Project Manager (Operations and Pre-sales)

Our financial service client based in Paddington is looking for a Project Manager to provide operational management for Global Solution Consulting (pre-sales). Supporting the Head of Global Solution Consulting to administer, operate and report on pre-sales processes.

This role is hybrid with 2 days a week working out of the office in Paddington.
Please note that the role is inside IR35.

Key responsibilities:
1. Enablement operations & onboarding
o Own the operational delivery of the Corporate Lending onboarding programme, including cohort planning, scheduling, stakeholder coordination, and follow up.
o Act as the primary point of coordination for presenters and contributors, ensuring sessions are confirmed, run to plan, recorded, and materials are available on time.
o Maintain onboarding schedules, trackers, and resources to ensure smooth onboarding experiences for all new hires.
o Proactively identify gaps, risks, or inefficiencies in the onboarding process and recommend improvements.
2. Training tracking & compliance
o Own the training tracking process for Corporate and Retail Lending, ensuring attendance, completion, and knowledge checks are accurately recorded and embedded in Operational Reviews
o Monitor training compliance and follow up with attendees and managers where required.
o Evolve existing tracking processes toward simpler, more scalable, and manager friendly reporting.
3. Highspot LMS & enablement tooling
o Act as the Lending subject-matter contact for Highspot LMS capabilities.
o Create and maintain learning paths, knowledge checks, and enablement resources within Highspot.
o Ensure onboarding and training content is structured, current, and easy to navigate.
o Develop simple guidance and documentation to support wider team adoption of Highspot.
4. Joiners / leavers & enablement readiness
o Coordinate joiner and leaver enablement actions, including access to Highspot and other enablement tools.
o Maintain accurate CRO org, training, and onboarding records.
o Ensure new hires receive the appropriate enablement communications and resources.
5. Enablement communications & events
o Support the preparation of Sales Enablement communications, including win announcements and training-related messaging.
o Provide operational support for enablement programmes and events as required throughout the year.
o Contribute to ad hoc enablement projects aligned to team priorities.

Key skills needed
1. Project management
2. Strong Excel proficiency: filtering, structured data capture, analysis
3. Ideally previous experience of providing operations management supporting pre-sales.

Traits required
1. Detail orientated: High attention to detail and accuracy when maintaining training trackers, onboarding schedules, and org data
2. Proactive: Confident in owning operational processes rather than just executing tasks to instruction
3. Collaborative: Able to coordinate across multiple presenters, SMEs, and enablement partners
4. Comfortable chasing actions, confirming availability, and holding others to deadlines in a professional, persistent way
5. Clear written and verbal communication
6. Comfortable improving and simplifying tracking processes over time
7. Comfortable learning new tools (Highspot)
8. Ownership mindset: sees issues through to resolution without escalation



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A multiple award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over consecutive years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.