Cyber Project Manager – Contract – Hybrid Bristol

We are helping a major wealth management company hire a Project Manager with Cyber experience.

Please note you must have worked within a financial services company to apply for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of cyber security projects across the organisation.
• Manage project plans, timelines, budgets, risks and dependencies.
• Engage with Cyber Security, Technology, Risk and Compliance stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and meet regulatory requirements.
• Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Support the delivery of initiatives including IAM, PAM, Cloud Security and Vulnerability Management.

Required Experience

• Proven cyber security Project management experience.
• Must have financial services experience.
• Strong track record of delivering complex technology & security projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Understanding of cyber security controls, frameworks and best practices.
• Experience working with Agile, waterfall or hybrid delivery methodologies.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Senior Business Analyst – HMPPS External API Team

Location: Hybrid – primarily remote, with occasional attendance at client site in Westminster, London (approximately once per month)
Contract: 24 August 2026 – 31 March 2027
Day Rate: £350-£400 per day
IR35: Outside IR35
Security Clearance: Active SC preferred; candidates with SC clearance in progress may be considered

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join a small, collaborative team supporting the HMPPS NOMIS External API Team.

The team is responsible for delivering and supporting integration services that enable data sharing between prison systems and external organisations, including services within the NHS and wider prison and justice ecosystem.

This is a hands-on Senior BA role for someone who can operate independently, work confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and bring structure to complex or ambiguous requirements.

You will play a key role in translating stakeholder needs into clear, actionable requirements and supporting the team across API integrations, data flows, user stories, acceptance criteria, process mapping and backlog management.

This is a non-coding role, but you must be comfortable working with APIs, integrations and technical concepts such as Swagger/OpenAPI, service-to-service communication and data flows.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and analysis across complex business and technical areas.

• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to understand business needs, processes, problems and desired outcomes.

• Translate stakeholder requirements into clear and actionable user stories, acceptance criteria, backlog items and functional requirements.

• Work closely with developers and technical architects to understand and document API integrations and data flows.

• Analyse service-to-service communications and identify dependencies, impacts and integration requirements.

• Work with Swagger/OpenAPI documentation to understand and communicate API requirements and behaviour.

• Produce clear business and process documentation, including process maps and requirements specifications.

• Support backlog refinement, prioritisation and preparation of work for Agile delivery teams.

• Collaborate closely with the Product Manager, Delivery Manager, Technical Architect and developers.

• Identify gaps, dependencies, risks and opportunities for improvement and ensure these are appropriately communicated.

• Support the team in improving its processes, ways of working and delivery maturity.

• Work across both project delivery and operational support activities, balancing competing priorities effectively.

• Engage confidently with senior stakeholders and subject matter experts across technical, operational and business environments.

• Ensure requirements remain traceable from initial stakeholder need through to delivery and acceptance.

• Support testing and acceptance activities by ensuring requirements and acceptance criteria are clear and measurable.

• Help identify opportunities for process improvement, service improvement and service design.

• Operate effectively within a small team, taking ownership of tasks and proactively identifying what needs to be done without requiring significant direction.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience working as a Senior Business Analyst within complex technology or transformation environments.

• Strong experience in requirements gathering and analysis.

• Proven ability to facilitate stakeholder workshops and manage diverse stakeholder groups.

• Strong business process mapping and analysis experience.

• Experience working within Agile delivery teams.

• Strong user story writing and acceptance criteria definition skills.

• Experience with backlog refinement and prioritisation.

• Practical experience using Jira.

• Good understanding of APIs and integration architectures.

• Experience analysing integrations, data flows and service-to-service communications.

• Ability to work with or interpret Swagger/OpenAPI documentation.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Proven ability to operate independently within a small, multidisciplinary team.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

• Experience working effectively in environments where requirements or delivery approaches may be ambiguous or evolving.

• SC clearance, or SC clearance currently in progress as a minimum.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within the Justice, Prisons & Probation domain.

• Previous experience working with MoJ or HMPPS.

• Experience of government digital or other complex public-sector programmes.

• Knowledge of prison and probation systems and processes.

• Experience delivering or supporting API and integration services.

• Process improvement and continuous improvement experience.

• Service design thinking and experience.

• Experience contributing to operating model development.

• Experience working across complex integration and data-sharing environments.

Technical Environment

The successful candidate should be comfortable working with:

• APIs

• Swagger / OpenAPI

• Integration platforms

• Data flows

• Service-to-service communications

• Jira

• Agile delivery methodologies

• API integration and requirements analysis

Coding experience is not required, but candidates must be able to understand technical API and integration concepts and translate them into clear business and delivery requirements.

