📍 London | Hybrid (3+ days per week in the office) We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the ongoing delivery of a mature, live internal application within a private credit / financial services environment. This contract role focuses on managing a structured roadmap of enhancements, upgrades, and incremental improvements, ensuring continued value delivery in line with regulatory, operational, and governance requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for a delivery-focused Project Manager with strong experience managing technology-enabled change in live production environments, ideally within asset management, private markets, or broader financial services. The Role As Project Manager, you will take ownership of the end-to-end delivery of a prioritised enhancement roadmap for an existing internal platform. You will work closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, and third-party vendors to ensure changes are delivered effectively, safely, and in line with governance standards. Key Responsibilities

Own and manage delivery of a prioritised roadmap of enhancements, upgrades, and functional improvements for a live internal application Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders, in‑house technology teams, and external vendors Plan and coordinate incremental releases, balancing new functionality, technical improvements, and platform stability Develop and maintain detailed delivery plans, milestones, dependencies and delivery artefacts Manage scope, budget, risks, issues and dependencies across concurrent initiatives, escalating where appropriate Ensure all change activity adheres to internal governance, risk and control frameworks suitable for a regulated environment Facilitate requirements definition, refinement and prioritisation with business users, product owners and agile teams Oversee testing, regression testing, release and deployment activities to minimise disruption to live operations Coordinate business readiness, adoption and change activities to embed enhancements into day‑to‑day operations Provide clear, concise delivery reporting to senior stakeholders and governance forums, leveraging Jira‑based metrics where applicable

Required Experience & Skills

Proven experience delivering change to live, business‑critical systems within financial services Strong experience working with agile delivery teams (Scrum, Kanban or hybrid models) Experience collaborating with in‑house development teams and modern delivery toolsets Working knowledge of Jira for backlog management, delivery tracking and reporting Solid understanding of delivery within regulated environments, including risk, controls and governance Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage credibly with senior business and technology leaders Strong planning, organisational and problem‑solving skills Ability to operate autonomously while remaining aligned with central change standards Background in asset management, particularly private credit, private markets or alternative investments Exposure to investment, portfolio or credit lifecycle systems and associated data Experience supporting mature platforms with ongoing enhancement roadmaps rather than greenfield builds

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