It Project Manager

Freshfields

Manchester, United Kingdom
Agile and waterfall methodologies
Stakeholder engagement
Multidisciplinary team leadership
This role is responsible for leading the delivery of IT and business change projects within the Freshfields Global Centre in Manchester, supporting the firm’s global technology agenda

Job Summary

  • This role is responsible for leading the delivery of IT and business change projects within the Freshfields Global Centre in Manchester, supporting the firm’s global technology agenda.
  • The role focuses on driving value, embedding continuous improvement, and ensuring solutions are sustainable and aligned to business objectives.
  • By combining strong project management expertise with Agile delivery practices, the position ensures technology change is effectively implemented and delivers measurable outcomes for the business.

Matching Summary

This role is responsible for leading the delivery of IT and business change projects within the Freshfields Global Centre in Manchester, supporting the firm’s global technology agenda.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Agile and Waterfall methodologies
  • stakeholder engagement
  • multidisciplinary team leadership
  • project planning
  • governance
  • financial management
  • risk and issue tracking
  • benefits realisation

Nice-to-have

  • continuous improvement focus
  • embedding continuous improvement
  • sharing agile knowledge
  • developing sprint culture

Key Requirements

  • Experience delivering IT & business change projects
  • Experience delivering through numerous delivery techniques
  • Experience in an environment with Continuous Improvement focus
  • Experience developing project schedules, budgets, RAID logs
  • Experience leading large, multidisciplinary project teams
  • Experience in Information Technology, Professional Services, or Finance
  • Expert knowledge of project management methodologies
  • Proficient in JIRA
  • Degree level or similar academic credit
  • Relevant professional accreditation

Work Rights

Right to work in the UK

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