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Senior Project Manager
SiXworks an IBM company. Lead complex, high-value and strategically important projects critical to customer and business outcomes .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive project management experience in delivering complex technology and digital projects, with a strong focus on managing large multidisciplinary teams and ensuring successful customer outcomes. Capable of influencing senior stakeholders and managing financial performance within secure and regulated environments.
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Extensive Project Management ExperienceLarge Multidisciplinary Team LeadershipCommercial and Financial ManagementAPM PMQ, APM ChPP, PRINCE2 PractitionerExperience in Defence and National Security Sectors
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Hard Skills
Project ManagementComplex Technology Project DeliverySoftware EngineeringCloud SolutionsData SolutionsAI-Enabled SolutionsDelivery Risk ManagementService Acceptance CriteriaGovernance ApproachesFinancial Performance Management
Soft Skills
Influencing Senior StakeholdersProblem-Solving AbilityCoaching and MentoringBuilding Trusted RelationshipsEffective Decision-Making
Certifications & Qualifications
APM PMQAPM ChPPPRINCE2 Practitioner
Industry Keywords
Secure EnvironmentsRegulated EnvironmentsMission-Critical EnvironmentsCommand and Control (C2)Air Battle Space Management (ABM)Customer Capability RequirementsDefence SectorNational Security SectorCritical Infrastructure
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloud
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead complex, high-value and strategically important projects critical to customer and business outcomes
- Establish delivery strategies that enable successful customer outcomes
- Align project execution with programme, portfolio and business objectives
- Provide leadership across ambiguous or rapidly evolving environments
- Lead large multidisciplinary teams delivering secure digital, software and technology solutions
- Manage complex dependencies across suppliers, customers and internal teams
- Balance delivery pace with governance, security and assurance requirements
- Drive recovery plans where project performance is at risk
- Lead transition activities from project delivery into managed service operation
- Establish operational support arrangements, service acceptance criteria and service governance
- Work with Technical Leads to achieve successful adoption and long-term service performance
- Drive delivery readiness for Service Acceptance Gate approvals
- Build trusted relationships with senior customer stakeholders
- Manage executive-level communications and governance forums
- Influence decisions across project, programme and organisational boundaries
- Handle sensitive delivery, commercial and operational challenges
- Partner with Account Directors to strengthen strategic customer relationships
- Contribute to account planning and growth discussions
- Identify opportunities for follow-on work, service expansion or new capability development
- Own significant project budgets and forecasts
- Manage financial performance, margin and commercial risks
- Support bid activities, project mobilisation and transition planning
- Balance customer outcomes and delivery commitments against margin, resource utilisation and organisational priorities
- Coach and mentor Junior Project Managers and Project Managers
- Promote project management best practice across IBM SiXworks
- Support development of delivery frameworks, governance approaches and lessons learned
- Contribute to wider delivery-function capability development
- Lead complex delivery-risk management
- Direct project assurance activities
- Support audits, reviews and customer assurance processes
- Ensure effective decision-making and escalation management
Requirements
What you’ll need- Extensive project management experience delivering complex technology or digital projects
- Demonstrated success managing large multidisciplinary teams
- Experience operating within secure, regulated or mission-critical environments
- Strong commercial, financial and contractual management capability
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and customers
- APM PMQ, APM ChPP, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent
- Experience in defence, national security, government or critical infrastructure sectors
- Experience delivering large-scale software engineering, cloud, data or AI-enabled solutions
- Experience supporting business development or bid activity
- Experience working with MoD customers, preferably with RAF and in Command and Control (C2) or Air Battle Space Management (ABM) environments
- Experience working with Customer Capability Requirements
- Curiosity, strong problem-solving ability, and motivation to continuously improve how technology is designed and delivered
- Must have or be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance
Benefits
Comp & perks- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Free Private Medical cover
- Life Assurance
- Generous pension (10% employer, 5% employee contribution)
- Bonus
- Professional development and training support
- Secure parking
- Gym
- Café & restaurant on site
- Open break out spaces
- Support for wellbeing and development