Contract Senior Project Manager – Change & Transformation

• Location: London
• Engagement Type: Contract (Inside IR35) or Fixed-Term
• Rate and Duration: 6 Months – Rate depending on experience

Overview

We’re supporting a global Fintech business as they deliver a major business transformation programme. They’re looking to bring in an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead high-impact change initiatives focused on improving operations, customer experience, technology, and internal capabilities. This role will lead projects across teams and functions, supporting process change and system improvements.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of cross-functional change projects aligned to the wider business transformation strategy
• Own project planning, scope, timelines, and benefits tracking across multiple workstreams
• Deliver initiatives focused on business process improvements, operating model changes, and the rollout of new tools or SaaS solutions
• Engage with senior stakeholders to shape project delivery approaches and ensure business readiness
• Drive effective governance, reporting, and risk/issue management throughout the project lifecycle
• Ensure successful change adoption across impacted teams through effective communication, training, and support
• Work closely with Business Analysts, Product Managers, and internal delivery teams to ensure alignment between business needs and tech solutions
• Contribute to ongoing improvements in project delivery frameworks, tooling, and collaboration across the transformation portfolio

Skills & Experience

• Strong track record of delivering business change and transformation projects, ideally in tech-enabled environment
• Experience leading change across operational, commercial, or customer-facing teams with tech as an enabler
• Skilled in managing stakeholders at all levels, including executive sponsors and department heads
• Hands-on experience delivering process change, system rollouts, or organisational transformation
• Able to operate confidently in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery environments
• Excellent planning, governance, and communication skills
• Familiar with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, or MS Project
• Formal project/change management certifications (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM, PROSCI)