Senior Project Manager in Reading, Berkshire

Senior Project Manager

Reading

6-Month Contract

Paying up to £88p/h (Inside IR35)

Please note - due to the nature of the work you will need to already hold a high level of UK Security clearance

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a Digital HR SaaS/COTS solution
• Manage the full project lifecycle including RFP, supplier selection, implementation, go-live, hypercare and transition to BAU
• Create and maintain project plans, governance, reporting, risk and budget controls
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including HR, Procurement, Finance, Commercial and Technical stakeholders
• Manage external delivery partners and systems integrators to ensure delivery against milestones and quality standards
• Support contract mobilisation and ensure compliance with governance, architecture and security frameworks
• Drive issue resolution, dependency management and stakeholder communication at senior level
• Work closely with Product Owners and Solution Architects to ensure business and technical alignment
• Lead PI Planning activities and support operational readiness and service transition

Required Experience

• Proven experience delivering HR SaaS / Digital HR transformation projects
• Delivered multiple HR implementations from RFP through to live operation
• Strong experience managing third-party suppliers and delivery partners
• Experience working within complex or regulated environments
• Strong stakeholder management and governance experience
• Agile / Hybrid delivery methodology experience
• Experience with Azure DevOps and assurance/security frameworks