Project Manager
21 hours ago
City of London
IT Project Manager (ServiceNow) - Tier 1 Investment Bank - £700 - £720 p/day PAYE Overview: An excellent opportunity has arisen to join a Tier 1 Investment Bank as an IT Project Manager on a 6-month contract. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering IT investment projects, with a specific focus on enhancing and optimising the bank’s ServiceNow platform. Key Responsibilities: • End-to-end project management of IT programmes and projects, including project initiation, planning, budgeting, quality management, and release documentation., • Work with business sponsors, PMO, and global liaison teams to build business cases and ROI models for project prioritisation., • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to business requirements., • Manage deployment, release coordination, and reporting to senior stakeholders, including Steering Committees, IT leadership, and C-suite executives., • Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across multiple offices and regions., • Manage internal and external project resources within a matrix structure., • Oversee vendor management, including contract negotiation and service-level agreements., • Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and assumptions, escalating where necessary. Essential Skills & Experience: • Minimum of 10 years’ experience delivering IT projects/programmes, ideally within banking or financial services., • Proven experience leading ServiceNow implementation or enhancement projects., • Knowledge of ServiceNow configuration, workflows, and reporting capabilities., • Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid)., • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior executives., • Strong communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills., • Relevant project management qualifications (APM, PMP, PRINCE2, Agile) preferred., • Understanding of IT functions and financial market products is advantageous. Contract Details: • £700–£720 per day (PAYE), • 6-month initial contract, • Central London, hybrid working (2-3 days per week in office)