Senior Project Manager (Paternity Cover)

We're on the hunt for a Senior Project Manager (Paternity Cover) to join our team (ideally starting December 2025). This is a paternity cover contract, with the potential to move into a permanent position, based on performance and business needs. At Athlon, we take Brave ideas to market. As a Senior Project Manager, you'll be leading the delivery of complex, high-profile digital projects that shape how global brands and scale-ups show up in the world. Leading from the front, you'll guide the delivery of large-scale digital programmes that unite brand, design, and technology - ensuring every detail is delivered to the highest standard. From planning through to launch, you orchestrate the process with precision, clarity, and care. As the anchor point for clients and teams, you navigate challenges with confidence, find smarter ways forward, and uncover opportunities for growth and improvement. Your leadership keeps projects moving, your organisation keeps everyone aligned, and your calm, solutions-focused energy makes the complex feel simple. Your deep understanding of digital solutions, technology, and delivery processes ensures projects run efficiently, and your hands-on approach means you are always ready to step in and drive progress. RequirementsProject Delivery

• Independently drive forward the successful delivery of digital projects and programmes of work.
• Confidently and independently collaborate with internal teams, clients, and third parties — defining project goals and leading the team to success.
• Manage several complex projects simultaneously, independently prioritising and delegating where necessary.
• Build and nurture exceptional client relationships through proactive and reliable service.
• Identify and solve complex project issues with a forward-thinking, solution-focused approach; escalate to the Delivery Director where necessary.
• Confidently own and define the delivery plan for large web projects, adapting and re-planning calmly when required.
• Interrogate briefs with confidence and drive forward projects of all sizes with focus and pace.
• Lead client discussions, articulating project information clearly and confidently.
• Follow standard practices, templates, and tools; collaborate with the Delivery Director to optimise delivery processes.
• Lead and facilitate project meetings, ensuring clear objectives and well-prepared briefs that drive productive discussions and decision-making.
• Monitor and report diligently on project finances, identifying and addressing budget risks at an early stage.
• Ensure revenue targets are accurately forecasted and maintained, accounting for dependencies and contingencies.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, ensuring quality, accuracy, and consistency throughout.
• Efficiently organise and maintain all project information and files.
• With an understanding of the bigger picture, proactively seek account growth opportunities and collaborate with client partners on proposals

Operations & Culture

• Support the wider team, culture, and marketing initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with and support the wider Delivery team.
• Oversee Junior and Mid-weight Project Managers on smaller projects, providing guidance and mentorship.
• Support Delivery team resource planning to ensure effective allocation and utilisation.
• Actively drive process improvements, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and boost efficiency.
• Attend monthly virtual agency meetings and quarterly in-person meet-ups.
• Contribute to the overall agency culture, helping to make Athlon a great place to work.

What we expect you to be knowledgable in:

• Project Management and delivery methodologies eg Agile & Waterfall
• End-to-end digital projects and products, from inception to maintenance
• Delivery processes across: Branding, Design, Website development, Production
• A variety of Content Management Systems (CMS)
• Project and Product Management tools (eg. ClickUp, Scoro)
• Resource allocation and management

Your Experience:

• Minimum 5 years experience in digital project and product management
• Able to confidently deliver technical large scale websites and products
• Comfortable working with diverse clients and internal teams, across various time zones
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment, managing several projects simultaneously
• Experience managing and reporting project budgets
• Experienced with stakeholder management and aligning multiple parties

Attitude and approach:

• Demonstrates a responsible and positive, can-do attitude even when under pressure
• A reliable, trusted and resilient individual
• Solution focused, with a proactive and positive attitude
• An excellent communicator
• A collaborative, helpful and resourceful team player
• Sharp attention to detail and a drive for perfection
• Has an active interest to learn and develop
• A high degree of personal motivation and professionalism
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• Strong decision making ability

How We Work:

• Your line manager is the Delivery Director
• You will work within the Delivery / Project Management team
• This is a remote role that will require some travel for key client and internal meetings

Five Values That Underpin Everything We Do Be Brave - Take chances and try new things. Growth comes from stepping outside your comfort zone, and nothing can substitute genuine new experiences. Take Ownership - Be a pro. Act like a champion and own your domain — not almost, but fully. All the way, all the time. Team First - Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships. Respect and support your team. Treat colleagues fairly, build friendships, and share ideas candidly. We achieve our mission together. Craft Everything - Every detail matters. Quality comes from care, skill, and the constant pursuit of something better than "good enough." Passion Over Apathy - One person with passion outshines forty who are merely interested. Passion turns challenge into progress. Bring energy, even when it's hard, and use it to inspire and lift others. Benefits

• The chance to work on innovative, high profile projects that make an impact
• A flexible work set-up - remote, hybrid, or whatever helps you do your best work
• A competitive salary with a benefits package to match
• Room to grow your career within a fast-growing international design agency