Project Manager - Sheffield

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Project Manager

Sheffield

The purpose of this role is to work with the business in identifying, shaping and leading IT and business projects. The successful candidate will work deliver a range of IT based project with a business focus.

MAIN DUTIES:

* Project Delivery - define approach for project appropriate to size/scale, collaborative creation of appropriate plans, assurance of delivery to cost/time/quality criteria;

* Project team leadership - matrix management of internal delivery teams / 3rd parties / SMEs, chairing regular project updates, maintaining key relationships with IT, HR, Finance, Sales and Marketing;

* Governance - creation and maintenance of key project artefacts, ensuring decision-making and escalation paths are clear defined and followed;

* Sponsor / Stakeholder engagement - maintaining clear progress updates to sponsor and key stakeholders, ensuring scope is maintained whilst being pragmatic in adapting to unique requirements of legal environment;

* Risk - ensuring all project risk is captured and mitigation plans in place;

* Business change - using project structures and techniques to ensure the implementation and embedding of any change is done with the full buy-in of business users and has longevity as a solution;

* Best practice - being an advocate and evangelist for best practice in project management methodologies and controls;

* Management of budget - working with finance project team to track and forecast spend and realisable benefits;

The successful candidate will ideally:

* A proven track record in Project Management 5 years minimum.

* Strong stakeholder management skills

* Experience of delivery software based projects

* have demonstrable experience in a similar role;

* Financial services experience is a big advantage