Are you an experienced Senior Project Manager, driven by a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences? Have you successfully managed eLearning or digital portfolios for clients globally? With a commitment to nurturing creative teams and expertly managing project plans and budgets, this role could be your ideal fit!
Who we are…We’re a world leading, digital learning provider, designing and delivering training solutions for global brands across multiple sectors and industries including pharmaceutical, technology, finance, retail, manufacturing, and professional services. Our exciting client list includes some of the worlds’ biggest brands – AstraZeneca, Coca-Cola, IKEA, Tesco, and Royal Mail, to name but a few. With strong financial backing, we’re growing fast, focused on being a global leader in learning and development, bringing together a heritage of creativity and technology, and applying the latest thinking in learning science to deliver truly effective digital learning.
So, what is a Senior Project Manager?
Job titles can be an enigma these days, so let’s break it down a little!
Main duties
- Managing a diverse portfolio of multi-client/projects, varying in size, complexity, and deliverables. Primarily focusing on delivering e-learning assets, translations, and consultancy workshops.
- Creation and management of detailed project plans and all associated resourcing, revenue generation, budgets and invoicing
- Acting as the primary point of contact for customers within your portfolio, facilitating and leading internal and external communications
- Identifying and managing risks and changes in project scope effectively, collaborating with all core stakeholders
- Assisting in pre-sale activities, including cost estimations, solution input, planning, and pitch support
- Ensuring accurate forecasting and maintaining regular project governance
- Providing mentorship and support to other Project Managers and colleagues
Rest assured, you won't need to be the creative force on the team. We have dedicated experts in learning consultancy, design, technical aspects, and quality assurance to deliver exceptional services to our customers.
The ideal candidate will have;
- Experience in Project Management within digital corporate learning, digital media, or tech sectors (agency, learning solutions, software, websites, etc.)
- Minimum of four years' experience managing multiple complex projects for large brands/companies.
- Minimum of one year's experience in line management or leading/coaching Project Managers or similar roles
- Proven track record of managing the end-to-end project lifecycle, including extensive knowledge of budget creation and management
- Thorough understanding of various project and programme management tools and methodologies
- Experience of proactive project governance, including risk and change, at both project and programme levels
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
You will be……
- Obsessively detail orientated, methodical, and focused on client partnerships, priorities and deadlines
- A calming influence, capable of working under pressure, leading negotiations, and managing challenges as they arise
- An exceptional listener and communicator, adept at working with stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally
- Comfortable navigating uncertainty, managing risk, and embracing change
- Commercially astute with experience in project financial management
- Adaptable to a fast-paced, collaborative workplace environment where every day brings new challenges
- Able to travel to face-to-face meetings with clients, typically in the UK/Europe, and flexible to accommodate some out of hour calls for our overseas customers
What we can offer you……
- A competitive salary – our priority is to find the right person
- Qualification and training opportunity
- Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home some of the week
- Pension
- Income protection and life assurance
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
- Your birthday off
- A fabulous health cash plan
Location – Hybrid Bristol
Our new headquarters is in the Bristol area (The Paintworks). We offer a mix of home and office working because we believe both are necessary for a high performing team. We know you need some time to concentrate and avoid constant commuting, so homeworking is essential, but we also feel face-to-face time is important too.
We work in a Hybrid way with ideally 2/3 days per week in the office and the rest of the week worked remotely. We offer flexible working options also to help find the right work-life balance for you.
We currently have main offices in the UK in Bristol and in Europe in Berlin.
Be you, with us!
At Sponge, we are all different. And that’s what makes us great! We hire talented people with different and diverse backgrounds, stories, and perspectives not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.
We are actively working and committed to increasing diversity in our teams and management positions. It’s our ambition to create an inclusive environment where we can all be ourselves together.
What’s next?
If this sounds like you and you're ready to take the next step in your career and lead cutting-edge eLearning projects, we want to hear from you! Simply send us your CV, and we will be in touch.
We can’t wait to hear from you!
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