Senior Project Manager


Twinkl
Company 
Location 

Sheffield

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£70,000 per annum

Job Highlights
  • Twinkl is a global educational publisher dedicated to helping those who teach.
  • We are seeking a Senior Project Manager for the Strategy and Operations team.
  • You'll lead the end-to-end delivery of high-stakes strategic initiatives. You will manage complex programmes, ensuring business milestones are synchronised with product and technical delivery cycles.
Job Requirements/Description

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager for the Strategy and Operations team. Keep reading if you:

  • Thrive in fast-moving, high-growth environments,
  • Are a proactive, problem-solver, 
  • Can build the PMO capability and toolkits required to scale an organisation.
  • Translate strategic goals into clear, actionable project plans,
  • Are exceptionally organised, with a high attention to detail,
  • Bring structure, clarity, and momentum to complex, multi-threaded initiatives, and
  • Are a natural cross-functional communicator and influencer.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Programme Leadership & Execution: Lead the end-to-end delivery of high-stakes strategic initiatives. You will manage complex programmes, ensuring business milestones are synchronised with product and technical delivery cycles.
  • PMO Capability & Toolkit Building: Act as the architect for our project management maturity. You will design and implement a standardised PMO toolkit, including governance frameworks, reporting templates, and best-practice playbooks to be used across the organisation.
  • Risk & Dependency Management: Proactively identify and mitigate programme-level risks. You will be responsible for "Triage" - evaluating in-flight work to identify where to support momentum and where to intervene to prevent rework or lost effort.
  • Stakeholder Management & Governance: Facilitate high-level project meetings and serve as the primary point of contact for senior leadership, providing "one version of the truth" regarding programme health, resource bottlenecks, and strategic alignment.
  • Mentorship & Operational Excellence: Lead by example in building a culture of excellence. You will manage and mentor project managers, upskilling the wider team in structured project delivery and risk management.

We’re looking for someone with:

  • Experience: Significant experience in an operational or Project/Programme Manager role, with a proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional projects.
  • Delivery Fluency: Practical experience working alongside product and engineering teams. You understand the nuances of digital delivery, from scoping and development to testing and launch, and can plan accordingly.
  • PMO Architecture: Experience building or significantly maturing a PMO function, including the selection and rollout of centralised project management tools and standards.
  • Problem-Solving & Triage: A talent for breaking down complex strategic goals into manageable plans and the confidence to pause or pivot “in-flight" work to ensure long-term success.
  • Risk & Stakeholder Management: Exceptional skills in identifying, tracking, and mitigating project risks, as well as managing the expectations of diverse stakeholders.
  • Communication & Influence: The ability to clearly and persuasively communicate project status and risks to both technical teams and senior leadership, navigating diverse stakeholder perspectives.
  • Commercial Acumen: A strong understanding of business fundamentals and the ability to connect project outcomes to strategic and financial goals.
Twinkl
Company 
Location 

Sheffield

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£70,000 per annum

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