Project Manager (fixed term contract)

Job Description Join our Finance Transformation Programme as a Project Manager, where you'll lead the delivery of key projects, collaborating with colleagues across various regions. You'll be responsible for setting direction, creating plans, managing resources, and ensuring seamless project execution. In this virtual, matrix environment, you'll lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality results while effectively managing risks and issues. You'll handle multiple complex projects simultaneously, communicating and influencing stakeholders at all levels. Initially, your focus will be on ERP migration, driving the transition to global systems and processes, while engaging teams across time zones and cultures to ensure successful delivery., We are looking for a skilled Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of global projects within our portfolio. You'll oversee project teams, ensuring high-quality delivery within time, cost, and scope constraints, using PMO-defined methodologies. Responsibilities include planning, tracking, resource and budget management, risk mitigation, and third-party supplier management. You'll drive projects to meet their objectives, conduct debriefs, and implement improvements based on lessons learned.

With strong leadership in a matrix and virtual environment, you'll build relationships, influence stakeholders at all levels, and adapt your approach to suit fast-paced, evolving demands. Qualifications include experience in project management (preferably finance-related), strong problem-solving skills, and PM certifications (Prince2, MSP, PMI).

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Work away scheme for up to 10 weeks a year.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• 5 paid days yearly to volunteer through our Sage Foundation.
• Flexible work patterns and hybrid working (3 days on-site at our Newcastle office).
Function Finance Country United Kingdom Office Location Newcastle Work Place type Hybrid Advert Working at Sage means you're supporting millions of small and medium sized businesses globally with technology to work faster and smarter. We leverage the future of AI, meaning business owners spend less time doing routine tasks, like entering invoices and generating reports, and more time pursuing their ambitions. Our colleagues are the best of the best. It's why we were awarded 2024 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor. Because to achieve extraordinary outcomes, we need extraordinary teams. This means infusing Sage with people who knock down barriers, continuously innovate, and want to experience their potential. Learn more about working at Sage: sage.com/en-gb/company/careers/working-at-sage/ Watch a video about our culture: youtube.com/watch?v=qIoiCpZH-QE