Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager - Data Governance & Cyber Programme Contract: 18 Months split into 3 6 month contracts Day Rate: £500 - £525 p/d OUTSIDE IR35 Location: Hybrid, with travel to Stratford ideally 1-2 days per week Start Date: As soon as possible

The Opportunity

A large, complex organisation is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a key portfolio of work focused on treating organisational data as a strategic asset.

The role sits across the organisation's Data and Cyber functions and forms part of a wider Security Improvement Programme. You will take ownership of several interdependent workstreams designed to improve how data is identified, classified, governed, protected and managed across the organisation.

This is not a generic project management role or a deeply technical architecture position. It requires someone who can operate confidently between business change, data governance, cyber security and programme delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Take the outputs of the Data Asset Discovery exercise and translate them into an actionable delivery roadmap.
Lead and coordinate multiple workstreams across Data, Cyber, Technology, Product and the wider business.
Support the identification, classification and assignment of ownership for critical data assets.
Establish practical governance processes covering data ownership, lifecycle management, retention, protection and access.
Build an enduring data governance capability that becomes embedded into day-to-day business operations.
Strengthen governance around data access, including role-based access controls and the principle of least privilege.
Support information protection, data clean-up and knowledge management initiatives.
Coordinate the implementation of relevant SharePoint governance capabilities.
Help define information lifecycle and retention requirements, including appropriate retention periods.
Support business continuity planning by identifying the datasets that underpin critical services and agreeing appropriate recovery priorities.
Work closely with senior Data and Cyber leadership to ensure priorities remain aligned.
Manage relationships with third-party suppliers, engineers, product managers and specialist technical teams.
Facilitate planning, decision-making, prioritisation and delivery across a complex stakeholder environment.
Maintain clear oversight of risks, issues, dependencies, milestones and delivery progress