Team Structure

You will join a small, collaborative delivery team consisting of:

• Product Manager – part-time

• Delivery Manager

• Technical Architect

• 2 Developers

• Senior Business Analyst

The team is embedded within the HMPPS NOMIS External API function, working on integration services connecting prison systems with external organisations.

Because of the size of the team, the successful candidate will need to be comfortable wearing multiple hats, taking ownership and contributing beyond traditional BA documentation.

Ideal Candidate

We are particularly interested in candidates who are:

• Proactive and self-starting, with the confidence to take ownership.

• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments and able to create structure from uncertainty.

• Strong communicators who can build effective relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Hands-on and delivery-focused rather than purely documentation-focused.

• Comfortable working independently with limited direction.

• Able to balance strategic analysis with practical delivery activity.

• Confident working alongside developers and technical architects on API and integration requirements.

• Comfortable balancing project delivery with operational support requirements.

Screening Criteria

Applications are unlikely to be progressed where candidates demonstrate:

• Limited stakeholder engagement experience.

• A predominantly documentation-focused BA approach.

• No exposure to APIs or integration environments.

• Limited Agile delivery experience.

• An inability to operate independently within a small team.

• A requirement for significant day-to-day direction.

• Difficulty working with ambiguity or changing priorities.

• Weak communication or stakeholder-management skills.

• Limited initiative or ownership.

• An inability to balance operational support alongside project delivery.

Contract Details

Role: Senior Business Analyst
Contract: 24 August 2026 – 31 March 2027
Rate: £350 – 400 per day
IR35: Outside IR35
Location: Primarily remote, with approximately one day per month onsite in Westminster, London
Clearance: Active SC preferred; SC in progress may be considered
Interview: Single-stage video interview, approximately 45 minutes
Start: 24 August 2026
Extension: Potentially available depending on the ongoing HMPPS roadmap

Please note: Due to the nature of the role and associated security requirements, candidates must hold or be progressing towards the required SC clearance.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Change Analyst / Change Manager

Location: Hursley – 2-3 days per week onsite
Contract: Contract
Day Rate: £537.38 per day (non-cleared) / £591.12 per day (SC Cleared)
Security / Eligibility: UK National with a minimum of 5 years’ unbroken UK residency

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Change Analyst / Change Manager to join an established IT Service Management environment in Hursley.

The successful candidate will have strong experience working within IT Change Management or Service Management, with a solid understanding of ITIL Change Enablement principles. You will be responsible for coordinating and governing changes across technical and business teams, ensuring that changes are appropriately assessed, planned, scheduled and implemented with minimal operational risk.

This is a stakeholder-focused role requiring excellent organisation, communication and governance skills, alongside the ability to assess risk and make balanced decisions in a complex IT environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage IT changes through the end-to-end change lifecycle.

• Apply ITIL 4 Change Enablement principles to ensure changes are appropriately assessed, authorised and implemented.

• Coordinate multiple stakeholders across technical, operational and business teams.

• Assess the risk, impact and potential business/service disruption associated with proposed changes.

• Ensure appropriate governance, approvals and supporting evidence are in place before changes proceed.

• Manage change schedules and identify potential conflicts, dependencies and operational risks.

• Maintain accurate change records and ensure process compliance within the organisation’s ITSM environment.

• Use ITSM tooling, such as ServiceNow, to manage and track change activity.

• Support change governance and, where required, facilitate CAB and other governance meetings.

• Work closely with Incident, Problem, Release and Service Transition teams to ensure effective coordination.

• Support operational readiness and service acceptance activities.

• Provide clear and concise communication to technical teams, business stakeholders and senior management.

• Identify opportunities to improve change processes, governance and overall service management maturity.

• Ensure appropriate documentation, audit trails and change records are maintained.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Proven experience working within an IT Change Management or Service Management environment.

• Strong understanding of ITIL Change Enablement principles.

• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders across technical and business teams.

• Excellent organisational, planning and prioritisation skills.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Experience using IT Service Management (ITSM) tools, ideally ServiceNow.

• Ability to assess risk and make balanced governance decisions.

• Strong attention to detail and process discipline.

• Experience working within structured IT governance and change-control environments.

Desirable Experience

• Experience facilitating Change Advisory Board (CAB) or other governance meetings.

• Knowledge of Release Management and Service Transition.

• Experience supporting large-scale or enterprise IT environments.

• Familiarity with both Agile and traditional project delivery methodologies.

• Understanding of operational readiness and service acceptance.

