Project Manager

Project Manager

Salary: £50,000

Location: Bristol, Peterborough, Edinburgh, Liverpool

Who are Diligenta?

Diligenta's vision is to be acknowledged as Best in-class Platform based Life and Pensions Administration Service provider. Customer service is at the heart of everything we do, and our aim is to transform our clients' operations. A business that has been described as 'home' by existing employees, we drive a culture that is founded on positive change and development.

Summary of the role

We are looking for a Project Manager to join our Operations Shared Services and to deliver quality services on behalf of our clients. The role has a strong focus on Data, so someone with expertise within integration, frameworks, consumption, governance. The successful candidate will need to have strong stakeholder management skills and have a proven track record of delivering projects.

Benefits

• 33 days including Bank Holidays
• Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal and career development opportunities to progress your aspirations within the company as well as through our global parent company (Tata Consultancy Services)
• Access to Perks at Work (an online discounted shopping platform) saving you money on a wide range of goods and services, including your weekly food shop, holidays and electrical goods
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Interest free Season Ticket loans
• A companywide Wellbeing programme, including an Employee Assistance Programme and other benefits/resources to support your mental/physical and financial wellbeing
• A comprehensive set of Moments that Matter policies, such as Carer's Leave, Foster Leave and Retirement Leave
• A contributory company pension scheme where we match your contributions up to 6%, Group Life Assurance ('Death in Service") & Group Income Protection
• Apply to find out about our other benefits

What you'll be doing

• Deliver project tasks according to agreed time, budget, and quality parameters in order to meet business needs.
• Apply project management practices, such as, planning, scheduling, resourcing, tracking, reporting, and handling risks, issues, lessons learned, and dependencies.
• Develop excellent working relationships with key stakeholders and customers, making sure what we deliver meets their needs and ensuring they are fully informed of progress throughout the life cycle of the project.
• Assess project progress against plan, thinking laterally to resolve risks and issues.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate any risks to the project, taking appropriate actions to minimise impacts
• Produce required project artefacts, as stipulated within the Diligenta Lifecycle
• Liaise with IT delivery and Business Readiness leads to ensure we're ready to deliver quality change into the business.

What we're looking for

• A seasoned project manager with a strong grasp of project management techniques and methodologies.
• Experienced in managing and motivating teams consisting of both specialised and generalist staff.
• Proven track record in handling medium to large-scale and/or high-risk projects within data
• Skilled in managing multiple cross-functional stakeholders, both internal and external to the organisation.
• Possess a diverse skill set with the ability to quickly learn new areas and establish credibility with professionals from various disciplines.
• Experienced in driving business solution identification and project initiation.
• Demonstrated history of successful project leadership and delivery.

If you need any help or adjustments for any stage within the recruitment process due to health, disability, or any other reason, please let us know.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today and become part of our innovative team!