Senior Project Manager
Reading
6-Month Contract
Paying up to £88p/h (Inside IR35)
Please note - due to the nature of the work, you will need to already hold a high level of UK Security clearance
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of a Digital HR SaaS/COTS solution
- Manage the full project lifecycle, including RFP, supplier selection, implementation, go-live, hypercare, and transition to BAU
- Create and maintain project plans, governance, reporting, risk, and budget controls
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, including HR, Procurement, Finance, Commercial and Technical stakeholders
- Manage external delivery partners and systems integrators to ensure delivery against milestones and quality standards
- Support contract mobilisation and ensure compliance with governance, architecture, and security frameworks
- Drive issue resolution, dependency management, and stakeholder communication at senior level
- Work closely with Product Owners and Solution Architects to ensure business and technical alignment
- Lead PI Planning activities and support operational readiness and service transition
Required Experience
- Proven experience delivering HR SaaS / Digital HR transformation projects
- Delivered multiple HR implementations from RFP through to live operation
- Strong experience managing third-party suppliers and delivery partners
- Experience working within complex or regulated environments
- Strong stakeholder management and governance experience
- Agile / Hybrid delivery methodology experience
- Experience with Azure DevOps and assurance/security frameworks