Project Manager - People Transformation

6-Month Fixed-Term Contract / Day Rate Contract UK Based (Remote with occasional travel) Competitive Daily Rate / Fixed-Term Salary Equivalent

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager - People Transformation to support the successful delivery of a major Workforce Transformation programme within a leading UK financial services organisation.
This enterprise-wide transformation is focused on building the workforce, skills, talent, and capability foundations required to support long-term business strategy. The programme encompasses workforce planning, skills management, talent development, people technology, organisational effectiveness, colleague experience, and data-driven workforce insights.
This is an excellent opportunity for a delivery-focused Project Manager with strong experience in HR, People, Talent, Workforce, or Organisational Transformation, who thrives in complex stakeholder environments and can drive implementation across multiple workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

As Project Manager - People Transformation, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of strategic workforce transformation initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to expected business outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:

• Leading People Transformation projects from mobilisation through implementation and transition into business-as-usual operations.
• Developing and maintaining detailed project plans, delivery schedules, milestones, and governance processes.
• Coordinating activities across HR, People teams, Technology, Data, Business Leadership and external delivery partners.
• Managing project scope, dependencies, risks, issues, budgets, resources, and delivery priorities.
• Ensuring project deliverables remain aligned to strategic workforce and organisational objectives.
• Working closely with Business Analysts and Subject Matter Experts to translate requirements into executable delivery plans.
• Facilitating decision-making and escalating risks where appropriate.
• Coordinating technology, process, data, and change activities to ensure integrated delivery.
• Partnering with Change and Communications teams to drive stakeholder engagement, business readiness, and adoption.
• Managing third-party suppliers and implementation partners where required.
• Supporting the transition of new processes, systems, and ways of working into operational ownership.

Required Experience

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven experience delivering People, HR, Workforce, Talent, or Organisational Transformation projects.
• Strong end-to-end project management experience covering planning, design, implementation, and adoption.
• Experience leading complex transformation initiatives involving people, process, technology, and data change.
• Knowledge of workforce planning, talent management, learning and development, organisational design, skills frameworks, or colleague experience programmes.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across HR, Technology, Operations, Data, and Business functions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and manage competing priorities.
• Experience operating within complex, evolving programme environments.
• Excellent risk management, governance, and reporting capabilities.

Desirable Experience

• Financial Services or regulated industry experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale workforce or skills transformation programmes.
• Exposure to HR technology implementations and integrations.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Professional Project Management qualifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, or Agile certifications.

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Strong delivery focus with attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple workstreams.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.