project manager Skipton, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new Lead Project Manager to manage business-critical projects for Computershare Loan Services (CLS) key clients, internal stakeholders and regulatory bodies. Change Lead Project Managers are responsible for the delivery of large and complex projects or a portfolio of initiatives, spanning multiple business functions. They have demonstrable and repeated experience in the practical application of project management methods, controls, and disciplines to deliver successful, large-scale change.
Working in a fast-paced environment, with a large cross-functional project or programme team, you’ll be required to keep tasks on track, sending progress communications to stakeholders, and ensuring any issues are resolved as efficiently as possible. The Lead Project Manager’s personal impact and proven ability to lead from the front are key requirements for this role. This is a full-time permanent position with a flexible approach to work, predominantly remote working but with an expectation to work in our Skipton office up to 40% of the time when needed.
This role requires you to plan, manage and deliver strategic Regulatory, Client or Internal Major Change projects from initiation through to implementation and to deliver agreed objectives within budget, scope, and defined quality standards.
You’ll be responsible for developing project plans, liaising with a wide range of stakeholders, and agreeing deliverables required. Pulling together information from across the business to create an achievable plan for each event, and then managing it through to completion.
- As a Lead Project Manager, you will drive the shaping, planning, control, and delivery of large or complex projects from concept registration through to implementation and hyper-care
- Projects will be cross-functional and will involve business sponsors and stakeholders up to and including executive level
- You will take ownership for the end-to-end delivery of the project, establishing a strong governance structure and tight project controls, operating within the CLS Major Change Framework across the full project life cycle
- You will understand the strategic objectives of your project and will set the direction of the project correspondingly
- You will agree and communicate clear goals and milestones and will build and motivate your team to meet them
- You will question and challenge appropriately, using your negotiating skills and the recognised channels to present updates and seek decisions and resolutions.
- You will drive delivery, ensuring that project issues and risks are identified, managed, and mitigated promptly, escalating exceptions only where required
You will be experienced and qualified in programme and project management, PRINCE2 or equivalent. You will have recognised leadership skills and will contribute to innovative PM practices within the team. Effective networking skills at senior leadership and board level will be a strength of yours, and you will excel in Project Management. You will have recognised impact and influencing skills, be effective in negotiation and naturally strategic in your approach.
A commercial awareness, aptitude for coaching and mentoring and a good knowledge of people management, practices and procedures will be essential to you as an effective Lead Project Manager within Computershare. You will have an extensive proven track record in project and programme management through the full project life cycle.
Essential
Please note the this role requires an experienced senior practitioner and at this stage is not expected to be a development opportunity. We are looking for:
- Resilient leaders and self-starters who can work with minimal direction and will lead others confidently and clearly
- The ability to consistently deliver high quality under pressure
- Strong interpersonal, presentation and literacy skills
- An ability to communicate across all levels of the business, whilst possessing compelling influencing and negotiation skills
- Proven organisational and time management capabilities, along with excellent analytical and problem solving skills with high levels of attention to detail
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills across multi-functional teams
- Commercial acumen and experience of delivery in a client environment
Desirable
- You’ll have a good understanding of the Loan Servicing business
- You will have project management experience in the Financial Services industry
Employee Share Plan. Set aside salary to purchase shares in our company and you’ll increase your investment when you receive a generous company contribution towards additional shares.
Health and Wellbeing. Our health and wellbeing rewards can be tailored to support you and your family. Access to BUPA Private Health Scheme
Paid time away from work. Our employees enjoy a competitive paid time off holiday package of 25 days plus 7 bank holidays, including a day each year to volunteer time for a good cause that is important to you. There is also a holiday buy back scheme where you can secure an extra 5 days holiday through salary sacrifice.
Employee Discounts. We’ve partnered with other organisations to offer you extra savings. Enjoy discounts with banks, car manufacturers, on flights, accommodation, and days out as well as with many big brand shops. Can buy discounted technology equipment through salary sacrifice and pay off throughout the year.
Extra Rewards. From tuition reimbursement to cash bonus recruitment referral programs, our comprehensive benefits package offers a multitude of options.
