Senior Project Manager

Role Overview

The Senior Project Manager is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of Cloud and Infrastructure projects across Azure traditional onpremises hybrid environments and large-scale transformation programmes. Operating confidently in highambiguity delivery environments the role requires full ownership of project outcomescommercially operationally and strategically.

This role provides senior leadership across complex multiworkstream engagements acts as the primary client interface and ensures predictable governanceled delivery. The position contributes to overall delivery maturity coaching Project Managers uplifting capability and aligning project execution with broader business objectives.

Scope & Accountability

• Deliver multiple concurrent Cloud and Infrastructure projects of varying size and complexity.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for client stakeholders ensuring transparency trust and delivery confidence.
• Lead matrixed teams including engineers architects SMEs partners and offshore/nearshore teams.
• Own financial performance including forecasting cost control commercial governance billing integrity and margin protection.
• Ensure rigorous planning documentation RAID management and transition to live service.
• Act as a strategic leader influencing delivery standards governance frameworks and crossteam alignment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Client & Stakeholder Leadership

• Act as primary liaison between Telefónica Tech and client organisations.
• Build trusted relationships at senior levels (CIO CTO IT Director).
• Produce clear accurate executive reporting covering timelines finances risks and delivery health.
• Lead Steering Committees governance boards and deepdive sessions.
• Proactively manage expectations ensuring issues are surfaced early with actionable mitigation plans.

2. Delivery & Governance Excellence

• Lead hybrid cloud and onprem delivery programmes endtoend.
• Establish foundational governance: scope schedule financial baselines documentation and reporting cadence.
• Drive disciplined RAID management focusing on early risk identification and resolution.
• Oversee integrated delivery planning including critical path analysis dependencies and resource strategies.
• Own Project Service transition ensuring documentation operational readiness and handover into Managed Services.

3. Commercial & Financial Management

• Own full portfolio budget performance and commercial outcomes.
• Govern change control aligned to contractual terms preventing scope erosion.
• Produce accurate monthend forecasts and revenue projections.
• Identify commercial risks and implement recovery strategies.
• Support bids proposals and presales activity by shaping delivery approaches estimating effort and assessing risk.

4. Strategic & Team Leadership

• Provide leadership in ambiguous or complex environments offering clarity where minimal precedent exists.
• Mentor and coach Project Managers uplifting the capability and maturity of the delivery practice.
• Champion continuous improvement and consistent governance methodologies.
• Influence cross-functional alignment between Delivery Cloud Practice Managed Services and wider business units.
• Foster a culture rooted in accountability integrity inclusiveness and proactive problemsolving.

Qualifications :

Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering technology programmes within IT managed services or cloud/infrastructure environments.
• Proven success managing complex multistream Cloud and Infrastructure projects.
• Strong commercial management and financial accountability experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing senior customer stakeholders.
• Professional qualifications such as PRINCE2 APM MSP or equivalent.
• Experience with Azure AWS GCP hybrid environments and infrastructure modernisation.
• ITIL awareness especially around Service Transition (desirable).

Behavioural Expectations

• Operates with high autonomy and ownership.
• Structured methodical and governancedriven.
• Strong executivelevel communication and presentation skills.
• Solutionsoriented proactive and able to navigate ambiguity.
• Promotes a culture of excellence trust and continuous development.
• Empowers teams while maintaining accountability for delivery outcomes.

Additional Information :

Candidates must be eligible to obtain SC clearance and NPPV3

At Telefónica Tech we believe inclusion is the bridge that empowers everyone to be their authentic selves. We celebrate and respect our differences because diversity drives innovation and makes us stronger.
 
Be yourself with us and feel that you belong. 

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities regardless of age disability gender reassignment marital or civil partnership status pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sex and sexual orientation. 
 
We are also committed to equity accessible hiring practices and creating an inclusive culture through many means including TogetHer (Womens network) and our Employee Resource Groups which include Diversity and Inclusion Telefónica Tech Pride Neurodiversity ELEVATE (African and Caribbean heritage network) and Sustainability.

 We dont believe hiring is a tick box exercise so if you feel that you dont match the job description 100% but would still be a great fit for role please get in touch. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time