Project Manager

To our exciting client we are now looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the implementation of a new outsourcing partner. Focus on payroll UK, the outsourcing partner will be used in global countries. A successful candidate will drive delivery across multiple workstreams and internal delivery teams, effectively managing external partners and vendors, to secure that all deliveries are meeting the ambitions, on-time and on-budget. Key Responsibilities Stakeholder Management: Engage stakeholders in all required business departments, Digital & IT, Legal/privacy, to drive and secure commitment. Manage expectations and alignment across executive sponsors. Project Planning & Governance: Develop and manage project plans, program and steering committee reporting. Establish the required fit-for-purpose project governance appropriate for an enterprise CDP implementation. Benefit, Budget & Resource Management: Track project benefit realization, forecast and track costs, and manage resource allocation. Provide financial reporting to program management and steering committee. Workstream Coordination: Organize, plan and manage parallel workstreams including multiple internal and external delivery agile teams. Manage dependencies and critical path. Vendor & Partner Management: Coordinate payroll vendor/system integrator, and specialist partners together with Sourcing. Manage contracts, SOWs, and delivery milestones. Escalate and resolve issues across delivery teams. Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify and mitigate dependencies and risks e.g. data deliveries, integration challenges, vendor performance, or organizational change. Maintain mitigation plans and escalation paths and drive proactive actions. Change Management: Partner with business leads on adoption planning, training, and operational handover. Ensure marketing and ‘channel’ teams are prepared to adopt and leverage the new capabilities. Quality Assurance: Ensure deliverables meet requ