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This contract role requires an independent, high-impact professional capable of bridging the gap between business change and technology. Operating as an objective and trusted advisor, the successful contract project manager will rapidly assess business needs and working with tech through agile methodologies implement a solution that fits to the target operating model of the business and realises the agreed business benefit. You will be expected to translate complex technical solutions for non-technical stakeholders while actively managing the human and behavioural elements of the project delivery.
Job Responsibility
Manage the project lifecycle using agile frameworks (such as Scrum or Kanban) and timeboxed sprints (typically 1-4 weeks) to continuously deliver customer value
Act as a 'servant leader' to cross-functional teams, fostering autonomy, self-organization, and collaborative problem-solving
Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives to ensure continuous feedback loops and process optimization
Execute change management activities iteratively
work within each sprint to understand change impacts, plan communications, and assess training needs
Actively monitor and manage the end-to-end plan, and risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies through a daily RAID log
Develop robust stakeholder communication plans to build a shared vision for change, overcome resistance, and secure buy-in across all levels of the organization
Manage the frequent integration of completed technical increments into business-as-usual (BAU) operations, ensuring that the outputs enable the intended business benefits
Provide an immediate return on investment by deploying expert skills at short notice, taking full accountability for project success without requiring a long induction process
Ensure a smooth handover of the service to permanent BAU support teams, transferring key learning and skills before the end of the finite assignment
Requirements
Demonstrable experience successfully delivering complex IT, digital, and technology projects that also have a significant impact on behavioural change and new ways of working
Strong practical understanding of agile environments, the software development lifecycle, and transitioning traditional 'waterfall' organizations to iterative delivery paces
Educated to a degree level with relevant project management or agile certifications (e.g., PRINCE2, APM PMQ, PMP, Scrum Master)