Project Manager

About us

Graphcoreis one of the worlds leading innovators in Artificial Intelligencecompute. It is developing hardware software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.

As part of the SoftBank GroupGraphcoreis a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the worlds most transformative technologies. Together they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.

Graphcoresteams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. We bring together specialists across AI research silicon design softwareengineeringand systems to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful impact.

Job Summary

Reporting into the Data & Transformation function the Project Manageris responsible fordelivering cross-functional transformationprogrammesthat improve howGraphcoreoperates day to day. The role owns end-to-end delivery of initiatives that shape business processes ways of working and change around enterprise platforms and operational activities partnering closely with teams across IT Finance PeopleOperationsand external partners to ensure outcomes are delivered in a structuredeffectiveand sustainable way.

The Team

The Data & Transformation team deliversprogrammesthat improve business processestoolingand ways of working acrossGraphcore. The team focuses on shaping and landing transformation around systems and operational processes rather than owning the systems themselves. It works across multiple functions to deliver change successfullybalancing operational needs governance useradoptionand long-term sustainability. The team partners closely with subject matter experts Business Analysts technicalteamsand external vendors to turn business requirements into well-executed delivery.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Own end-to-end delivery of cross-functional projects including scope plans milestones dependencies risks assumptionsissuesand decisions.

• Establish and run effective project governance including delivery cadences status reporting change control clearownershipand decision tracking.

• Coordinate delivery from initiation through go-live andstabilisation covering planning execution testing user acceptance cutover andhypercare.

• Partner with Business Analysts and subject matter experts to translate agreed requirements and process designs into executable delivery plans.

• Drive alignment across internal teams and third-party partners resolving blockers managingdependenciesandmaintainingmomentum against agreed outcomes.

• Define delivery milestones acceptancecriteriaand readiness checkpoints to support high-quality implementation and controlled release.

• Ensure change is landed effectively through communication planning training coordination operationalreadinessand adoption tracking.

• Support post-go-live follow-through including defect triageprioritisation lessons learned and continuous improvement activity.

• Ensure changes are landed in a supportable way with clear ownership operating processesdocumentationand service expectations agreed with the relevant teams whereappropriate.

• Work with stakeholders to ensure delivery plans appropriately consider access controls security auditability and policy or compliance requirements.

• Manage vendor and partner deliverables where ensuring expectations responsibilitiestimelinesand dependencies are clearly understood.

• Produce clear project artefacts and updates that enable informed decision-making and transparent communication across stakeholders.

Candidate Profile

Essential

• Proven experience delivering cross-functional business systems and operational change initiatives including implementations migrationsintegrationsor significant process change.

• Strong project management fundamentals including planning dependency management risk and issue managementgovernanceand stakeholder communication.

• Experience coordinating delivery across technical and non-technical teams through testing go-live andstabilisation.

• Ability to work effectively in a delivery model that includes Business Analysts or equivalent partners responsible for detailed requirements and process analysis.

• Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce clear and effective plans status updates RAIDlogsand decision records.

• Experience using modern delivery tools such as Jira and Confluence or comparable platforms.

• Strongorganisationalskills with the ability to manage competing priorities and keep delivery on track in a fast-moving environment.

• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills with the confidence to work across multiple functions and with external partners.

Desirable

• Experience delivering change across enterprise domains such as Finance People systems IT service management procurement workplace systems or identity and access management.

• Experience planning and coordinating data migration cutoveractivityand operational transition for enterprise systems.

• Familiarity with security and access control concepts including role-based access least privilege and joiner mover leaverprocesses.

• Experience working in environments with policyauditor regulatory considerations.

• Experience working on multi-vendor deliveryprogrammesorganisationalintegrationinitiativesor large-scale business change.

• Interest in or experience with AI-enabled workflow improvements and business system integrations.