Junior Project Manager

As a Junior / Associate Project Manager at Telefónica Tech you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of small projects and workstreams, operating with increasing autonomy while supported by senior delivery leadership.

You are accountable for planning, coordination, and commercial control at a smaller scale, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard.

This role is a key development step toward full Project Manager capability, combining delivery ownership with structured support and coaching.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Delivery Ownership (Small Projects)

• Own the delivery of low complexity / low risk projects end-to-end
• Define and manage:
• Scope
• Timeline
• Deliverables
• Ensure projects are delivered:
• On time
• Within budget
• To agreed quality standards

2. Planning & Coordination

• Create and maintain project plans and schedules
• Coordinate resources across consultants and stakeholders
• Track progress against milestones and proactively manage deviations
• Ensure dependencies are identified and managed

3. RAID Management

• Actively manage:
• Risks
• Assumptions
• Issues
• Dependencies
• Escalate appropriately and early where required
• Focus on managing risks

4. Commercial & Financial Control

• Track Budget vs actuals & Forecast vs remaining effort
• Ensure accurate: Timesheet submission & Effort tracking
• Support billing readiness and ensure projects remain commercially viable

5. Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary contact for smaller client engagements
• Maintain clear and consistent communication with: Clients & Internal teams
• Provide regular, structured status reporting (RAG-based)

6. Delivery Governance

• Ensure adherence to: Delivery frameworks, Reporting standards, Documentation requirements
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date: Project documentation & Status reports

7. Continuous Development

• Build capability toward full Project Manager role
• Seek feedback and coaching from: Senior PMs & Programme Managers
• Develop understanding of: Commercial models, Delivery frameworks, Client engagement

Telefónica Tech is a leading provider of innovative tech services for the B2B market with a worldwide presence and strategic hubs in Spain, Brazil, UK and Germany. The company helps leading brands and organisations across the UK and Ireland unlock the power of integrated technology for all businesses, bringing together in one place a unique combination of, the best people, with the best tech and the best platforms in a simplified manner, to make a real difference to every business, every day.

We have an end-to-end portfolio of market leading services and develops integrated technology solutions to accelerate tech adoption through its two core divisions of Tech Cyber security & Cloud and Tech Intelligence of Things. The company has a diverse, highly trained and globally located talent pool of over 2000 employees and serves more than 5.5m customers every day with a service reach in 175 countries. Its dynamic partner ecosystem includes over 300 cutting edge businesses, as well as strategic agreements with all market leaders.