[Hiring] IT PMO Project Manager @GKN Aerospace Careers

Role Description

Join a company where innovation, collaboration, and impact are at the heart of everything we do. Our people take pride in what we design, engineer, and deliver—working on solutions that truly make a difference. This role offers a dynamic and challenging environment, where you will have the opportunity to contribute both as an individual and as part of a diverse, international team. You’ll be trusted to take ownership, drive outcomes, and continuously grow your capabilities.

As a Global IT Project Manager, you will:

• Work on high-visibility, business-critical global initiatives.
• Influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders across the organization.
• Play an active role in shaping a modern, evolving IT PMO.
• Help drive digital transformation and real business value.

This is a key role where you will take ownership of end-to-end project delivery—turning strategy into action and ensuring successful outcomes that enable business transformation. This role is a remote first role with expectation for some travel. The travel will be regional and international, and you will on average be away from home 4 - 6 nights per month, spending a few days away at a time. We offer a flexible working model as you will need to be flexible in return in meeting with global team members across global time zones. We are open to hiring in either the UK or Sweden for this opportunity.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex, global IT programmes.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience managing budgets, risks, and external partners.
• Ability to navigate a global, matrix organisation.
• Relevant certification (PRINCE2, PMP, Agile).
• It would be desirable if you have experience in manufacturing, engineering, or similar industries.

Requirements

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget.
• Manage stakeholders across business and IT, including senior leadership.
• Coordinate global teams and third-party vendors.
• Drive governance, reporting, and risk management.
• Support change management and business adoption of new solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the PMO.

Benefits

• Flexible working model.
• Opportunity for regional and international travel.