IT Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager / Agile Delivery Lead to lead complex, high-impact initiatives within a global environment. This role is responsible for end-to-end project delivery, blending predictive and agile methodologies, and ensuring outcomes are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and quality expectations. What you will be doing? Change Implementation Planning & Management (15%)

• Ensure new technical capabilities are integrated into the business effectively
• Develop and manage business implementation plans aligned with business cycles
• Coordinate site-level implementation plans with the overall programme
• Track progress and ensure realization of projected business benefits
• Define and communicate key business engagement and change messages
Contract Management (15%)
• Oversee fulfillment of contractual obligations using KPIs
• Monitor supplier performance and identify improvement opportunities
• Address under-performance and compliance issues, applying contract terms as needed
• Evaluate and negotiate contract variations and obtain approvals
• Develop and implement change management and governance protocols
Project Management (50%)
• Take full accountability for complex, high-risk, and high-profile projects
• Select and adapt appropriate project management methodologies (predictive, iterative, agile)
• Manage stakeholder expectations across business, technical, and executive audiences
• Ensure strong governance, risk management, and delivery discipline
Relationship & Stakeholder Management (20%)
• Identify stakeholder communication and engagement needs
• Act as a single point of contact for project communications
• Facilitate open dialogue and informed business decision-making
• Translate technical and business information into clear, actionable insights
  
  Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Business, Operations, or Information Technology
• Minimum 8 years of senior IT project management experience
• Proven experience delivering projects in aglobal environment
• PMI PMP (required
• PMI-ACP and/or Scrum Master (preferred)
• Aligned with travel requirements: 10-25% (with occasional international travel (~10%)
  
  Inclusion and Belonging: Committed to welcoming, celebrating and thriving on inclusion and belonging. Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website (www.smith-nephew.com)
Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension schemes, Save As You Earn share options. Work/Life Balance: Flexible vacation and time off, paid holidays and paid volunteering hours, so we can give back to our communities! Your Wellbeing: Private health and dental plans, healthcare cash plans, income protection, life assurance and much more. Flexibility: Hybrid working model (for most professional roles). Training: Hands-on, team-customised, mentorship. Extra Perks: Discounts on gyms and fitness clubs, salary sacrifice bicycle and car schemes and many other employee discounts