Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Contract length: 6 Months

Location: Kingswood, Surrey

Department: General Counsel Technology

Job type: Contract

Your role

The Senior Project Manager role has end-to-end responsibility for delivering a broad range of technology solutions for General Counsel stakeholders globally.  This includes end-to-end project management, business analysis, defining the business case, build-vs-buy decision making, strategic planning, managing supplier relationships (product vendors and consulting partners), running working group and steering committee forums, project reporting, budget management and leading global delivery teams. The role will require owning the relationships and working closely with General Counsel business stakeholders globally.

The role will also involve quickly understanding a wide range of disparate business processes across these functions, to identify areas for improvement and to scope new initiatives.  

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and own the full project life cycle: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for several initiatives simultaneously

• Day-to-day management of technical project resources including developers 

• Work creatively in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.

• Develop and manage all aspects of project engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, stakeholder management, risks and issues.

Experience and Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management methodologies, with focus on Agile/SCRUM and DevOps.

• Ability to think from a customer viewpoint and provide a high level of service to internal clients

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to address different audiences with the right level of complexity and refinement.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Why Fidelity

Fidelity International offers investment solutions and services, and retirement expertise to more than 2.56 million customers around the world. As global leaders, operating in more than 25 locations and with $783.6 billion in total assets, they continually push the boundaries of technology to build an even stronger business. 

Rewards and benefits 

As well as the prestige of working for a global financial services player, you’ll work with some of the smartest tech, expanding your skills and building your experience.  Also, as a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life.

Inclusion and diversity

Fidelity is proud of its achievements as an equal opportunities employer. They care deeply about creating a supportive place where all people feel valued and free to be themselves. A commitment to Diversity and Inclusion is not only right, it's critical for a healthy culture and leads to better business outcomes. That’s why Fidelity has an environment where all differences are welcomed and celebrated.

The Randstad companies are responsible for finding and contracting talent for project roles at Fidelity International. If you are selected for a role, you will be employed by a Randstad company, and will not be an employee of Fidelity International