We’re looking for an experienced and driven Technical Project Manager to join our IT team and play a key role in delivering technology projects that support the firm's continued success. Reporting to the Head of IT, you will lead the planning, coordination and delivery of a wide range of technology and business change initiatives, working closely with stakeholders, technical teams and external suppliers to implement solutions that improve the way our people work.
This is an excellent opportunity for a project professional who enjoys taking ownership, driving outcomes and making a tangible impact across an organisation. You'll be involved in projects spanning areas such as Microsoft 365, cloud services, infrastructure, cybersecurity, business applications and digital transformation, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.
The Role
- Provide line management to a BA and matrix management across cross-functional teams, with responsibility for setting priorities, guiding performance and supporting delivery where direct reporting lines may not apply.
- Take ownership of assigned projects and deliverables, working hand in hand with business owners and taking accountability for scope, commercials, stakeholder engagement, risks and successful business outcomes.
- Manage project risks, issues, dependencies and change requests, ensuring appropriate mitigation and escalation where required.
- Provide clear project governance, reporting and communication to stakeholders, sponsors and leadership teams.
- Coordinate internal resources and third-party suppliers to ensure successful delivery of project objectives.
- Drive business readiness, change management and user adoption activities to support successful implementation and benefits realisation.
- Continuously improve project delivery practices, standards and governance across the IT function.
- Manage application integration and escalate issues with support partners.
- Research solutions and proposals for the delivery of new initiatives.
- Awareness of current market trends and solutions to align with business requirements.
- Working with the wider department to deliver IT continuous improvement.
- Developing project plans, goals, and budgets; identifying resources needed.
- Coordinate technical activity across internal teams and suppliers, ensuring work is completed in line with agreed project plans.
- Preparing requests for proposals and conducting all necessary meetings to facilitate selection of project services and products.
- Planning and overseeing the preparation and dissemination of project communications.
- Support supplier selection, procurement activity and commercial discussions where required.
Key experience
Must have:
- 3 to 5 years’ experience managing IT projects.
- Experience working with technical teams and business stakeholders.
- Good knowledge of project governance, risks, issues and reporting.
- Experience managing suppliers or third parties.
Nice to have:
- PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, Scrum or ITIL.
- Experience in legal, professional services or a regulated environment.
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Recruitment at Bates Wells – The use of AI
At Bates Wells, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our recruitment processes. We understand the importance of ensuring that our methods align with best practices and respect the privacy and rights of all candidates.
We would like to clarify that we do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, sift, score, reject, or approve any recruitment decisions, at any stage of our recruitment process. Our recruitment decisions are made by hiring managers and the HR team, ensuring a personal and thoughtful approach to each candidate.
We do utilise AI technology in a limited capacity to enhance our recruitment process. Specifically, we use Metaview to record and transcribe interviews. This tool helps us maintain accurate records of interviews, to support objective scoring of answers based on evidence and ensures that we can review and reflect on the conversations held during the recruitment process. Importantly, Metaview is not used to evaluate candidates or make any decisions regarding their suitability for a role.
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