Senior Project Manager in Channel Islands (Sept 2025)

CBO Group

  • St Peter Port, Guernsey
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 23 hours ago
  • Apply easily
Your Smartest Move Yet.Join CBO’s award-winning project delivery practice and lead the kind of complex, meaningful projects that make a real impact.As a Senior Project Manager at CBO, you’ll deliver transformational change for leading organisations across the financial services, legal, and public sectors. From large-scale system implementations to regulatory initiatives and business-wide change programmes, you’ll be at the heart of delivery - defining, leading, and shaping outcomes that matter.But this isn’t just a new role - it’s a new way of living. Based in Guernsey, you’ll combine high-calibre consulting work with a lifestyle many project professionals only dream of. Think short commutes, a safe and welcoming community, and the chance to spend more time doing what matters - inside and outside of work.You’ll join a close-knit, high-performing team that includes Chartered Project Professionals and senior consultants. At CBO, we combine structured delivery frameworks with the freedom to lead your way. With mentoring, autonomy, and a focus on quality, we’ll support you to do your best work—and enjoy the process.In this role, you will:
  • Lead complex, high-value programmes and projects across sectors such as digital, regulation, technology, and organisational change.
  • Own project delivery from start to finish, including planning, risk management, budgeting, and governance.
  • Engage and influence senior stakeholders, leading multi-disciplinary teams through complex delivery landscapes.
  • Use structured methodologies to ensure projects are deliverable, effective, and outcome-focused.
  • Contribute to internal improvement by shaping our project delivery standards, tools, and frameworks.
  • Perform situational analysis to assess context, challenges, and opportunities that inform intelligent delivery.
RequirementsWe’re looking for experienced project professionals who are ready to lead from day one and thrive in a consultancy setting. You’ll bring structure to complexity, and clarity to ambiguity—always focused on quality and impact.You must have:
  • UK right to work (essential) and willingness to relocate to Guernsey (or Jersey).
  • A recognised project management qualification (e.g. APM PMQ, PMP, or equivalent).
  • Reached ‘Senior Project Manager’ grade or equivalent at a top-tier consultancy or professional services firm.
  • Proven experience leading full-lifecycle projects from strategy through to delivery.
  • Experience managing complex change programmes, including digital and regulatory transformations.
  • Confidence managing all aspects of project delivery, including governance, planning, stakeholder engagement, team leadership, and risk management.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships quickly.
  • A consulting mindset: confident scoping, structuring, and delivering in dynamic client environments.
  • Strong knowledge of software delivery lifecycles (design, build, test, deploy) and how to use technology to drive sustainable change.
Desired:
  • Experience in financial services, legal, or highly regulated industries.
  • Experience working with clients in the funds, banking, onboarding or ERP change space and a track record of using technology as a key lever for change.
BenefitsAbout CBOCBO Projects is a leading digital and business transformation consultancy in the Channel Islands. A trusted partner to our clients, we are known for our quality, reliability, flexibility and value. We are dedicated to delivering projects and solutions that drive success.Founded in 2011, we have built a team with diverse talents, who are passionate about delivering impactful technological and organisational changes to consistently high standards.Our award winning Project Services practice is industry-leading within the Channel Islands, centred on our thriving community of skilled and experienced Project Managers. A corporate partner of the Association of Project Management, we train all of our Project Managers to the highest industry standards, and support them to apply them proportionately and effectively in exciting and rewarding engagements.CBO’s Finance Sector experience is extensive and it includes delivering successful organisational, digital and regulatory change.What CBO can offer youCBO offers a competitive salary – which is determined by the individual’s level of skills and experience. Salary estimates will be shared with short-listed candidates.In addition to this, CBO provides:
  • 5% pension contribution
  • 25 days holiday a year
  • 5 days allowance for paid charity / community service per year
  • A commitment to at least £1,500 of training per year
  • Personalised development pathways for each employee – to ensure that every member of the company has the opportunity to excel and achieve their professional goals
  • A permanent contract with relocation support (including a financial allowance) to help make your move to Guernsey smooth and successful
We provide all of our employees with the highest quality equipment and support, for use in our modern offices in St Peter Port (Guernsey) as well as St Helier (Jersey), when working on client site, and when working from home. Travel outside of the Channel Islands may be required, but is unlikely to be frequent.We are an employer that values diversity, and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

CBO Group