Project Manager London, England
Job description
Next15 is a data and technology led growth consultancy that employs nearly 4,000 people across 38 offices in 15 countries. Within our family of 24 consultancies and marketing businesses, we focus on solving our clients’ growth problems.
Role overview
We are looking for a Project Manager to join our team in London. Reporting to our Head of PMO, you will oversee and deliver projects from initiation to completion, ensuring successful implementation within agreed timeframes and budgets.
The full job profile will be shared with you before the interview stage.
As a Project Manager at Next15, you will:
- Manage projects and work streams (including scoping, planning, execution, monitoring and closing phases), and deliver required outcomes
- Collaborate with diverse teams, ensuring communication and understanding throughout project lifecycles
- Monitor project progress, track milestones and provide regular status updates to stakeholders
- Conduct project reviews, identify lessons learned and implement process improvements
- Foster a collaborative and positive team environment, promoting knowledge sharing and continuous learning
- Manage project virtual resources, including overseeing availability and allocating BAU and other team members to the project
- Manage contractors and third-party vendors
- Collaborate with vendors, suppliers, and external partners to ensure seamless integrations, including commercial needs, service/support models review and agreement.
- Handle evaluations and RFPs, supplier onboarding and getting contracts in place
You will bring:
- At least 5 years project management and delivery experience
- Experience in breaking down complex technical topics into common language understandable by non-technical/ business-oriented audiences
- Experience of delivering applications, infrastructure, systems and related integrations and automations.
- Excellent collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholder management skills
- Experience of taking projects from building business cases through to delivery with minimum disruption to the business
- Direct experience of project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum Master and Prince2), tools, and techniques
- Experience of managing a range of project types – IT application, data, business systems – including all aspects of the project
And in return, Next15 offers:
- Excellent salary
- 6% matched pension contributions
- 30 days annual leave (27 days + 3 at Christmas & New Year)
- Green Car scheme that saves you up to 40% on the cost of driving an electric car with a wide variety of cars to choose from
- Group Life insurance
- Flexible working
- Career progression
- Open and collaborative workplace culture
Why Us?
At Next15, our people are our biggest investment and greatest asset. Whether it's creativity or analytical insight, we always look for people with a genuine passion for what they do, a desire to succeed and always endeavour to find new ways of working with clients.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and a diverse workforce. We uphold and celebrate our differences. We do not discriminate.
Regardless of your colour, race, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, social background, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status, you are welcome to join us. Just bring your whole self.
