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Technical Project Manager

City of London Temporary £450 - £500 per day View Job Description
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead strategic transformation and cross-functional technology initiatives within a complex environment. You will be responsible for translating business strategy into structured delivery plans, coordinating multiple workstreams, managing stakeholders, and ensuring successful delivery across technology, product, operations and business functions.
  • £450-£500 / day OUTSIDE IR35
  • 6-12 months - central London

About Our Client

An organisation operating in the financial services industry, based in London.

Job Description

  • Lead strategic transformation programmes and cross-functional technology initiatives.
  • Build and maintain integrated project plans across application, data, security, infrastructure, product and operational workstreams.
  • Manage risks, issues, dependencies and change to ensure successful delivery.
  • Facilitate discovery workshops and problem-definition sessions to clarify objectives and requirements.
  • Assess technical, business and product requirements for quality, traceability and alignment to outcomes.
  • Drive stakeholder engagement, alignment and adoption across multiple business functions.
  • Plan and coordinate transitions, cutovers, hypercare activities and capability mobilisation efforts.
  • Support business readiness, change management and customer-impacting technology changes.
  • Track benefits, delivery outcomes and readiness indicators to support decision-making.
  • Coordinate internal teams and third-party vendors to deliver projects on time and within budget.
  • Produce concise governance reporting covering progress, risks, dependencies and key decisions.
  • Utilise delivery data and AI-enabled tools to improve planning, reporting and risk identification.
  • Manage budgets, forecasts, expenditure tracking and financial performance.
  • Ensure adherence to PMO governance, documentation and project controls.



The Successful Applicant

A successful Technical Project Manager should have:

    • 7+ years' experience managing technology delivery, transformation programmes or complex cross-functional projects.
    • Strong project management expertise across Agile, Hybrid and Waterfall methodologies.
    • Proven experience coordinating multiple technology teams and business stakeholders.
    • Experience managing system integrations, data migrations and transformation initiatives.
    • Strong risk, dependency, change and governance management capabilities.
    • Experience with cutover planning, hypercare support, transitions and operational readiness activities.
    • Demonstrated ability to assess requirements and ensure alignment to business outcomes.
    • Strong stakeholder management and vendor management experience.
    • Commercial awareness with experience managing budgets and financial reporting.
    • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences.
    • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
    • Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence.
    • Understanding of application, infrastructure, security, data and product delivery environments.
    • Experience using data-driven insights and AI-assisted tools to support project delivery.
    • Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with changing priorities.



What's on Offer

  • Daily rate between £450 and £500, dependent on the level of experience.
  • Interim contract based in London.
  • Opportunity to work on impactful projects in the financial services industry.



If you're interested in this role, apply now.

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Contact
Dan Jones
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7096159
Phone number
+442072692191

Job summary

Job function
Technology
Subsector
IT Project Manager
Sector
Financial Services
Where
City of London
Contract type
Temporary
Consultant name
Dan Jones
Consultant phone
+442072692191
Job reference
JN-092026-7096159