Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager page is loaded Senior Project Managerlocations: Remote - Londonposted on: Posted 2 Days Agotime left to apply: End Date: April 13, 2026 (9 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR-02820Take a look at our current vacancies. If you see a vacancy that is right for you, we encourage you to apply! Senior Project Manager Join a team where Purpose drives everything we do, Ambition fuels our growth, Trust builds our foundation, and Respect shapes our culture. We're not just hiring we're inviting you to build the future with us. If you're curious, driven, and ready to leave your mark, this is your invitation to make your next move. Contract: Permanent Working hours : 35 hours per week is full time. Where possible, we are open to considering part time/flexible working patterns. Please let us know in your application your desired working pattern. Salary: From £59,450 - £72,262 (dependent on your skills and experience) Location: LondonReporting to: Head of Portfolio DeliveryBy joining our team, you'll enjoy the best of both worlds' hybrid working and the collaboration of a great office environment. Our permanent hybrid policy sees us all working at least four days across a fortnight in the office. As well as extensive opportunities for personal and career development. Purpose of the role: As a Senior Project Manager, you'll use your extensive project and change management skills to safely deliver complex and high risk changes across people, process and technology throughout our organisation. You'll be responsible for working on behalf of senior leaders in the organisation to take projects from proposal through to full delivery of outcomes and enabling the realisation of benefits. You'll play a pivotal role leading project team to deliver key strategic outcomes on time, within budget whilst maintaining a high level of quality and working within our risk appetite. What You'll Do: You'll lead project planning, scheduling, controlling and reporting activities for strategic, high impact, high risk projects. Working with sponsors, finance, the PMO and other key stakeholders to develop, gain approval and monitor compelling business cases for your projects, taking swift action where costs, benefits or risk exceeds agreed tolerances. You'll lead projects from end to end, ensuring they are clearly scoped, well governed and delivered on time, to budget and to quality. You'll bring together cross functional teams, proactively manage risks, issues and dependencies, and maintain strong oversight of costs and resources. You'll provide clear, accurate reporting on progress and performance, and use your experience to drive continuous improvement and support the development of junior members of the team.To be considered for this role, you'll need to show us that you've got the skills and capabilities. You'll have to meet the following minimum criteria: Minimum Criteria Demonstrable experience of delivering complex, high-risk projects across people, process and technology. Extensive experience of applying project management disciplines in a pragmatic and flexible way, including detailed project planning, risk and issue management and maintaining business cases. Proven ability to lead and motivate cross-functional project teams. Demonstrable experience of effectively managing third party suppliers and delivery partners to ensure contractual performance, quality outcomes and value for money. Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders, secure decisions and clear present complex information in a clear and simple way. Experiencing managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities. A recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2, MSP, Agile PM, APM or equivalent alongside practical experience of applying these frameworks. Why You'll Love Working With Us: We are a values led organisation. Our values define our culture, influence our decisions, and underpin our vision and strategy. They set out how we play our PART through Purpose, Ambition, Respect and Trust. You can learn more about our values here: Flexibility : Hybrid or in-office Wellbeing : Health plan, gym memberships, mental health support Growth : We invest in your future with courses, mentorship, promotions Culture : Diverse. Inclusive. Collaborative. Fun.We also offer an attractive, competitive salary and flexible benefits to suit our people. Here's a list of some of the many benefits and perks you can get for working with us: 25 days holiday entitlement, with the option to buy extra or sell days Generous pension Various Family Friendly Policies, including enhanced maternity pay, carers and dependants leave Employer provided benefits such as Private medical insurance, virtual GP, Critical illness cover, Life assurance cover, to name a few Choice of voluntary benefits including Technology scheme, Cycle to work scheme, Will-writing service amongst others Gym membership discounts, and a fully equipped on-site gym open 24/7 in London only Let's Make This Easy. Apply in a few minutes:To apply, please upload a copy of your CV. Applications need to be submitted by 11:59pm on the 13th of April . If your CV demonstrates that you meet the minimum criteria and you're shortlisted, you'll be invited to take part in an online assessment from 15th April . The online assessment does not require any preparation and will last no more than 60 minutes.Due to high application numbers this advert may end earlier than the date specified, so please don't delay and apply now!A full job profile is available on request and will be provided to candidates shortlisted to the first stage of the assessment process. The Financial Ombudsman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team We view diversity as fundamental to our success and welcome applications from underrepresented groups across all communities. Please click on the link below to find out moreDon't miss out be part of the journey and take advantage of this opportunity.Good luck with your application Who we are With fairness at the heart of everything we do, we embrace difference and treat everyone as equals. We're a diverse organisation, but something we all share is our values. They're central to the way we work - and work together. We're an independent, not-for-profit organisation that sorts out disputes between financial businesses and their customers. We do this by making decisions that are fair - and feel fair to both sides. The Financial Ombudsman Service is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law, regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. We're committed to being a great place to work - attracting and developing people from the widest possible range of backgrounds. We want everyone to perform at their best and feel able to be themselves. We understand that if we're diverse and inclusive, we'll better understand different perspectives, which is fundamental to our job resolving financial complaints. You can read more about .We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who fulfil the minimum criteria for the role will be progressed to the next stage of the process. Do let us know of any reasonable adjustments you need. You will need to demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria in order to qualify for the Disability Confident scheme.