The Vacancy

Lead meaningful change. Deliver smarter ways of working.

We're looking for a confident, organised Project Manager who loves improving processes, delivering real results, and keeping even the most complex projects under control.

If you enjoy taking ownership, bringing structure to busy teams, and making things work better for everyone, this role will suit you perfectly.

You'll start by leading important automation, AI and smarter processes initiaves across IRIS. It's a hands-on role where you'll see clear results from the work you deliver.

This is hands-on project delivery. A place for someone who can roll up their sleeves, handle tough conversations when needed, and keep people focused on what matters.

Why This Role Matters

Your work will directly improve how our organisation operates.
You'll help teams move away from manual processes, work more efficiently, and adopt smarter ways of working - supported by automation, AI, and technology-driven improvements.

You'll be right at the heart of major change, working closely with our internal teams and a trusted third-party partner.

About the Team You'll Join

You'll join our Programme team within Change & Transformation, working with experienced Project Managers, Programme Managers, Business Analysts, and specialists across the business.
It's a collaborative team where people support each other and share a real passion for well-run projects.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the delivery of improvement projects from start to finish
• Bring clarity and structure to multi-team work - using Agile, Waterfall, or a blend of both
• Run discovery workshops, gather requirements, and shape project plans
• Track progress, milestones, dependencies, and delivery risks
• Work closely with a third-party provider and internal stakeholders to keep everything moving
• Produce clear status updates and programme reporting
• Step in quickly when things drift off track and get them back into alignment
• Make sure the wider business understands upcoming changes
• Promote better, leaner processes across teams
• Use project tools like Asana, Jira, or Monday.com to keep teams aligned
• Keep documentation structured, simple, and genuinely useful
• Bring a problem-solving, sleeves-rolled-up mindset every day.

What We're Looking For

We want someone who can take ownership, stay calm under pressure, and keep projects moving - even when stakeholders are tough or priorities compete.

You'll need:

• Experience leading large or complex projects
• Background in Migration projects OR highly structured environments like finance
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Confidence working with senior and challenging stakeholders
• Experience improving processes and using data to support decisions
• A tech-savvy mindset - comfortable with automation, AI or keen to learn
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall delivery
• Familiarity with project tools (Asana, Jira, Monday.com, etc.)
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence others

It's a bonus if you have:

• Lean or Six Sigma experience
• Exposure to RPA or automation tools
• A degree or recognised project management certification.

What You'll Gain

• A leading role in projects that genuinely change how we operate
• Experience across automation, AI, and new technology
• Opportunities to grow within a busy, forward-thinking transformation team
• Visibility across senior stakeholders and large programmes
• A workplace that values straightforward communication, ownership, and collaboration

Our Application Process

We like to keep things simple, transparent, and fair:

1⃣ Apply online
Send your CV and a few details. No long forms.

2⃣ Initial Interview (plus Online Assessments)

• A chat with our Talent team.
• Two short assessments:
  • CCAT (15-minute timed test).
  • EPP (untimed personality questionnaire).

3⃣ Interview with our Programme Management team (MS Teams)
A practical conversation about how you approach projects and work with people.

If you're a proactive Project Manager who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and delivering meaningful change, we'd love you to join us.

About IRIS

As one of the UK's largest privately held software companies, IRIS Software Group exists to simplify the lives of businesses, schools and organisations.

IRIS provides software solutions and services that substantially enhance operational compliance, efficiency and accuracy, empowering the users of our technology to look forward with certainty and confidence.

Over 4 million parents use our software to connect with their child's school, 18% of UK employees are paid via an IRIS payroll solution, 50,000 SMEs use IRIS cloud bookkeeping and 21,000 firms rely on us for legislative compliance.

Our operational software is the invisible but essential beating heart of our customers' businesses, supporting them in a range of objectives, from maintaining legislative compliance to boosting engagement with stakeholders and enhancing productivity.

It's vital these mission-critical functions work first time, every time.

That's why IRIS helps businesses run the tough stuff, stay compliant and get operational tasks done right first time, every time - so they can focus on productivity and growth.

IRIS is a company built on hiring the best people; our people are our greatest assets.

They enable us to be the innovative, market-leading, and high-performing company that we are today.

We're delighted to be certified as a Great Place to Work and one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women.

These accolades confirm that our employees have a consistently positive experience at IRIS, with the certifications considering employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, trust in management, effective communication and recognition/reward.

IRIS is committed to engaging, rewarding and empowering our employees, and this is central to what we do.

This is why we work to create an environment where employees feel like they are part of a team.

Why work for IRIS?

The Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Charity / volunteering days

Income protection insurance

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Program

Private healthcare

Enhanced maternity pay

Additional discount
schemes

Cycle to work
scheme

Developing your career

We believe in creating a culture of engagement and reward to develop your potential and offer long-term career success. We do this by:

Leading

Supporting our managers to be great leaders, providing inspirational management resources and offering dedicated management development training.

Excelling

Rewarding individual excellence through dedicated initiatives and Employee Awards for demonstrating our values.

Growing

Offering regular training and development programmes tailored to each employee's development needs and providing a commitment to a 'learning culture' which shares knowledge, best practice and our long-standing expertise between employees.

Listening

We're committed to a culture of continuous improvement and listen to our employees via regular feedback sessions and employee engagement surveys.

Sharing

Our employees love the colleagues they work with. We promote a positive environment where our people feel comfortable, make friends and support each other.