Senior Project Manager London, England
Job description
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to manage and lead a wide range of complex projects and programmes whilst also helping to implement and develop key project management processes that will underpin the new Project Management Office in our Commercial function. Projects will primarily be focused on transforming how we connect and engage with our supporters locally and globally, through our digital platforms, membership proposition, the stadium or our retail outlets.
Who we are
We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.
Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).
Your day-to-day
- Successfully delivering across a range of programmes and projects to time, plan and budget.
- Successfully delivering physical and digital projects from initiation to deployment.
- Developing and owning project plans, defining project objectives, scope, deliverables, and timelines, coordinating project activities and tasks to ensure smooth project execution.
- Assigning tasks to project team and key stakeholders and monitoring and driving their progress whilst tracking project milestones, deliverables, and dependencies.
- Identifying project risks, issues, and dependencies, and developing effective risk mitigation strategies. Proactively monitoring and addressing risks throughout the project lifecycle to minimise their impact on project timeline and deliverables. Escalating risks effectively to senior leaders as and when required.
- Providing leadership and direction for project stakeholder groups by building and motivating team members to meet project goals and milestones. Driving effective communication with project stakeholders, including senior leaders and suppliers.
- Leading and facilitating project meetings, including kick-off meetings, status updates, and project review sessions. Leading on project reporting and actions to ensure the wider team is held accountable and supported to deliver effectively.
- Collaborating with finance and other stakeholders to monitor and report on project budgets. Effectively tracking project costs and ensuring adherence to budgetary requirements.
- Working with the Programme Lead to design and stand up robust and consistent project management processes across our Commercial department.
What we are looking for
- Extensive experience in delivering commercial and business transformation across a wide range of projects and programmes with proven success.
- Experience of managing multiple projects concurrently, prioritising your time effectively as required.
- Leading complex projects and programmes and driving progress to successfully deliver to time, plan and budget.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of managing complex business change programmes within highly commercial environments.
- A broad project management skillset including reporting, planning, governance, budget management and risk and issue management.
- Experience of building, leading and managing teams.
- Proficiency in project management software and tools.
- Experience in delivering with both agile and waterfall methodologies – able to adapt approach to get the best outcome on a project by project basis.
- Proven track record of establishing project management processes.
- Strategic thinking that shows strong commercial awareness and insight.
- APM, Prince2 or PMI qualification or the equivalent worked experience.
Why choose us
At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:
- An exciting reward and recognition scheme
- Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service
- Great internal learning and development programmes
- A flexible hybrid working model
- Priority access to apply for match tickets
- A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
- A leading Employee Assistance Programme Great discounts with some of our Partners
Arsenal for Everyone
Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch.
Disability Confident Leader
We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.
If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, we will offer you an interview if you meet the minimum criteria for a role. Please choose the option of a guaranteed interview on your application form. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.
