Senior Specialist L2, Project Management

Reporting to Head of Delivery, this role is responsible for managing one or more complex software delivery projects which involves multiple stakeholders. The selected candidate will ensure that project charters, integrated project plans, resource plans, and contingency plans are fully scoped and documented, and that appropriate risk management processes are in place.

The Project Manager leads the identification and development of project objectives, scope, plans, dependencies, and success criteria in collaboration with the project sponsor and other stakeholders. The Project Manager will lead multiple work streams throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring high quality and cost effective deliverables.

• Direct management of projects or work streams of large projects that may involve multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artefacts to meet project objectives, including recommendations as necessary.
• Evaluate trade-offs between project size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value, prioritising high impact deadlines and activities.
• Provide project analysis to facilitate senior stakeholder discussions and build a connection for negotiation.
• Allocate resources in current and future projects based on the delivery tasks and milestones in the project plan.
• Define and report on project progress and achievement of project milestones, regularly updating key stakeholders on project status & escalating issues quickly.
• Validate financial forecasts and provide on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures.
• Partner with business sponsors to define success metrics and criteria.
• Assess and resolve all high priority project risks as they are encountered.
• Ensure all projects comply with LSEG Group standards of project methodology.
• Continually update relevant business stakeholders of project statuses and periodically publish project status reports in accordance with Change Framework requirements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in routinely briefing key stakeholders on different aspects of assigned initiatives.
• Represent the project in various project governance and inter-department forums.
• Define and track project tasks and milestones.
• Ensure project meets success parameters stated in the business case.
• Ensure end results are of the highest calibre with a clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefit.

Key Behaviours

• Continuously adopt a pragmatic, flexible, and responsive approach.
• Maintain constructive and supportive working relationships with stakeholders across the Group.

Management of Risk

• Continually reassess the operational and project level risks by ensuring all actions take account of the likelihood of risks occurring.
• The role acts as a risk mitigating function by monitoring the delivery risks across the project and ensuring these are adequately managed.

Observation of Internal Controls

• The jobholder will demonstrate and practice adherence to internal controls. This will be achieved by adhering to all relevant procedures, keeping appropriate records and, where appropriate, the timely implementation of internal and external audit points.

• Strong planning, organising, and coaching skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the proven ability to work effectively across all organisational levels.
• Excellent at managing and influencing a wide network of stakeholders, including senior management, and building relationships.
• Willing and able to challenge customers and stakeholders to better understand their needs.
• Expert knowledge of financial, risk, and project management methodologies and tools.
• Excellent documentation skills; ability to create high quality steering committee material.
• More than 5 years of project management experience.
• Educated to bachelor’s degree level or above.
• Very good understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile Software Development.

• Experience in managing data centre infrastructure projects
• Global experience – working successfully with teams in multiple locations simultaneously.
• Experience and knowledge of large scale, global, change programmes and portfolio management.
• Experience in large software development organisations.
• Background in working across a number of different sectors both business and IT-related projects/programmes.

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

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You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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