Project Manager - Digital Transformation
| Posting date: | 19 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £65,000.0 to £75,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | To £75,000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 February 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, Greater Manchester, M90 1QX |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4772591_1771514428 |
Summary
Project Manager (Digital & Data Transformation)
Prestigious opportunity with a global leader in airline services for an experienced Project Manager. Partnering with over 300 airlines across multiple airport locations, we are inviting you to join our success story.
Dedicated to our Programme Delivery team, as one of our Project Managers, you will be responsible for:-
- Owning end‑to‑end delivery of digital and data transformation projects-from initiation and business case through planning, execution, go‑live and benefits realisation
- Providing project solutions to modernise platforms, integrations and reporting, and to embed best‑practice
- Establishing clear scope, milestones, RAID and KPIs, maintaining an accurate plan and dependency map
- Driving issue resolution and change control to keep delivery on time and within budget
- Partnering with technology teams to define requirements for dashboards, pipelines and data quality controls that improve operational visibility and decision support
- Running effective stakeholder management across UK sites
If you possess a combination of the following skills, then LET'S TALK!
- Proven experience delivering digital and data transformation projects (e.g., platform modernisation, integrations, automation, analytics/BI or data quality) in complex, operational environments
- Experience of managing cross-functional projects across entire organisations
- Strong grounding in project governance and delivery methods (Agile, Hybrid, Waterfall)
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to lead cross‑functional teams across business, technology and data
- Experience within Azure environments
- Familiar with Snowflake and Power BI
- Clear, concise communication-able to craft business cases, define benefits, and report to steering groups and senior leadership
In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing training and career development, flexible and hybrid working and an enviable benefits package.
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