Project Manager

• Act as a thought partner to the CEO, helping shape, structure and sequence strategic priorities across the business
• Support the execution of the CEO’s strategic agenda, including the cascade of annual goals across functions and the translation of strategy into operational plans
• Prepare high-quality briefings, papers, dashboards and presentations for CEO meetings with the leadership team, Board, investors, customers and external partners
• Coordinate communication flows in and out of the CEO’s office
• Lead delivery of cross-functional strategic projects on behalf of the CEO — spanning commercial growth, brand performance, innovation and launch execution, customer experience, digital and technology, people and culture, sustainability and operational excellence
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, dependency maps, risk registers and progress dashboards for the CEO’s priority portfolio
• Work with project owners across the business to ensure milestones are met, issues are escalated early, and delivery happens on time, on scope and on budget
• Drive the delivery disciplines — stand‑ups, steering meetings, milestone reviews, decision logs
• Support the CEO in tracking performance against strategic goals, surfacing risks, opportunities and insights
• Coordinate the leadership operating rhythm — SLB meetings, quarterly business reviews, Board updates and annual planning cycles
• Own the tracking of cascading goals and cross‑functional deliverables
• Support the annual planning process, including 3‑year plan development, budget coordination inputs, and strategic goal setting for the year ahead
• Serve as a central liaison between the CEO and Scope’s leadership team across various functions
• Build strong, trust‑based relationships across the business and across geographies
• Manage relationships with external partners where relevant
• Streamline workflows, processes and ways of working to maximise the CEO’s effectiveness
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort, increase automation and improve how the business runs
• Support organisational planning activities, including scenario modelling, resource planning and the coordination of project core teams
• Champion a culture of disciplined delivery, clear accountability and continuous improvement across every project touched by the Office of the CEO

Requirements

• Degree‑level qualification in a relevant discipline (business, engineering, sciences, technology or equivalent)
• Recognised project or programme management qualification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum, or equivalent)
• 5+ years of experience in project or programme management, strategy, consulting, chief‑of‑staff roles, or senior business support
• Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional projects to plan on budget and to strict deadlines
• Experience supporting or working directly with a CEO, senior leadership team or Board is strongly desirable
• Experience in consumer health, medtech, pharmaceuticals, FMCG or another regulated international commercial environment is desirable
• Exposure to strategic topics such as commercial growth planning, brand performance, innovation pipelines, go‑to‑market execution, digital transformation, sustainability or organisational change is desirable
• Strong project management discipline — scoping, planning, dependency management, risk, budget and stakeholder management
• Strong analytical, structuring and simplification skills
• Commercial literacy — able to read a P&L, engage with sales, marketing, finance and operations leaders
• Working fluency with modern digital tools, dashboards and project management platforms; curiosity about how AI, automation and data can be used to improve execution
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including confident preparation of executive and Board‑level materials
• Strong influencing skills — able to lead without authority, build trust quickly with senior stakeholders
• Proficient across Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Adobe Suite, and mainstream project management tools (e.g. Asana, Jira, Monday, MS Project)

Hard Skills

• project management
• strategic planning
• budget management
• risk management
• stakeholder management
• analytical skills
• dependency management
• commercial growth planning
• digital transformation
• organisational change

Soft Skills

• communication skills
• influencing skills
• relationship management
• leadership
• trust-building
• problem-solving
• collaboration
• continuous improvement
• accountability
• curiosity

Certifications & Qualifications

• PMP
• PRINCE2
• Agile
• Scrum