ALF Recruit
Project Manager

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Job Description
6 Month Fixed Term Contract (Highly likely to go permanent) | Hybrid Working | Manchester City Centre
ALF Recruit is delighted to be partnering with an award-winning financial services organisation to recruit an experienced Project Manager on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing business during a period of investment and transformation, taking ownership of key business and technology projects that will support the organisation’s continued growth.
This isn’t a hands-on technical IT role. Instead, you’ll be responsible for coordinating projects across the business, bringing together internal subject matter experts, technical teams, and third-party suppliers to ensure successful delivery.
We’re looking for someone who is confident managing stakeholders, keeping multiple workstreams on track, and communicating progress clearly to senior leaders. You’ll be IT literate, able to quickly understand business systems and technology projects, and confident working with technical teams to drive projects through to successful delivery.
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Benefits:
- Hybrid working & Flexible working
- 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Private Healthcare
- Dental and Optical Cover
- Life Assurance (4x annual salary)
- Onsite Parking
Role:
You’ll manage projects from initiation through to successful delivery, ensuring objectives, timescales, and business priorities remain aligned.
- Managing multiple business and technology projects simultaneously
- Developing and maintaining project plans, timelines, and key milestones
- Coordinating internal stakeholders, subject matter experts, and external suppliers
- Gathering business requirements and ensuring they are translated into clear project objectives
- Facilitating project meetings, workshops, and steering groups
- Monitoring project risks, dependencies, and actions, ensuring issues are resolved quickly
- Providing regular project updates and reporting to senior stakeholders
- Supporting wider business change initiatives as required
- Identifying opportunities to improve project delivery and project governance across the business


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About you:
We’re looking for an organised and proactive Project Manager who enjoys bringing people together to deliver successful outcomes.
You’ll ideally have:
- Previous experience delivering business or technology-related projects
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong planning, organisation, and project coordination abilities
- Good IT literacy and the confidence to quickly understand new systems and technologies
- Experience working collaboratively with technical teams and business stakeholders
- The ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with excellent attention to detail
- Experience within Financial Services would be advantageous but isn’t essential
A recognised Project Management qualification such as PRINCE2, AgilePM, or similar would also be beneficial.
If you are interested in the Project Manager role, please contact Cassidy for more information or send your CV today.
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