Deployment Project Manager – Technology Migration and rollout
Fixed Term Contract (ends in December 2026)
Location: UK (Hybrid – London)
Reporting to: Strategic Operations & Deployment Director
The Role
We are looking for a Deployment Project Manager to lead a large‑scale technology migration project, including associated product development and rollout activity.
This role has full lifecycle accountability. You will be responsible for shaping and planning the project, formally initiating it, leading mobilisation and kick‑off, and then delivering it through to completion and adoption.
The project is complex, with multiple parallel workstreams and contributors across product, engineering and operational teams. Success depends on strong judgement, clear structuring of work, and the ability to create confidence and momentum from day one.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
Project initiation and mobilisation
Lead project initiation, including clarification of scope, objectives, success measures and constraints
Develop the delivery approach, structure and integrated project plan
Identify stakeholders, contributors and decision‑makers, and establish clear ways of working
Run project kick‑off and ensure teams understand the purpose of the work, their role, and how delivery will operate
End‑to‑end delivery of the migration
Own delivery from initiation through to rollout and adoption
Manage multiple parallel workstreams, sequencing activity and dependencies across teams
Track progress, risks and issues, ensuring trade‑offs are surfaced and addressed early
Product development and rollout coordination
Work closely with Product Managers and capability teams to plan and deliver product changes required as part of the migration
Translate product intent into practical delivery, testing and rollout plans
Ensure product development remains aligned with the migration’s outcomes and timelines
Business readiness and operational adoption
Plan and coordinate readiness activity so teams are prepared to operate, support and own what is delivered
Ensure processes, ownership, documentation and handover are in place ahead of rollout
Identify and address gaps where technical delivery and organisational readiness diverge
Stakeholder engagement and decision support
Act as the central point of coordination and communication across the project
Provide clear, structured reporting for senior stakeholders and sponsors
Support effective decision‑making using delivery artefacts such as plans, dependency maps and risk logs
Escalate deliberately when decisions materially affect scope, timeline, cost or value
Delivery standards and ways of working
Uphold Deployment team standards around clarity, professionalism and respectful collaboration
Challenge scope drift and unrealistic expectations constructively
Focus on outcomes and adoption, not just task completion
What We’re Looking For
Essential experience
Proven experience planning, initiating and delivering complex technology or platform projects, ideally including migrations
Experience working client-side or in-house on technology projects using fractional teams
Strong capability in setting up projects from first principles, not just running pre‑defined plans
Confidence managing multiple workstreams directly in a matrix organisation
How you work
Structured, pragmatic and calm in complex or ambiguous environments
Comfortable taking ownership early and creating clarity where little exists
Organised and detail‑aware, while maintaining a strong sense of the bigger picture
Service‑oriented, with care for both delivery outcomes and the project experience
Communication and judgement
Clear, concise communicator who adapts easily to different audiences
Uses evidence and delivery artefacts to guide conversations and decisions
Exercises sound judgement about when to decide, when to escalate, and when to slow things down
Nice to have
Experience in digital media, sports, betting, content or SEO‑led environments
Familiarity with platform or CMS migrations
Experience working with distributed teams across time zones
