Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager at Advancing Analytics

Advancing Analytics is a market leader in delivering bleeding-edge analytical solutions to customers worldwide. We empower businesses to implement AI and Analytics built on robust, reliable Data Platforms, and we are looking for a Senior Project Manager to help us build these foundational solutions.

We are a small company that fosters a collaborative and inclusive team environment where everyone's voice is valued from day one. As a Microsoft Specialised Partner, Databricks Brickbuilder Gold Partner, and AWS Partner, we offer access to the latest technology and extensive training opportunities to support your long-term career goals in this rapidly evolving market.

We are deeply engaged in the wider tech community, frequently presenting at and sponsoring events like Big Data London and SQLBits, and organizing leading community meetups. We actively encourage our team members to get involved, whether through personal blogs or passionate initiatives.

Who We're Looking For

We seek a Senior Project Manager who brings strong commercial thinking, thrives in ambiguity, and excels in evolving environments. You will partner with senior client stakeholders as a trusted advisor, comfortably challenging both engineers and executives when necessary. You'll enjoy shaping new ways of working rather than inheriting rigid ones.

You are likely a Senior PM, Programme Manager, or Delivery Lead from a data or technology consulting background, motivated by impact and influence, and frustrated by slow, bureaucratic delivery models.

Beyond technical capability, you will possess honesty, empathy, and a genuine passion for data, believing in sharing knowledge widely both internally and with the broader data community.

Required Tools and Technologies

• Experience working in a consultancy or client-facing environments.
• Proven ability to manage multi-stream initiatives with senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness (scope control, risk framing).
• Experience delivering cloud, data, or analytics platforms.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, GitHub projects, or similar, for backlog development and management.

Other Desirable Experience (Not Essential)

• Familiarity with modern data platforms, including Databricks or Azure.
• Exposure to AI-assisted engineering or automation delivery.
• Understanding of Data Lakehouse architecture and implementation patterns.

Skills and Approaches

• Strong understanding of project management methodologies including Agile or Scrum.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously whilst maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to help customers and team members prioritise workloads to maximise delivery value.
• Facilitation of scrum ceremonies, such as Sprint Planning, Playbacks, and Stand-ups, to ensure open communication between stakeholders and the delivery team.
• Identifies and mitigates risk quickly and clearly, while working with the team to overcome blockers.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging feedback and implementing lessons learned.

What Your Role Will Entail

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead multiple high-impact data programmes, introduce outcome-based tracking frameworks, and help evolve our internal delivery model for AI-accelerated builds. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders while also shaping how we package and position our delivery capability commercially.

Benefits and Perks

Aside from offering a competitive salary (£65,000 - £85,000 depending on experience), we provide a comprehensive set of benefits and perks, including:

• Industry matching Maternity & Paternity policy.
• Private Medical & Dental Care plus Eye care schemes.
• Health & Well-being fund.
• 25 Days Annual Leave, Birthday Leave & Charity Leave.
• Frequent away days with the team.
• Annual Bonus Scheme.
• Flexible Working Hours.
• Electric Car Scheme.

Our Values Define Us

• Advancing: We tackle challenging, bleeding-edge projects that push the limits of what's possible in the analytical industry.
• Come as you are: We are an inclusive company committed to providing a safe environment where everyone is valued.
• Zero burnout: We actively prevent overworking and ensure our team isn't stretched to breaking point.
• Greta Goal: We care deeply about our planet and strive to be environmentally responsible in our operations.
• We all level up together: We invest in developer communities, organizing, helping, speaking, mentoring, and sponsoring events to foster collective growth.
• Transparency: We believe in open communication and try to live this value every day within Advancing Analytics.

Equal Opportunities for Everyone

At Advancing Analytics, diversity and inclusion are a priority. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to be their authentic selves. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer; all applicants will be considered without regard to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity or disability status.

Key skills/competency

• Project Management
• Agile/Scrum
• Client Engagement
• Stakeholder Management
• Commercial Awareness
• Risk Mitigation
• Data Platforms
• Cloud Solutions
• Azure DevOps
• AI/Analytics Delivery