Senior Manager ITPM – 12 Month FTC

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential consumer products organization seeking a Senior Manager, Technical Project Management (ITPM) for a 12-month fixed-term contract based at Battersea Power Station, London. This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.

In this senior leadership position, you will act as the strategic partner to Design and Engineering leadership, aligning project direction and decision points with senior stakeholders across all business disciplines. You will own the delivery of best-in-class products to market while ensuring global teams remain aligned on project direction and schedules.

Your day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Providing senior leadership and direction on engineering tasks, deliverables, and cross-functional priorities
• Owning delivery of best-in-class products to market while ensuring global teams are aligned on project direction
• Ensuring project schedules are up to date, progressing to plan, and meeting retailer requirements
• Maintaining full transparency on project status, key issues, and risks for global teams and senior stakeholders
• Leading and driving senior project reviews, steering committees, and cross-functional governance forums
• Setting up, tracking, and continuously improving project plans and processes across the portfolio
• Tracking and escalating technical issues through JIRA, ensuring timely resolution and clear ownership
• Managing day-to-day activities related to legacy products and preparing executive and board-level presentations
• Mentoring and providing guidance to project managers and junior TPMs
• Identifying risks and opportunities across the project portfolio and advising senior leadership on trade-offs and mitigation plans

What We're Looking For

Essential requirements:

• Engineering background
• 6+ years of experience in project management, with demonstrated progression into senior or leadership-level roles
• Proven experience managing a portfolio of projects and/or leading or mentoring other project managers
• Hands-on, senior leadership approach—comfortable setting direction while getting into the detail when needed
• Excellent presentation and communication skills with the gravitas to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience managing projects through the entire lifecycle, preferably in plastics or consumer products
• Extensive experience presenting regularly to senior stakeholders, with board of directors or executive team exposure essential
• Experience working in a fast-paced, challenging environment and leading others through ambiguity
• Strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes and limits
• Skilled Microsoft Office user, including Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to build executive-ready materials

Desirable qualifications:

• SolidWorks or CREO experience
• Experience in budget management and ownership

How We Work With You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai will guide you through the entire process. When you apply through our platform, one of our recruiters will conduct an initial screening to understand your background and career goals. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please note that you should not contact the client directly—all communication will be managed through Get A Job.ai to ensure a smooth and professional experience.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension or conversion to permanent based on business needs and performance.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process with our recruiting team.

Equal Opportunity

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