17 contract jobs found in London

🚀 Role: Contract Project Manager 💼 Industry: Insurtech 📍 Location: London - Hybrid 3 days 💰 Day rate: £500-£600 a day Outside IR35 ⏲️ 6 months ‼️ January start We’re working with a fast-moving, transformation-led organisation looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead high-impact commercial, technology, product and financial initiatives . This role is perfect for someone who’s confident operating in ambiguity , thrives in high-change environments , and takes a pragmatic, outcomes-first approach to delivery. What you’ll be doing: Owning projects end-to-end , from discovery through to delivery and commercial launch Balancing commercial priorities with technical execution across product, engineering and operations Applying Agile principles pragmatically to drive iterative delivery and real business value Partnering closely with senior stakeholders, translating complexity into clear decisions Managing risk, governance, budgets...

We're looking for an ITSM Programme Manager to deliver a modern, unified Global Service Desk platform to improve service consistency, visibility, and user experience across all regions. Location: London HQ (Hybrid Working) Pay Rate: £500-600 Outside IR35 Contract Length: 6 months Initially You will lead the initiative end-to-end, from requirements and vendor selection through to implementation and global rollout -ensuring the solution meets business needs and supports effective IT operations. Key Responsibilities: Establish and operate effective programme governance, ensuring clear decision-making, escalation paths, and alignment to the evolving global service model. Develop and maintain integrated programme plans, tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, and impacts on operating model, process, and policy. Coordinate and manage vendor RFI and RFP processes, ensuring service, operating model, and policy requirements are clearly articulated and assessed. Lead...

Lawrence Harvey are working with a leading company that is launching a large-scale IT initiative in 2026 to redefine its IT architecture and landscape, accelerating its transition to a more digitally enabled organisation. As part of this programme, they are seeking a Senior IT Transformation Lead to provide leadership across IT architecture and projects. The role will focus on a comprehensive review of the current IT landscape and the definition of a future-state IT strategy for 2026, spanning both architecture and project delivery. This is an Outside IR35 position with a flexible rate depending on experience for an initial 6 months, with an extremely likely chance of extension and the aim to start in February. This is a hybrid position with weekly travel 2-3 days per week to Central London, near Bank. Requirements: Proven enterprise architecture and IT governance experience, including operating in federated or multi-division environments and supporting large-scale IT...

Interim Head of AI - Contract Opportunity I'm looking for an experienced Interim Head of AI to lead and accelerate AI strategy, delivery, and innovation within a large scale organisation. This senior leadership role requires someone who can drive transformation, shape AI capability, and deliver high impact solutions from day one. Contract Details Length: 6 months Rate: £800-£1000 per day IR35: Outside Location: Hybrid, Central London Required Experience Proven leadership in AI, ML, or Data Science at Head of/Director level Strong background in AI strategy, delivery, and enterprise scale implementation Deep technical expertise across ML, LLMs, NLP, and cloud platforms Experience building and leading high performing AI teams Demonstrated success driving AI transformation in complex organisations Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Head of Architecure 4 month contract Outside IR35 Hybrid Rates: £1000 per day Shape the technology future of a FTSE 250 leader. We're looking for a visionary leader to define and deliver technology strategy, architecture, and roadmap -aligning innovation with ambitious business growth. What you'll do: Set the vision: Develop a strategic technology roadmap that powers scalability and international expansion. Lead from the top: Report directly to the CIO and influence C-Suite decisions. Architect for impact: Own enterprise and domain architecture, ensuring flexibility and resilience. Drive transformation: Benchmark capabilities, optimize processes, and leverage emerging tech trends. What we're looking for: Proven experience in technology strategy and enterprise architecture at scale. Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills. Ability to translate technology into business value and ROI. Join a business recognized as one of the UK's...

Contract: Telco Principal Architect Start Date: ASAP Duration: 6 months Location: Remote Rate: £640 - £680 per day outside of IR35 Reference: 20120 Role Summary Solution architecture contract assignment to deliver design decisions on major private cloud deployment for a Telco customer. Strong Telco architecture experience and high-level stakeholder engagement are essential. Key Responsibilities Own and maintain the end-to-end architecture within project scope. Lead Architecture Review Boards and drive technical decision-making. Provide thought leadership across delivery teams and customer stakeholders. Control technical scope, assess change impacts, and manage risks/RAID. Ensure platform readiness for application onboarding and alignment with test strategy. Govern technical workstreams across network, compute, virtualisation and storage. Ensure security, compliance, service transition and OSS/tooling integration. Represent architecture...

