- Company Name
- LGC
- Job Title
- Project Manager (Data Migration)
- Job Description
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**Job title:** Project Manager (Data Migration)
**Role Summary:**
Lead end‑to‑end data migration projects within a large, multidisciplinary health research organization. Manage multi‑team initiatives, coordinate stakeholder engagement, develop detailed migration plans, and ensure delivery within scope, schedule, and quality standards. Facilitate risk management, communication, and process improvement throughout each project cycle.
**Expectations:**
- Deliver data migration projects on time, within scope, and meeting business requirements.
- Maintain accurate project documentation, RAID logs, and progress reports.
- Engage stakeholders at all levels, ensuring alignment and satisfaction.
- Liaise with technical teams to translate data requirements into actionable migration tasks.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Capture and translate diverse data requirements across program teams.
- Refine and break down migration plans into deliverable tasks.
- Allocate tasks, track progress, and report status against the project schedule.
- Organise, chair, and produce minutes for meetings and workshops.
- Develop and execute a clear communication plan with supporting materials.
- Maintain and resolve a query log, disseminating answers.
- Log, assess, and manage risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID).
- Escalate matters to senior management when necessary.
- Provide other project‑management support as requested.
**Required Skills:**
- Proven experience managing complex, multi‑faceted projects, including full‑life‑cycle data migration.
- Strong SQL knowledge and understanding of relational data structures.
- Expertise in database design principles and technical planning of migrations.
- Advanced problem‑solving and practical solution delivery.
- Ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
- Hands‑on experience with Jira for project tracking and delivery management.
- Experience in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery environments.
- Excellent planning, organisational, interpersonal, written, and presentation skills.
- High attention to detail and meticulous documentation practices.
**Desired Skills (optional):**
- Familiarity with grant‑management systems and workflows.
- Experience with grant lifecycle systems.
- Data analysis and visualisation tools such as Tableau or Alteryx.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Project Management certifications such as PMP, Prince2, or Agile Scrum Master are desirable.
Twickenham, United kingdom
On site
16-12-2025