• Experience working with complex change schedules, dependencies and release windows.

Technical & Service Management Knowledge

The successful candidate should have knowledge and practical understanding of:

• ITIL 4 Change Enablement

• Incident Management

• Problem Management

• Release Management

• Service Transition

• Operational Acceptance

• Risk and impact assessment

• ITSM platforms, particularly ServiceNow

• Change scheduling and governance

• Configuration and Asset Management principles

• Service Level Management

• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery concepts

Eligibility

Please note: Candidates must be UK Nationals and must have a minimum of 5 years’ unbroken UK residency to be considered for this position.

Candidates holding relevant security clearance may be eligible for the enhanced rate, subject to the applicable clearance and contractual requirements.

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Change Analyst / Change Manager to work within a large-scale IT environment, taking ownership of change governance, stakeholder coordination and risk management while contributing to effective and resilient IT service delivery.

Location: Hursley, 2-3 days per week onsite
Rate: £537.38-£575 per day, with enhanced rates available for relevant clearance levels
Clearance: SC/L2 advantageous
Eligibility: UK National + 5 years’ unbroken UK residency

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Sanderson are supporting a leading consultancy in the search for a senior payments consultant with deep expertise in merchant acquiring, payment acceptance and UK & Ireland payments markets.

This is a client-facing role supporting a globally leading financial services brand and their clients on payment strategy, acquiring transformation, gateway implementation and emerging payment technologies.

What we’re looking for

• Strong acquiring experience across UK & Ireland markets.
• Good understanding of payment gateways, payment orchestrators and merchant acceptance.
• Experience working with acquirers, PSPs, fintechs or payment networks.
• Knowledge of tokenisation, digital payments and emerging payment technologies.
• Ability to support client presentations, workshops and strategic recommendations.
• Experience delivering payment transformation, gateway implementations or payment migrations.
• Understanding of commercial payment flows and B2B payments.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

We are looking for an experienced Consultant in managing People and Culture Change across an established and high-profile client.

• People Change within an established environment
• Active SC Clearance
• 2 days on site – London

You will be joining a passionate team delivering a vast scope of deliverables across 100+ Public and Private Sector clients.

In this role, you will support in making internal people processes more efficient and support the client in improving their current people estate.

This is an SC Cleared role, candidates will need to be cleared already due to the urgency of the role – this role is to start ASAP. The role will start as an initial 3-month contract, all successful candidates are expected to interview WC 17/06/2026.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

IT / Digital Project Manager – Outside IR35 – Hybrid – £650 pd

You must have recent experience at a London Market / Reinsurance / Specialty Lines / Underwriting company to apply.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

As a Programme Planner, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining high-quality, integrated programme schedules that provide a single, reliable view of delivery progress.

You will use evidence-based planning techniques to ensure clarity across milestones, dependencies, risks, and overall programme confidence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated programme and project schedules using standard planning tools.
• Align milestones and deliverable with contractual commitments across the programme.
• Monitor progress and produce insightful reporting, dashboards, and schedule analysis.
• Manage baselines, stage gates, and change control in line with governance standards.
• Facilitate planning workshops and collaborate closely with delivery teams, PMO, and senior stakeholders.
• Identify and manage schedule risks, issues, and cross-workstream dependencies.
• Continuously improve planning processes, tooling, and reporting capability.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in programme or portfolio planning within complex, multi-project environments.
• Strong capability with planning and reporting tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, PowerBI, Excel).
• Knowledge of programme and project methodologies such as MSP, PRINCE2, and Agile.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work collaboratively across teams.

Desirable Skills

• Professional project or programme management certifications.
• Experience working within enterprise PMO environments.
• Exposure to automated reporting solutions.
• Familiarity with Agile planning techniques.

This role requires active DV Clearance.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

The IT Service Operational Readiness Lead is responsible for ensuring that new or changed IT services are fully prepared for operational support before deployment into live environments. This role acts as the bridge between project delivery teams, service management, operations, and support functions to ensure all operational, technical, and business readiness activities are completed, documented, and approved.

The role supports successful service transitions by coordinating operational acceptance, support models, knowledge transfer, training, documentation, risk management, and service handover activities.

Key Responsibilities

Service Transition & Operational Readiness

• Lead Operational Readiness Reviews (ORR) for new and updated services.
• Develop and maintain operational readiness frameworks, processes, and governance.
• Ensure all operational acceptance criteria are met before service go-live.
• Coordinate service transition activities across project and operational teams.
• Act as the operational readiness authority for project deployments.