Contract: Telco Principal Architect Start Date: ASAP Duration: 6 months Location: Remote Rate: £640 - £680 per day outside of IR35 Reference: 20120 Role Summary Solution architecture contract assignment to deliver design decisions on major private cloud deployment for a Telco customer. Strong Telco architecture experience and high-level stakeholder engagement are essential. Key Responsibilities Own and maintain the end-to-end architecture within project scope. Lead Architecture Review Boards and drive technical decision-making. Provide thought leadership across delivery teams and customer stakeholders. Control technical scope, assess change impacts, and manage risks/RAID. Ensure platform readiness for application onboarding and alignment with test strategy. Govern technical workstreams across network, compute, virtualisation and storage. Ensure security, compliance, service transition and OSS/tooling integration. Represent architecture...

Contract: Telco Principal Architect Start Date: ASAP Duration: 6 months Location: Remote Rate: £640 - £680 per day outside of IR35 Reference: 20120 Role Summary Solution architecture contract assignment to deliver design decisions on major private cloud deployment for a Telco customer. Strong Telco architecture experience and high-level stakeholder engagement are essential. Key Responsibilities Own and maintain the end-to-end architecture within project scope. Lead Architecture Review Boards and drive technical decision-making. Provide thought leadership across delivery teams and customer stakeholders. Control technical scope, assess change impacts, and manage risks/RAID. Ensure platform readiness for application onboarding and alignment with test strategy. Govern technical workstreams across network, compute, virtualisation and storage. Ensure security, compliance, service transition and OSS/tooling integration. Represent architecture in...

Full job description Salary:  £500 - 600 per day Reference:  116841 We’re looking for an ITSM Programme Manager to deliver a modern, unified Global Service Desk platform to improve service consistency, visibility, and user experience across all regions.   Location:  London HQ (Hybrid Working) Pay Rate:  £500–600 Outside IR35 Contract Length:  6 Months Initially   You will lead the initiative end-to-end , from requirements and vendor selection through to implementation and global rollout -ensuring the solution meets business needs and supports effective IT operations.   Key Responsibilities: Establish and operate effective programme governance, ensuring clear decision-making, escalation paths, and alignment to the evolving global service model. Develop and maintain integrated programme plans, tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, and impacts on operating...

Release & Deployment Manager (Outside IR35) Contract: 6 months Rate: £500-£600/day Location: Central London once per week max (remainder remote) Overview Senior Release & Deployment Manager required to design, embed and operate a unified release management model across Azure DevOps, Azure integration services, Dynamics 365 (CE & F&O), and Adobe platforms. The role focuses on establishing standards, running early releases, and handing over a proven, auditable model into BAU. Key Responsibilities Orchestrate and manage end-to-end release processes across DEV, SIT, UAT, Pre-Prod and Production for Integration, Dynamics 365 CE & F&O, and Adobe platforms using Azure DevOps. Develop and implement the Release & Deployment Management Strategy, defining release cadence, calendars, promotion gates, Go/No-Go, cutover, rollback and audit evidence. Define and enforce branching and ALM standards in Azure DevOps (and Bitbucket where applicable), including...

ESG & Sustainability Transformation Lead Contract £700p/day | Outside IR35 | Mostly Remote Location: Luton & Cambridge (ad hoc travel, 1 2 days per week as required) Experienced ESG & Sustainability Transformation Lead required for a global sustainability and SAP-enabled transformation programme. The role focuses on aligning a digital sustainability platform with BAU sustainability operations, supporting Mexico deployment and UK readiness activities. Key responsibilities: Align digital sustainability solutions with BAU sustainability processes Support Mexico deployment, UAT closure, and go-live readiness Coordinate across sustainability, technology, build, and BAU teams Define roles and responsibilities at go-live Support UK design and build readiness activities Required experience: ESG strategy, compliance, and non-financial reporting Large-scale technology/SAP transformation programmes Ideally, strong SAP knowledge...

