Senior Project Manager

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

Job description

Role Summary

The Senior Technology Project Manager leads the successful delivery of complex, strategic technology initiatives across the EMEA and APAC regions. The role is accountable for delivering projects from initiation through implementation and operational handover, ensuring outcomes are achieved within agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality parameters while maximising business value. Working closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, vendors and senior leadership, the role provides strong governance, proactively manages risk and dependencies, and drives successful business outcomes through effective project leadership.

Job purpose

Lead the end-to-end delivery of technology projects and programmes, ensuring successful execution against agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality objectives while maintaining effective governance, stakeholder engagement, financial control and risk management

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

oLead multiple concurrent technology projects from initiation through to operational handover, ranging from medium to large scope and complexity (typically 100-1000+ effort days).

oDevelop, maintain and actively manage integrated project plans, delivery roadmaps and milestone schedules.

oDefine project scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria.

oDrive project execution, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality and business outcomes.

oCoordinate cross-functional delivery teams across multiple countries and time zones.

oMatrix-manage delivery teams across internal and external teams.

Stakeholder Management

oBuild trusted relationships with business sponsors, technology teams, business leaders and key stakeholders across the organisation.

oLead governance forums, steering committees and executive reporting, ensuring informed decision-making and effective escalation where required.

oManage stakeholder expectations and communicate project progress, risks and decisions effectively.

Risk, Governance Financial Management

oMaintain comprehensive RAID management, proactively identifying, assessing and mitigating risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.

oOwn project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control and financial reporting.

oEnsure compliance with Experian governance standards, security policies, architectural principles and applicable regulatory requirements.

oEscalate delivery risks appropriately and recommend mitigation strategies.

Delivery Excellence

oOperate with a high degree of autonomy, exercising sound judgement and making informed decisions in complex delivery environment

oLead the resolution of complex delivery challenges by balancing competing priorities, risks and stakeholder expectations.

oChampion Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies, selecting the most appropriate approach for successful project outcomes

oDrive continuous improvement through automation, data-driven reporting and responsible adoption of AI-enabled project management capabilities.

oSupport PMO reporting, governance standards and portfolio management activities.

oIdentify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency through automation and AI-enabled project management practices

Qualifications

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