Project Manager (Digital Transformation)

Reading Source: WhatJobs
£120,000–£166,000

Project Manager | Technology Transformation & Delivery Coordination

Duration: Initial 6 Month Contract

Day Rate: Competitive Inside IR35

We're looking for an experienced Project Manager to join a major Technology Transformation programme.

This role goes beyond traditional project management. We're looking for someone who can act as the central coordinator across multiple programmes, projects, functions, and technology teams , ensuring alignment, communication, governance, and delivery remain on track across a complex transformation landscape.

The successful candidate will be a highly organised delivery professional with strong stakeholder management skills, capable of bringing together diverse teams, managing dependencies, and ensuring key initiatives are aligned and progressing effectively.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Lead the delivery of complex technology projects from initiation through to deployment and closure.
  • Coordinate activity across multiple programmes, projects, and workstreams to ensure alignment of priorities, timelines, risks, and dependencies.
  • Act as a central point of communication between Technology, Business, Product, Architecture, Engineering, Service, and external suppliers.
  • Drive governance, reporting, RAID management, planning, and stakeholder engagement activities.
  • Ensure project and programme dependencies are identified, managed, and communicated effectively.
  • Facilitate decision-making forums, project reviews, and cross-functional working sessions.
  • Manage project budgets, schedules, resources, and delivery plans.
  • Build strong relationships across business and technology teams, helping to resolve issues and remove delivery blockers.
  • Provide clear and concise updates to senior stakeholders, ensuring visibility of progress, risks, and key decisions.

What We're Looking For

  • 5+ years' experience delivering technology projects within large, complex organisations.
  • Strong project management experience across technology, digital, or transformation programmes.
  • Proven ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, projects, and workstreams simultaneously.
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience managing RAID logs, governance, planning, dependencies, risks, and budgets.
  • Strong influencing and relationship-building capabilities across business and technology functions.
  • Experience working with third-party suppliers and multi-vendor environments.
  • Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with competing priorities.
  • Retail industry experience.
  • eCommerce, Digital, Supply Chain, Store Operations, or Enterprise Technology programmes.
  • PRINCE2, PMP, APM, Scrum Master, or SAFe certifications.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a pivotal role in a large-scale transformation programme, bringing together multiple teams and initiatives to ensure successful delivery across the wider technology landscape.

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