Project Manager

Our Project Managers are responsible for planning, executing and overseeing projects from inception to completion, ensuring that objectives are met on time, within agreed scope and budget, and to the required quality. Working within a structured framework, Project Managers make key decisions that support project success, provide clear direction to teams and maintain accountability. They regularly engage with team members, users, customers and stakeholders to ensure requirements remain aligned with user needs and project goals. Beyond task management, Project Managers act as crucial points of communication, fostering collaboration among stakeholders, sponsors and cross-functional teams. They manage expectations, facilitate engagement and create positive partnerships that support successful delivery. The Project Manager maintains the overall integrity and coherence of the project, coordinating the workstreams, milestones, dependencies, risks and governance required to deliver the agreed outcome. Job objective Our Project Managers are responsible for planning, executing and overseeing projects from inception to completion, ensuring that objectives are met on time, within agreed scope and budget, and to the required quality. Working within a structured framework, Project Managers make key decisions that support project success, provide clear direction to teams and maintain accountability. They regularly engage with team members, users, customers and stakeholders to ensure requirements remain aligned with user needs and project goals. Beyond task management, Project Managers act as crucial points of communication, fostering collaboration among stakeholders, sponsors and cross-functional teams. They manage expectations, facilitate engagement and create positive partnerships that support successful delivery. The Project Manager maintains the overall integrity and coherence of the project, coordinating the workstreams, milestones, dependencies, risks and governance required to deliver the agreed outcome. Main Duties & Responsibilities Leadership & autonomy Works under general direction within a clear framework of accountability. Exercises personal responsibility and autonomy. Influences customers, suppliers and partners and develops strong relationships at all levels within the business. May have responsibility for the work of others and for the allocation or coordination of resources. Participates in external activities related to own specialism where appropriate. Makes decisions which influence the success of projects and team objectives. Collaborates regularly with team members, users and customers and engages to ensure that user needs are met throughout delivery. Provides clear direction across project workstreams and raises resource or delivery concerns through the agreed governance route. Prepares training materials for internal PMO and business-wide use where required. Lives NIQ’s values: Client obsessed; Driven to win; Accountable for results, Committed to integrity, Fast to adapt. Stakeholder management and communication Is a flexible and effective stakeholder manager, working to motivate, negotiate, mediate and direct to ensure positive project outcomes. Creates and maintains positive engagement with project sponsors and customers. Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who share common objectives. Develops close and effective partnerships with specialist teams and cross-functional stakeholders. Clarifies roles, responsibilities, dependencies and expected contributions across the project. Develops and maintains appropriate project status, progress and project-health reporting. Maintains a proportionate communications plan covering who needs to know what, when and in what format. Supports client communication needs and works effectively with senior stakeholders and client counterparts. Project & change management Investigates, defines and resolves complex issues. Defines, documents and carries out projects or sub-proj