Senior Project Manager

Team – Project Services

Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in any of the Vitality offices (Bournemouth, London or Stockport). Full time hours.

Top 3 skills needed for this role:

• Scaled Agile Delivery Leadership 
• Methodical & Data-Driven Delivery 
• Senior Stakeholder Management & Executive Communication

What this role is all about:

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll take ownership of day-to-day delivery, build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, and keep commercial viability front and centre. You’ll be the driving force behind strategic initiatives, balancing costs, timelines, and innovation to ensure success across multiple products and platforms.

Key Actions

• Own the full project lifecycle, from scoping and setup to planning, reporting, governance, stakeholder engagement, and clear communications
• Drive end-to-end delivery within a Scaled Agile framework, ensuring projects meet objectives with speed and precision
• Act as the connector between programme management, related projects, and product teams to eliminate duplication and keep everything aligned
• Create and maintain detailed project roadmaps with clear milestones and timelines that keep everyone on track
• Manage dynamic cross-functional meetings to review strategy, tackle operational tasks, and keep momentum strong
• Partner with working groups to monitor progress against milestones, report status updates, and escalate issues promptly, keeping stakeholders informed and engaged
• Deliver impactful updates to senior leaders, including executive-level reporting, steering committee presentations, and timely escalation of critical risks
• Manage vendor relationships and act as the key interface between project sponsors and third-party providers to ensure seamless collaboration
• Define and track performance metrics to measure success and drive continuous improvement
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment and maintain the integrity of the overall programme
• Operate flexibly within a shared services model, supporting UK and global initiatives while adapting to diverse delivery contexts and stakeholder needs

What do you need to thrive?

• Excellent experience as a Project Manager and a reputation for delivery
• Strong data and analytical skills, necessary to understand & synthesise large quantities of information across complex project
• Experience of managing medium to large cross functional teams
• Demonstrable stakeholder management to Executive level
• Proven communication, influencing and problem solving skills
• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and ability to embrace the company culture and embed that into day to day interactions