Project Manager

Project Manager

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries.

EQ's vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.

Main Purpose of Job

Responsible for managing assigned projects from initiation to completion to meet or exceed stakeholders agreed expectations and in line with the agreed client contract.

Qualifications & Technical Job Requirements

Essential

• Recognised Project Management qualification or demonstrable experience.
• Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word/Excel/Visio.

Desirable

• Experience of agile methodologies

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Requirements

Essential

• Track record of delivering to quality, scope, time, budget and commercial terms
• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
• Resilience to cope with the pressure of enterprise wide implementation projects with a lifecycle of 6 to 12 months.
• Good analytical, numerical and logic skills.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable

• Prior experience of managing projects within the Financial Services or Pensions industry.
• Pensions knowledge, preferably public sector
• Working with Government Departments
• Previous experience of coaching and mentoring junior team members

Duties and Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all projects are managed in line with the project management framework, to deliver to agreed quality, scope, time, budget and commercial terms.
  • Defining viable project objectives, scope and deliverables.
  • Applying project lifecycle, methodology and processes effectively.
  • Identifying and quantifying project risks and mitigating actions
  • Managing allocated resources.
  • Adhering to agreed reporting and governance frameworks.
  • Completing post project reviews and documenting lessons learned.
• Work with BA's and project teams to ensure coherent design and delivery.
• Preparation and maintenance of project documentation.
• Production of resource schedules and project billing forecasts.
• Ensuring accurate time recording and Financial Reporting.
• Management of project team communications and interfaces with client teams.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and management.
• Management of Change Control authorisation process.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the project management framework, processes and standards.
• Coaching and mentoring junior team members.

The duties and responsibilities outlined above are to be regarded as broad areas of responsibility and do not necessarily detail all tasks which the post holder may be required to perform.

Key Relationships

• Department heads and Senior Management Team
• Programme and Project Managers
• Business Analysts
• Work stream leads
• Government Department leads

What We Offer

• Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%
• All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) - Gives all EQ Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit.
• Health and Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks