Senior Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager Ready to take your career to the next level? We’re one of the UK’s most forward-thinking law firms, built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and ambition. Join us, and let’s shape the future together. Being refreshingly human starts with how we hire. We believe a diverse mix of perspectives makes us stronger - not just as a business, but in creating a culture where we all feel we truly belong and can thrive. That’s why we’re committed to removing barriers and creating fair opportunities for everyone. * We are in a period of exclusive direct sourcing for this role and are not currently accepting applications from recruitment agencies. ________________________________________ The role in 60 seconds • Role : Senior Project Manager • Team : Transformation • Location : Hybrid working from Bristol or Southampton • Working Pattern : Full-time • Why this role matters : As a Senior Project Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering the transformation initiatives that support the firm's strategic ambitions. Leading complex business and technology change programmes, you'll work with senior stakeholders across the firm to turn strategy into action, improve the way we work, and deliver lasting business value. This is an opportunity to shape meaningful change in a collaborative, fast-paced legal environment. ________________________________________ What you’ll do In this role, you’ll be responsible for: Strategic Project Delivery • Lead large-scale transformation projects from initiation through to delivery and benefits realisation. • Manage scope, plans, budgets, resources, risks and dependencies. • Ensure projects deliver agreed outcomes, value and strategic objectives. • Maintain effective governance, reporting and delivery oversight. Stakeholder Leadership • Build strong relationships with senior leaders, partners and stakeholders. • Provide delivery leadership, challenge and strategic guidance. • Facilitate decision-making and manage competing priorities. • Lead cross-functional teams to achieve successful outcomes. Financial & Commercial Management • Manage project budgets, forecasts and financial performance. • Support business cases and investment decisions. • Track benefits, value delivery and return on investment. • Ensure effective use of project resources. Governance, Risk & Assurance • Establish and maintain robust governance and reporting frameworks. • Proactively manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies. • Ensure delivery aligns with agreed standards and controls. • Escalate key risks and delivery concerns where appropriate. Change & Adoption • Support business readiness and successful implementation of change. • Drive stakeholder engagement, communications and adoption activities. • Work closely with Digital Adoption and business teams to embed change. • Monitor adoption and benefits realisation. Portfolio & Transformation Support • Contribute to portfolio planning, prioritisation and transformation roadmaps. • Champion continuous improvement in project delivery practices. • Share lessons learned and best practice across the Transformation Team. • Support the ongoing development of the firm's project management capability. ________________________________________ What we’re looking for You'll be an experienced project professional with a proven track record of delivering complex business and technology transformation initiatives. You'll be confident operating at pace, influencing senior stakeholders and leading cross-functional teams to successful outcomes. Essential • Significant experience delivering complex projects and transformation programmes. • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. • Experience mana