Senior Project Manager - AI Programme

Role: Senior Project Manager – AI Programme

Location: London - Hybrid – 2-3 days onsite

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: 6 months with a likely extension

Daily Rate: Competitive, Inside IR35

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Shape the adoption of AI-enabled ways of working across a major CLIENT AI Programme. This is an exciting opportunity to join Deloitte Operations on a high-profile engagement supporting key elements of the CLIENT AI Programme.

The Role We are seeking two Senior Project Managers to work within a programme structure and lead delivery of key outcomes across one of the programme workstreams. The successful candidates will bring significant project management experience, ideally gained in a complex regulated environment, and will be confident working with senior business stakeholders and product-based technology delivery teams.

Experience in one or more of the following areas would be highly desirable:

• Implementation of AI, particularly Agentic AI
• Implementation of HR solutions
• Managing a key workstream within a wider AI programme

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex workstreams within the CLIENT AI Programme.
• Maintain momentum and delivery focus across high-risk, high-ambiguity and interdependent environments.
• Exercise sound judgement and autonomy in delivery decisions, including prioritisation, trade-offs and escalation.
• Influence senior and executive stakeholders, resolving tensions and driving alignment across organisational boundaries.
• Assess complex delivery challenges, evaluate options and lead the development of effective, proportionate solutions.
• Manage delivery risk at scale, including cross-project and portfolio-level dependencies.
• Provide clear, concise and authoritative reporting and assurance to senior governance forums.
• Lead and develop teams through line management, coaching, performance management and capability building.
• Apply project delivery methodologies and governance frameworks proportionately to complex delivery contexts.
• Own budgets, forecasting and value-for-money considerations, taking corrective action where delivery tolerances are at risk.
• Navigate organisational complexity and deliver outcomes through influence and strong political awareness.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Knowledge of the financial services or regulatory sector.
• Strong delivery leadership capability.
• Advanced stakeholder leadership skills with experience influencing senior and executive stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Proven ability to manage delivery risk at scale.
• Excellent communication skills and experience reporting into senior governance forums.
• Strong people leadership skills, including line management and coaching.
• Deep understanding of project delivery methodologies and governance frameworks.
• Commercial and financial acumen, including budget ownership and forecasting.
• Politically and organisationally astute, with the ability to deliver through influence.

Desirable Experience

• Technical expertise in implementing Agentic AI, including delivery and business change.
• Experience managing technical delivery and change within an HR environment.

If you are a highly capable Senior Project Manager with experience delivering complex programmes and a passion for driving meaningful change, we would love to hear from you.