Senior Project Manager

Location: IT Services, Central Oxford

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join us on a 1-year fixed term contract working on the University’s Halo CRM programme.

About the Role

The role of the Senior Project Manager is to ensure the successful delivery of the data workstream forming part of the University’s Halo CRM programme.  This is an exciting and fast-paced programme implementing Microsoft Dynamics CRM.  The Halo platform will support the entire student/alumni lifecycle. It will help strengthen connections and personalise relationships across the University, enabling collaboration, simplifying ways of working, eliminating silos and removing digital barriers.

Halo will be used not only by central functions but also within departments and colleges, creating a true Single Version of the Truth and a 360-degree view of our communities - students, visitors, alumni, research collaborations and elements of the professional staff lifecycle.

The postholder will lead the data workstream which will include data migration, data cleansing, data mapping, and data validation activities.  They will define and manage delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, and ensure delivery is aligned to quality standards.

The postholder will report to the Halo programme manager and work closely with other programme roles including University stakeholders, delivery managers for other Halo workstreams, University technical teams and implementation partners.

The postholder will be required to work on-site in central Oxford for a minimum of 2 days per week.

About You

• You will have proven experience as a Senior Project Manager with an understanding of Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies and demonstrable experience of employing them.
• You will have experience of projects where there is a large component of data cleansing and data migration.
• You will have proven experience managing large-scale data migrations and data integrations.
• Ideally you will have experience of working on a significant CRM programme.
• You will have experience of estimating, financial forecasting and scheduling in complex environments.
• You will have experience of identifying and managing delivery risks and issues.
• You will be familiar with ensuring compliance with data governance, security, and regulatory requirements (e.g. GDPR).
• You will have experience of maintaining clear documentation and audit trails for all data-related activities.
• You will possess excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills, applicable to working with both technical and non-technical teams and senior stakeholders.

Application Process

To apply, please upload:

• A covering letter/supporting statement
• Your CV
• The details of two referees

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 20th May 2026.

Interviews will take place commencing 29th May, and ideally will be face-to-face, although online will be considered depending on circumstances.

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