Enterprise Process Lead ESG Global SAP S/4HANA Transformation Programme Location: Luton (occasional travel to Cambridge and Luton) Rate: £700 per day Outside IR35 Duration: 6-month contract A leading global organisation is seeking an Enterprise Process Lead (ESG) to support its ESG workstream on a major SAP S/4HANA transformation programme. The role spans User Acceptance Testing (UAT) through to first deployment, with potential involvement in subsequent global rollout activities. You will initially work alongside the current ESG Enterprise Process Lead to gain programme context and ensure a smooth handover, before taking ownership as team lead, driving ESG process alignment and readiness across the transformation. Key Responsibilities Lead ESG process design and implementation within SAP/S/4HANA Own ESG readiness from UAT through to deployment, ensuring defects are resolved and processes are fit for purpose Act as the key interface between ESG teams,...

Programme Manager - Local Government Reorganisation - Essex County Council - £600-£649/day Outside IR35 Essex County Council is delivering a bold Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) programme following Greater Essex's acceptance onto the Government's devolution priority initiative. This is not incremental improvement; it's a fundamental reimagining of how services are organised and decisions are made across Essex. We're seeking an exceptional Programme Manager to lead this high-profile, complex transformation. Please note, this is a temporary assignment until March 2026 with potential extension. Key Responsibilities Shape and deliver a cross-cutting programme of work with multiple projects and associated business change activities. Build compelling business cases and establish robust programme governance and assurance frameworks. Develop and deliver resourcing plans, manage programme budgets, and oversee risk and issue management. Maintain programme integrity...

Security Project Manager £600/day Leeds (3 days onsite per week) Outside IR35 About the Role As the Security Project Manager, you will play a crucial part in the successful delivery of the company's Security Improvement Programme. Your primary responsibility will be to lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of various security-focused projects within the SIP. You will be responsible for ensuring that all allocated projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standard. This will involve working closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, legal, compliance, and HR, to ensure seamless project delivery. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets Identify and manage risks and issues related to the projects, implementing effective mitigation strategies Coordinate with project teams to ensure technical quality and adherence to security standards and governance practices Report on...

SAP SD/OTC Techno-Functional Consultant £550 - £650pd outside IR35 Remote with occasinal site visits (1-2 days per month in Edinburugh/London) We are supporting a European consulting partner on a large SAP S/4HANA transformation programme within the manufacturing sector. The programme is part-way through delivery, and the client is seeking a senior SAP SD / Order-to-Cash techno-functional consultant to review work completed to date, provide expert guidance, and help optimise the S/4HANA OTC solution. Key Responsibilities: Review and assess the existing S/4HANA Order-to-Cash solution, identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement Provide recommendations to optimise the design of S/4HANA Act as a techno-functional bridge between business stakeholders, functional consultants, and technical/development teams Support and challenge solution design across core SD / OTC processes including order management, pricing, billing, delivery, and credit Provide expert...

SAP SD/OTC Techno-Functional Consultant £550 - £650pd outside IR35 Remote with occasinal site visits (1-2 days per month in Edinburugh/London) We are supporting a European consulting partner on a large SAP S/4HANA transformation programme within the manufacturing sector. The programme is part-way through delivery, and the client is seeking a senior SAP SD/Order-to-Cash techno-functional consultant to review work completed to date, provide expert guidance, and help optimise the S/4HANA OTC solution. Key Responsibilities: Review and assess the existing S/4HANA Order-to-Cash solution, identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement Provide recommendations to optimise the design of S/4HANA Act as a techno-functional bridge between business stakeholders, functional consultants, and technical/development teams Support and challenge solution design across core SD/OTC processes including order management, pricing, billing, delivery, and credit Provide expert...

Security Project Manager £600/day London (3 days onsite per week) Outside IR35 About the Role As the Security Project Manager, you will play a crucial part in the successful delivery of the company's Security Improvement Programme. Your primary responsibility will be to lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of various security-focused projects within the SIP. You will be responsible for ensuring that all allocated projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standard. This will involve working closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, legal, compliance, and HR, to ensure seamless project delivery. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets Identify and manage risks and issues related to the projects, implementing effective mitigation strategies Coordinate with project teams to ensure technical quality and adherence to security standards and governance practices Report on...