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Job Title IT Project Manager Location Asda House Employment Type Full time Contract Type Permanent Hours Per Week 37.5 Salary Competitive salary plus benefits Category General / Other - SF Closing Date 19 October 2026
We're looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our Retail Technology team, leading the delivery of complex and business-critical technology programmes across Asda. This role will take ownership of high-profile initiatives, including AI Camera and Electronic Shelf Edge Label (ESEL) programmes, helping to drive innovation and operational excellence across our stores. You'll be responsible for managing projects from inception through to delivery, ensuring programmes are delivered on time, within budget and with clear business outcomes. Working across multiple stakeholder groups, you'll provide the right level of communication and reporting, from senior leadership through to operational teams. This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident and capable Project Manager who enjoys working at pace, thrives in a complex environment, and can take ownership of programmes with minimal supervision.
Please be advised that this position requires attendance at Asda House in Leeds for a minimum of three days per week. We’re really looking forward to having you around!
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading end-to-end delivery of complex technology projects and programmes.
- Managing project scope, timelines, budgets, risks and dependencies.
- Driving project governance and ensuring delivery remains on track.
- Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Technology and the wider business.
- Providing clear and tailored communications to different audiences, from operational teams through to senior leadership.
- Identifying and mitigating risks and issues before they impact delivery.
- Coordinating multiple workstreams and ensuring successful implementation of change.
- Working closely with business teams to ensure solutions meet operational requirements.
What We're Looking For
- Essential Proven experience delivering complex projects and programmes.
- Strong project management skills, including management of cost, risk, time and quality.
- Experience working in fast-paced environments with multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Experience working independently and taking ownership of delivery.
- A proactive, self-starting approach with the confidence to drive programmes forward.
- Desirable Experience delivering retail technology programmes.
- Experience with AI-enabled technology solutions.
- Why Join Us?
- This role offers the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting and innovative technology programmes within Asda.
- You’ll be given ownership, autonomy and the support needed to make a real impact across the business while working with a passionate and collaborative team.
- Benefits & Hybrid Working
- To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- Company Car allowance of £5,700
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
- We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day.
- Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves
- Asda is Reimagining Retail
- It’s hard for anyone to imagine how many different career possibilities there are at Asda. Ours is a big business, and beyond the roles you might be familiar with there are hundreds more you don’t often get to see. In fact, because our business is changing we're creating new roles all the time! So take the time to look around. Once you’ve had the chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best. And don't forget you can keep an eye on new positions and check how your current applications are progressing by visiting regularly.
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