Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager - Global Transformation Programme

6-Month Contract | London | Hybrid Working

£430-450 per day INSIDE IR35

Nearly remote, Hybrid working- in office per week required, 4 days from home.

The Opportunity

We are working with a globally recognised entertainment and technology business to appoint an experienced Senior Project Manager on an initial six-month contract.

This is an opportunity to join a global organisation at an exciting stage of strategic development, supporting a large-scale, complex programme of work spanning multiple international markets and business functions.

The Senior Project Manager will take ownership of the discovery phase across a number of interconnected projects, bringing structure, clarity and direction to a significant cross-functional programme. The role will involve overseeing project planning, resource forecasting, scoping, costing and reporting, ensuring that the discovery phase is delivered effectively and provides a robust foundation for subsequent implementation.

Working closely with senior stakeholders and teams across the UK, US and Asia, you will bring together Operations, Commercial and IT functions to assess requirements, define priorities, establish delivery milestones and develop plans for the programme's next phase.

This is a highly visible position requiring someone comfortable operating at senior level within a complex, international business environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the discovery phase of a large, complex strategic programme, coordinating multiple interconnected projects.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, schedules, governance documentation and supporting project artefacts.
• Lead discovery activities, ensuring milestones, deliverables and objectives are clearly defined and achieved.
• Coordinate large, cross-functional teams across multiple international locations, ensuring alignment and effective collaboration.
• Work closely with Operations, Commercial and IT stakeholders to understand requirements, assess dependencies and establish delivery priorities.
• Lead resource forecasting, project scoping and cost analysis to inform future implementation plans.
• Track and manage programme budgets throughout the discovery phase, identifying anticipated costs for subsequent delivery stages.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, ensuring programme objectives remain aligned with wider business priorities.
• Provide regular updates and presentations to senior leadership, covering progress, budgets, risks, issues and key decisions.
• Identify programme risks and dependencies, developing appropriate mitigation strategies and ensuring issues are proactively managed.
• Assess existing processes and ways of working, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop recommendations and work collaboratively across the business to implement more effective processes and operating models.
• Monitor programme performance against agreed milestones and critical success measures, producing clear and consistent reporting.
• Support change management activities and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, coordination and delivery.

Experience & Skills

We are looking for an accomplished Senior Project Manager with a proven track record of managing large-scale, complex programmes within global, matrixed organisations.

You will ideally bring:

• A minimum of 7 years' experience managing complex projects and programmes.
• Significant experience working with large, globally distributed, cross-functional teams.
• Strong experience leading project discovery, requirements gathering, scoping, resource forecasting and costing.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and workstreams concurrently.
• Experience working across Operations, Commercial and IT functions.
• Confidence engaging with and presenting to senior executives and leadership teams.
• A strong understanding of programme governance, risk management, budgeting and reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in project management tools, methodologies and delivery techniques.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, polished documentation and engaging presentations.

Desirable Experience

• Experience managing ERP implementation or transformation programmes, ideally involving SAP.
• Experience delivering supply chain, operations or logistics projects.
• Experience within technology, entertainment or consumer electronics businesses.
• Experience delivering large-scale systems implementations.
• PMP or an equivalent recognised project management qualification.

Personal Attributes

You will be a confident, commercially aware and highly organised project leader who can bring clarity and structure to complex programmes.

You will be comfortable navigating competing priorities, influencing senior stakeholders and bringing together teams with different objectives and perspectives.

You will combine strong strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to delivery, taking ownership, identifying potential challenges early and ensuring that projects remain focused, aligned and on track.

Contract: Initial 6 months Location: London

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