Details:
- Salary: £55,000 - 65,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: London
- Date: 1 week ago
Description:
Job Title: Project Manager
Location: London/Hybrid
Contract: Fixed Term - 2 Years
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £55k-£65k DOE + Benefits
The role of Project Manager
Our prestigious client who are finance industry leaders, have an exciting new position for a Project Manager to join their team to work on a major digital transformation programme, implementing a brand-new end to end CRM System. This is a fixed term contract over a 2-year duration, that will see the successful candidate doing 1-2 days in the office in Carnary Wharf, with the rest of their time worked remotely.
The Project Manager will be responsible for managing the business-wide strategic project's initiation, planning, design, and delivery and of intended benefits across the organisation and wider community. While technically complex, the key focus will be driving business change to improve operations and deepen understanding of stakeholder relationships, leveraging these connections for optimal impact.
Key Responsibilities
Develop a comprehensive Project Initiation Document
Collaborate with delivery partners, system suppliers, and internal teams to steer the project through its lifecycle for seamless CRM system implementation
Create and maintain a robust plan while managing interdependencies, resources, and constraints
Actively engage and communicate with all stakeholders to champion business change adoption
Embed new capabilities introduced by the project into organisational processes
Provide high-quality reporting on project progress to the PMO and Executive Team
Understand and manage project impact, aligning the CRM project with other transformational initiativesAbout You
This role will suit a Project Manager who has well established experience in the finance industry, or a good understanding of internal finance functions, when working across business systems and end to end CRM's. A person who is dynamic, ambitious and keen to add value and make a difference. You must also have the following skills:
Extensive knowledge of project management methodologies, processes, and standards, such as Agile, PRINCE2, MSP and change management frameworks and techniques
Strong communication skills coupled with the ability to work collaboratively and influence stakeholders
Experience of successfully delivering large-scale and cross-organisational CRM platform implementation projects
Prior experience in using Project planning software like Microsoft Project, Project Online, (url removed)
Strong stakeholder management and business partnering capabilities, demonstrating a detailed comprehension of Dynamics 365
Proven experience in guiding teams to adopt best practices and leverage new functionalities is essential for this role
Knowledge of Cloud based technologies, ideally MS Azure