Claire Bennett
Project Manager
London, UK +44 7700 900318 claire.bennett@example.com
Professional Summary
PMP-certified project manager with 9+ years delivering cross-functional initiatives in software and operations. Managed portfolios worth €3M+, consistently delivering on schedule and 8–12% under budget while keeping stakeholder satisfaction above 90%.
Experience
Project Manager — Northwind Solutions
2020 – Present
London, UK
- Delivered a 14-month, €2.4M platform rollout on time and 9% under budget across 4 departments.
- Managed a cross-functional team of 18; introduced weekly risk reviews that cut slipped milestones 35%.
- Standardised project intake and reporting, reducing status-meeting time by 6 hours per week.
- Negotiated vendor contracts that saved €180K annually without scope reduction.
- Raised stakeholder satisfaction scores from 78% to 93% over two delivery cycles.
- Recovered an at-risk project, bringing it from 6 weeks behind to on-time delivery.
Project Coordinator — Brightway Consulting
2017 – 2020
London, UK
- Coordinated 6 concurrent client projects, tracking scope, budget, and timelines.
- Produced weekly status reports that became the team’s reporting standard.
- Cut project onboarding time 40% by building a reusable kickoff template.
Education
BA Business Management — University of Manchester
2013 – 2016
Certifications
- PMP (Project Management Professional)
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
Skills
Project planningRisk managementStakeholder managementBudgetingAgile & ScrumWaterfallJiraMS ProjectResource allocationVendor managementChange managementReporting & dashboards