Senior Project Manager - London
at FDM Group Armed Forces Covenant UK Skilled Worker Employer Defence Employer Recognition GoldAbout The Role
FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Senior Project Manager (Data & AI) to work for our client within the healthcare sector. This is initially a 6 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end delivery of Data & Analytics projects, owning project planning, governance, RAID management, dependencies, milestones, budget control and benefits realisation to ensure successful business outcomes.
- Manage the delivery of data platform, business intelligence, reporting, analytics, data quality, data governance and AI initiatives, translating technical requirements into clear project plans and stakeholder communications.
- Coordinate cross-functional delivery teams, working effectively within a matrix environment across technology teams, business stakeholders and third-party suppliers to drive alignment and execution.
- Oversee technical dependencies across cloud-based data architectures, APIs, integrations and data platforms, ensuring risks, constraints and interdependencies are identified and managed proactively.
- Provide robust stakeholder management at all levels, including executive leadership, delivering clear reporting, challenging assumptions constructively, escalating risks early and supporting informed decision-making.
- Drive pace, quality and continuous improvement across the Data & Analytics function, applying creative problem-solving, anticipating delivery risks and supporting the organisation's maturity progression from Level 1 to Level 3 capability.
About You
- Experience of leading 2-3 Data and Analytics projects management
- Practical understanding of data platforms, data products, BI, reporting, analytics, data quality, data governance and AI
- Knows Data and Analytics architecture stack (e.g. landing zone to transformation layer to DQ to analytics layer).
- Comfortable working matrix style with technology teams and 3rd parties
- Understands cloud/data architecture, APIs, integration, platforms and technical dependencies
- Behaviours- comes with the right attitude, can learn / act with speed, keeping quality at center, ask challenging questions, creative problem-solving, foresee risks in D&A projects and give inputs to exec with courage, ability to inculcate the pace in the D&A function in their maturity journey from currently L1 to L3 in 1 year, on a scale of 5.
About Us
FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK 'Best Employer'.
Why join us
- Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
- Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
- Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
- Annual leave and work-place pension
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