Service Acceptance & Governance

• Define and maintain Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT) requirements.
• Facilitate readiness assessments and go-live reviews.
• Identify and manage operational risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensure service support requirements are documented and approved.

Knowledge & Documentation Management

• Ensure support documentation, work instructions, runbooks, and knowledge articles are created and maintained.
• Coordinate knowledge transfer sessions between delivery and support teams.
• Verify service desk and resolver groups have the information required to support the service.

Support Model & Resource Readiness

• Validate support structures, escalation paths, and service ownership.
• Ensure monitoring, alerting, backup, recovery, and support tooling are operational.
• Work with technical teams to confirm operational support capability and capacity.
• Assess resource and training requirements for support teams.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with project managers, service owners, architects, engineers, and support teams.
• Provide readiness status reporting to senior leadership and governance boards.
• Communicate risks, mitigation plans, and deployment readiness recommendations.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve service transition and operational readiness processes.
• Support ITIL best practices and organisational service management initiatives.
• Analyse post-implementation reviews and lessons learned to improve future readiness activities.

Essential

• 5 + year’s experience in IT Service Management (ITSM) and Service Transition processes.
• Strong understanding of ITIL principles and frameworks.
• Experience managing operational readiness or service transition activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with infrastructure, cloud, application, and support teams.
• Strong risk management and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

This role requires active DV Clearance.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Business Analyst – National Security

Location: Cheltenham
Salary: Competitive (dependent on experience)
Clearance: Active eDV required
Working: Flexible / hybrid

The Opportunity

We’re currently working with a number of organisations looking for eDV-cleared Business Analysts to join high-impact teams across the National Security sector.

There are two particularly interesting opportunities depending on the environment you’re looking for:

🚀 Small & Agile Technology Business

Join a growing, specialist business working on mission-critical National Security projects, where you’ll have genuine ownership, less red tape and the opportunity to shape how the organisation develops.

This would suit a BA who enjoys working closely with talented technical teams, taking ownership of problems and having a real say in how solutions are shaped and delivered.

🏢 Established Consultancies

We’re also working with several established consultancies operating right at the “pointy end” of customer missions.

You’ll work alongside experienced consultants and technical specialists on some of the UK’s most sensitive and impactful programmes. These are excellent opportunities for someone who wants meaningful work, strong career development and some big names on their CV.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience working as a Business Analyst within complex environments

• Strong requirements gathering, analysis and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to translate complex business or user needs into clear, actionable requirements

• Experience working with technical and delivery teams

• Strong communication skills and the ability to operate confidently with senior stakeholders

• Experience within National Security, Defence or Government is highly desirable

• Active eDV clearance is essential

Why Consider These Opportunities?

The Cheltenham National Security market is incredibly active, with opportunities across start-ups, specialist SMEs and established consultancies.

Depending on what you’re looking for, you could find yourself with:

• Greater autonomy and influence in a small, agile business

• The structure, scale and progression of an established consultancy

• Access to genuinely mission-critical programmes

• Highly talented technical and consulting teams

• Flexible working and competitive packages

• The chance to build experience on some of the UK’s most interesting National Security programmes

If you’re an eDV-cleared Business Analyst considering your next move, I’d be happy to have a confidential conversation about what’s currently available.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Project Manager – National Security

Location: Cheltenham
Salary: Up to £80,000 DOE
Clearance: Active eDV required
Working: Flexible / hybrid

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Project Manager to join a small, agile technology business delivering mission-critical projects across National Security.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants to step away from the layers of bureaucracy and red tape you can often find in larger organisations, and join a business where you can genuinely make an impact.

You’ll work alongside highly talented technical and delivery teams, taking ownership of complex projects and having the freedom to shape how things are delivered.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience delivering complex technology or transformation projects

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Experience working across Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments

• Ability to take ownership and operate with a high degree of autonomy

• Experience within National Security, Defence or similarly complex environments

• Active eDV clearance is essential

Why Join?

This is a business where progression isn’t limited by rigid structures or lengthy promotion cycles. With a small, growing team, there is plenty of scope to take on greater responsibility, develop your career and make your mark.

You’ll also benefit from:

• Salary up to £80,000 DOE

• Flexible working

• Excellent benefits package

• A highly talented and collaborative team

• Significant autonomy and ownership

• Less bureaucracy and red tape

• Clear opportunities for progression as the business grows

• The opportunity to work on genuinely mission-critical National Security programmes

If you’re an eDV-cleared Project Manager looking for a smaller, more agile environment where you can have a real impact, this could be a great next move. Apply below or reach out direct!

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.