Project Manager (Deal Management Platform Implementation)

Company Description About FRP

At FRP, we are a leading national business advisory firm based in the UK. With over 850 team members, including more than 100 partners, we specialise in Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory, Forensic Services, Financial Advisory and Restructuring Advisory. Operating from 35 offices across the UK, Isle of Man and Cyprus, we are dedicated to helping clients navigate complex and difficult situations to create, preserve, and recover value.

Our approach is known for being honest, clear, and considered. We provide strategic solutions that cater to a broad range of businesses, from multinational organisations to small enterprises. Our commitment is to deliver expert advice and support, ensuring our clients can make informed decisions and achieve their goals. Job Description

Job Title - Project Manager (Deal Management Platform Implementation)

Location - London

Job Type - 6 month FTC

Role overview

FRP is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the implementation of a new deal management platform across its Corporate Finance division.

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering the rollout of a new deal management software to approximately 120 users across ten UK offices, working closely with internal stakeholders, vendor implementation teams and technology partners. The role will be responsible for coordinating the end-to-end delivery of the project, ensuring milestones are achieved, risks are managed, and user adoption is successfully embedded across the business.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a strategic technology initiative that will transform how the Corporate Finance business manages deal origination, pipeline tracking, client relationships and reporting. The existing wider firm’s platform will remain FRP's corporate CRM, with a two-way integration forming a critical element of the implementation.

Key Responsibilities

Act as the central point of coordination between all FRP stakeholders

IT teams and third-party implementation partners.

Manage project plans, workstreams, risks, issues, actions and dependencies throughout the implementation lifecycle.

Hold vendors accountable for delivery against agreed scope, timelines and project milestones.

Facilitate project governance meetings and provide regular progress updates to senior stakeholders.

Coordinate requirements gathering, solution design workshops, testing activities and user acceptance processes.

Support data migration, systems integration and deployment activities in collaboration with technical teams.

Ensure key project deliverables are completed on time and to the required quality standards.

Develop and maintain project documentation, including RAID logs, status reports and implementation plans.

Support user training, communications and change management activities to drive adoption across the Corporate Finance business.

Assist with post-go-live support, issue resolution and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Proven experience delivering CRM, deal management, sales pipeline or business system implementations.

Strong project management skills, including planning, stakeholder management and vendor coordination.

Experience working with multiple stakeholders across business and technology teams.

Knowledge of data migration, systems integration and change management principles.

Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Experience within professional services, financial services, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity or related sectors would be advantageous.

Project management qualifications (PRINCE2, PMP, Agile or equivalent) preferred.

Additional Information Our Values

Straightforward: We provide clear, no-nonsense advice

Confident: Our guidance is backed by expertise and evidence

Pragmatic: We focus on practical solutions and tangible outcomes

Real: We are professional yet approachable, understanding the challenges our clients face

Our Commitment to You and the Environment

At FRP, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on building and maintaining meaningful, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on the natural environment.

We are always striving to improve in all areas – whether it’s our people, our clients, our planet or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and diverse culture for our people. We maintain an Equal Opportunities Policy, ensuring that recruitment and employment decisions are based solely on the skills and experience required for our professional services — regardless of ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We believe every individual should have the opportunity to thrive.

Our learning and development programmes enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers. We aim to empower our team members to each achieve their potential.

We are committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success lead to our sustainability and success. We are emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.