Special Projects Lead (Contract, London)

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£62.5/hr
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Ethos has not published a rate for this contract. The figure shown is our estimate, set at the stated rate for the Special Projects Associate role this lead manages (£500 per day), so treat it as a floor. This is a contract role on Ethos's own team, based at its London office in Kings Cross. You work in the office Monday to Thursday and from home on Friday, so you need to live within commuting distance.
You own special projects for AI labs end to end, like running a small business inside Ethos: you lead the team, own the client relationship and make sure every deliverable is right. Requests come in fast, often with 24-hour turnarounds, and you do hands-on quality control yourself.
Day to day:
Deliver projects for AI labs and other frontier clients, from scoping to sign-off
Turn vague client requests into project plans with scope, approach, timelines and staffing
Recruit, onboard and coordinate the experts and freelancers who staff each project
Be the client's main contact: set expectations, handle escalations, build trust
Lead and coach the Special Projects Associates on your projects
Check expert work against Ethos's quality bar
Improve processes and help build the operating playbook
Spot chances to grow client accounts and help write proposals
What you need:
3 to 6 years of PMO experience running complex programmes and teams across countries
Experience from management consulting (the listing names McKinsey, Bain and BCG) or startup operations
You have led and managed teams
Experience owning or contributing to a budget or P&L
You can manage demanding clients and a distributed team of freelancers
Comfort with problems that have no obvious answer, and happy to do the work yourself

Requirements

Must be eligible to work in United Kingdom
Fluent proficiency in English (Written & Verbal)
Reliable high-speed internet connection
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
Demonstrated expertise in Project Management
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