business-focused initiatives across Finance, Human Resources, and Workplace Services. You'll work with executive leadership on strategic transformation programmes, managing complex dependencies and driving organisational change at enterprise scale.

This role demands strong stakeholder management, commercial acumen, and the ability to translate business objectives into executable delivery plans. You'll operate in fast-paced environments where shifting priorities and competing demands are the norm.

What will your typical day look like?

• Partner with C-suite and senior leadership to define project scope, success metrics, and governance frameworks

• Develop comprehensive project plans covering timelines, budgets, resource allocation, and cross-functional dependencies

• Facilitate executive steering committees and provide concise status updates to senior stakeholders

• Translate business requirements into actionable plans, balancing commercial outcomes with operational constraints

• Identify and mitigate risks, manage escalations, and make pragmatic trade-off decisions

• Support technology-enabled business initiatives, collaborating with teams on system implementations and digital transformation

• Drive adoption readiness and change management activities to ensure successful implementation

• Work within a collaborative team environment where your expertise helps shape strategy across the enterprise

Role Specific Responsibilities

• Strategic Project Leadership: Oversee end-to-end delivery of complex business initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise transformation priorities and corporate strategy

• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with senior leaders across Finance, HR, Corporate Services, and technology functions to define outcomes, manage expectations, and maintain executive visibility

• Planning & Delivery: Develop integrated project plans addressing timelines, budgets, resource requirements, and inter-project dependencies

• Business Case Development: Support initial business case development, solution evaluation, vendor selection, and ROI analysis

• Technology-Business Translation: Act as business lead for initiatives with technology components, translating business needs into technical requirements in collaboration with Technology teams and solution partners

• Change Management: Drive change management strategies and adoption readiness activities, ensuring successful implementation of improved processes and new systems

• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify risks and issues, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate appropriately to senior leadership

• Governance & Compliance: Ensure compliance with corporate governance standards, audit requirements, and project management methodologies

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Technology Management, or related discipline (or equivalent experience demonstrating equivalent expertise)

• 8+ years of experience as a Project Manager or Program Manager in business-focused environments (Finance, HR, Workplace Services, Corporate Functions, or Business Operations)

• Demonstrated experience managing complex initiatives in consulting or professional services organisations

• Proven capability managing executive and steering committee relationships, delivering compelling updates and navigating competing priorities

• Strong understanding of technology-enabled business change, including system implementations, process automation, and digital transformation initiatives

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills with ability to influence at all organisational levels

• Proven analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capability in ambiguous situations

• Ability to prioritise effectively, adapt to changing circumstances, and maintain composure in high-pressure environments

• Experience with project management tools and methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid approaches)

• Track record of delivering projects on time, within budget, and to quality standards

Preferred Skills

• Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent)

• Agile or Scrum certification

• Prosci ADKAR or similar change management certification

• Experience in Finance, HR, or Corporate Services transformation programmes

• Knowledge of business process optimisation and continuous improvement methodologies

• Familiarity with enterprise-level technology initiatives and system selection processes

Duration: 6-month contract

Work Model: Hybrid