Project Manager - GenAI Experience Needed

Job Title: Project Manager - GenAI Experience Needed
Location: London/Oxford - 1 day per week in the office
Salary/Rate: £600 per day inside IR35
Start Date: 09/03/2026
Job Type: Contract - 6 months

Company Introduction

We are seeking a results-driven Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of the second phase of a strategic technology project to deliver reusable GenAI capabilities for our products.

Following rapid deployment of multiple AI-powered products Phase 2 focuses on strengthening and scaling the shared technical foundations that enable reuse, cost optimisation, and faster product launch.

This is a delivery-critical role, responsible for orchestrating complex cross-functional workstreams across platform engineering, data science, architecture, product, and business stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

• Lead the full project lifecycle through execution to benefits realization.
• Translate business strategy into executable delivery plans, aligned with business goals and priorities.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver solutions that align with our strategy whilst enabling future innovation and revenue opportunities.
• Define, scope, and own delivery roadmaps across all areas of the project with clear milestones and outcome metrics.
• Ensure that the project supports scalable, sustainable growth and improves our customers experience
• Collaborate closely with product managers, business sponsors, engineers, and data teams to define and align on project objectives, KPIs, and value outcomes.
• Act as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, shaping and communicating the vision for the transformation. Ensuring transparency, alignment, and consistent communication across stakeholders at all levels.
• Build strong relationships with product managers, engineers, architects, and executive sponsors to drive alignment across all levels.
• Facilitate transparency, clarity, and decision-making to keep programs on track and stakeholders fully engaged.
• Lead the planning and execution of one or more large-scale, complex or strategic projects, ensuring maximum long-term value.
• Define clear roadmaps for all workstreams such as change management, technology delivery, business operations, customer migrations and go to market activities.
• Manage the end to end project, holding teams accountable on the details whilst ensuring that the holistic vision is achieved.
• Ensure scalability, sustainability, and integration into wider technology ecosystem
• Champion agile principles and lead cross-functional squads to achieve delivery commitments.
• Navigate and challenge dependencies across platforms, teams, and domains, ensuring alignment and risk mitigation.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, resourcing, and change with a focus on value delivery, not just outputs.
• Ensure rigorous project governance and reporting in line with standards.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, anticipate and resolve issues, challenge assumptions and implement mitigation strategies early.
• Track and report delivery metrics, escalating challenges with solutions-focused mindset.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Proven experience leading complex large-scale platform or AI/ML delivery projects end-to-end in a fast-paced, complex environment.
• Mindset to drive the project forward through proactive management of risk.
• Strong background in stakeholder management with the ability to influence and align diverse groups.
• Excellent communication skills to operate at all levels of the organization - balancing technical depth with executive-level reporting clarity.
• Experience driving product vision and strategy into actionable delivery plans.
• Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, and analytical capabilities.
• Ability to manage budgets, resources, and delivery schedules with discipline and flexibility.
• Strong background in Agile, Lean, or Scaled Agile (SAFe) delivery methods.
• Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or other delivery management platforms.
• Experience in publishing, research, information services, or data-heavy environments is advantageous.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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