Senior Project Manager
$59,400–$82,866 year
HybridLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Lead strategic projects and transformation initiatives from scoping through implementation, partnering with senior stakeholders to define objectives, scope, and delivery roadmaps. Coordinate and motivate cross-functional teams across multiple regions while identifying, managing, and communicating project risks and dependencies proactively. Provide clear updates to stakeholders on progress, value delivery, and key decisions, and analyse metrics to support decision-making and improve performance. Contribute to team development by sharing best practices and coaching members to strengthen capabilities. This role sits within the Wealth Project Management team, serving as a bridge between strategy and execution to improve operations and support sustainable business growth.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of project management experience
- Experience leading complex initiatives
- Experience within financial services, wealth management, fintech, or another highly regulated environment
- Understanding of how projects connect to broader business objectives
- Ability to translate strategy into actionable plans
- Communication skills
- Credibility
- Collaborative approach
- Ability to build strong relationships
- Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership
- Comfort leading cross-functional teams
- Ability to facilitate difficult conversations
- Ability to align competing priorities
- Ability to drive progress in complex environments
- Ability to tackle ambiguity
- Ability to break down complex challenges
- Ability to identify practical, effective solutions
- Ability to balance risk, effort, and value
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments
- Ability to help individuals and teams successfully navigate change
- Ability to maintain engagement and momentum
- Experience with a range of project management methodologies, including Agile, Lean, and traditional approaches
- Ability to apply each methodology effectively when and how
- Ability to identify opportunities to improve processes
- Ability to strengthen team performance
- Ability to elevate delivery standards across the organisation
- Ability to share best practices
- Ability to coach team members
- Ability to help strengthen project management capabilities across the organisation
- Ability to collaborate in-person each week
- Ability to engage meaningfully with global colleagues
- Ability to work in a hybrid work environment
- Ability to meet with multiple staff members at all levels of the company
- Ability to return for multiple interviews as part of the process
- Ability to submit resume and other information through corporate website
- Ability to attach writing or design samples as required
- Ability to fill out application form completely
- Ability to read job requirements carefully
- Ability to attach writing or design samples as required
- Ability to make employment decisions without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship, gender identity and expression, parental status, or other legally protected characteristics or conduct
Desired Qualifications
- Experience within financial services, wealth management, fintech, or another highly regulated environment
- Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Asana, or similar platforms
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