Senior Manager- Technical Project Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Portside Consulting is proud to partner with a leading consulting, technology, and digital transformation firm headquartered in Manchester, UK.

We are currently recruiting a highly skilled Position Name who is ready and willing to relocate to the UK to join their dynamic and innovative team.

REPONSIBILITIES

• Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events. 
• Internal contribution – Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development. 
• Learning & development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

SKILLS

• Project Leadership: Manage and lead project teams, working with third-party vendors to ensure the successful delivery in a manner aligned with client objectives. 
• Stakeholder Communication: Skilled in presenting status updates and technical impacts effectively across different client levels, from junior team members to executive leadership and clients. 
• Business Translation: Translate technical changes into business-friendly artefacts that allow stakeholders to evaluate operational impacts effectively. 
• Budget and Timeline Management: Proven track record in delivering projects on time and within budget, with clear evidence of handling budgetary responsibilities in a consulting setting.

SENIOR MANAGER- SPECIFIC EXPERTISE

• Evidence of taking the business vision / programme vision and articulating a delivery rollout plan for C-Suite stakeholders, and collaborating with key programme decision-makers to agree forward planning 
• Evidence of demonstrating delivery excellence, with examples of managing and implementing disruptive digital transformations / product migrations / Cloud transformation initiatives which have had material business impacts 
• Evidence of coordinating / managing teams of up to 50 FTEs across either large scale transformative or migration programmes (across Financial Services, Government, Utilities, Consumer Products, Retail, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Telecommunication or Media) 
• Ability to manage and lead multiple workstreams and orchestrate delivery with internal and external vendors in uncertain / challenging environments to bridge the gap between IT and the business 
• Ability to architect an end-to-end delivery solution across classical (Waterfall) and new (SAFe / Scaled Agile) methodologies, from the planning and design phase through to implementation and BAU 
• Evidence of team building and increasing the capabilities of junior associate consultant / consultant resources 
• Evidence of career progression and expansion of roles / responsibilities as your career has advanced 
• Being responsible for developing our business, carrying a personal sales target of £1m 
• Developing our next generation of technical programme / project managers through formal line management and informal mentoring, coaching and learning development