We are currently looking for an IT Project Manager to join our busy team in the City of London!

Salary: £50,000pa to £60,000pa, depending on experience

After probation: travel allowance and option to split your working week between working from home and in the London office

IT Project Manager Duties:

  • Lead projects end-to-end, from inception through to acceptance into service and support
  • Define and agree relevant project objectives, risks, timescales and costs
  • Develop, maintain and manage the project plans, including identifying key deliverables, timelines and milestones
  • Identify resource requirements and engage teams and 3 rd parties as required to fulfil project deliverables
  • Drive process to achieve milestones, including arranging meetings with stakeholders
  • Manage delivery to agreed quality/time/cost expectations
  • Identify key stakeholders and work with them, maintaining appropriate levels of engagement / communication
  • Ensure timely reporting in accordance with requirements
  • Ensure that risks, issues and interdependencies are effectively managed
  • Review project budgets and benefits, liaising with Finance as required
  • Support and champion the use of any applicable programme and project management standards

IT Project Manager Requirements:

  • Proven track record of delivering technology and business projects end to end using
  • Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with a thorough understanding of the project lifecycle.
  • Project / programme management qualifications eg, Prince 2, MSP, PMP, APM  PMQ/PPQ
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills (English language)
  • Strong influencing, relationship building and stakeholder management skills
  • Creative, proactive and pragmatic problem-solving approach, finding ways to make
  • progress through complexity and uncertainty, remaining composed under pressure
  • Ability to understand and respect established working practices while identifying and championing progressive changes
  • Ability to understand and map processes to identify gaps, opportunities and risks, and work on multiple projects
  • Fast learner, ability to get up to speed quickly on key topics
  • Strong team player with an ability to work independently in a collaborative and fast
  • paced environment
  • Desirable: experience of LMS/LXP implementations; experience of working with offshore teams

IT Project Manager Benefits:

  • 7½% company pension contribution into a personal pension, in addition to your own contribution of 1½% via salary exchange
  • Life insurance and income protection insurance
  • A sports club allowance
  • 27 days leave per annum (which includes three days at Christmas)
  • A travel allowance after passing probation and option to split your working week between working from home and in the London office
  • After one year’s service, private medical insurance cover, and annual travel insurance cover

About Us:

We value the contribution that employees with different views and experience bring to the Institute and are committed to promoting equality, inclusion and diversity. We hope to receive applications from a wide range of talented people irrespective of their race, religion or belief, gender, age, gender identity, neurodiversity, disability, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, political belief, social class, relationship status or caring responsibilities.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment is the leading professional body for securities, investment, wealth and financial planning professionals. Formed in 1992 by London Stock Exchange practitioners, we have a global community, which aims to promote high standards of competence and integrity to more than 40,000 members in 116 countries. We are also the main examining body for the sector, offering our internationally recognized exams globally.

If you think that you are suitable for this IT Project Manager role, please apply now!