- Company Name
- Brookwood Recruitment Ltd
- Job Title
- Project Manager - Professional Services
- Job Description
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Job Title: Project Manager – Professional Services
Role Summary:
Lead and deliver cross‑functional projects within an IT Portfolio Management team, covering software, infrastructure, and business transformation initiatives. Ensure projects meet scope, schedule, and budget while driving stakeholder adoption of outcomes.
Expectations:
- Manage project planning, risk, scope, and budget throughout lifecycle.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leadership and key stakeholders.
- Apply change management practices to achieve business benefits.
- Mentor project teams, fostering clear communication and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define project scope, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.
- Conduct risk assessments, create mitigation plans, and track issues.
- Negotiate and manage change control processes.
- Facilitate agile ceremonies, backlog grooming, and sprint planning.
- Evaluate solutions, run RFPs, and author business cases.
- Design, build, and implement approved solutions.
Required Skills:
- Proven Project Manager experience in professional services, financial services, or commercial sectors.
- Proficiency in Agile (Scrum/Kanban), PRINCE2, or Waterfall methodologies.
- Experience delivering transformation projects in Finance, HR, Cyber, AI, data integration, or SaaS.
- Strong stakeholder management, senior‑level communication, and expectation alignment.
- Commercial acumen with budget and resource stewardship.
- Highly organized, analytical, adaptable, and capable of juggling competing priorities.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field.
- PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, Scrum Master, or equivalent project management certification preferred.