Senior Project Manager

We are now recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to be responsible for the delivery of a portfolio of technology led projects, in support of AJ Bell's strategic objectives. The Senior Project Manager is an SME in their field, able to provide mentorship and management of less experienced Project Managers.

What does the job involve?

• Managing the delivery of a portfolio of technology led projects and initiatives.


• Managing the delivery of projects oneself and monitoring the progress of initiatives led by other Project Managers and SMEs.


• Providing mentorship and/or line management responsibility of less experienced Project Managers.


• Delivering complex IT projects often working with third party suppliers to implement a hybrid of internal and external solutions.


• Establishing and maintaining effective and trusted r.elationships with internal stakeholders and external third-party suppliers


• Co-ordinating and driving the collaboration of project resources to get the best from project teams.


• Producing and monitoring resource forecasts and budgets and where change is required, following appropriate change control procedures.


• Regularly reporting on the status and health of the portfolio and individual projects to sponsors and wider stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.


• Effectively managing project risk and dependencies, and assessing for any potential risk to consumer outcomes posed by the project.
  
  Strong technical knowledge and experience gained from a technology background.


• An ability to quickly understand technical topics.


• Proficient in the production of Business Cases, Project Initiation Documents and other project documentation.


• PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM Project Management certification.


• Experience of different IT development methodologies e.g. Agile, SDLC desirable.


• Financial services industry knowledge, e.g. pensions, investments and stockbroking, would be beneficial.


• Strong verbal and written communication skills.


• Ability to build and manage effective relationships.


• Good business/commercial knowledge.


• Analytical skills/problem solving.


• Strong planning and organisational skills.
  
  AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers, to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 503,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £80.3 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.


Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.

Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1300 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For' for six consecutive years.


• Generous holiday allowance increasing up to 31 days with service, plus bank holidays


• Holiday buy/sell scheme


• Hybrid working policy


• Casual dress code


• Discretionary bonus


• Contributory pension scheme


• Healthcare Cash Plan


• Dedicated time for proof-of-concepts and assessing new tech


• Support to attend conferences, events, and meet-ups


• Buy as you earn share scheme


• Free annual share scheme


• Paid study support for qualifications


• Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme from day one


• Bike loan


• Season ticket loan portal


• Discounted PMI and Dental


• Free gym


• Paid volunteering opportunities, free social events and more


AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.