Confidential briefing
Confidence: High
David
Prepared for your Senior Project Manager Discovery
What stands out
The strongest signal in David's Understanding wasn't experience, it was ownership: consistently describes work where the decision sat with them.
It matters here because decision making happens close to delivery teams — the same ground, reached from the other direction.
Recommended next step
Meet David
Suggested first conversation:
- What ownership actually looks like inside your delivery teams.
- Which leadership behaviours bring out their best work.
- How the work here connects to something they'd care about.
You've not met before.
What we've learned
Ownership
Consistently describes work where the decision sat with them. It has shaped what David has moved towards, not just what they say.
Heard across separate conversations months apart, described the same way each time.
Leadership
When David describes work they were proud of, it is nearly always this: works best where leadership is close to the work rather than above it.
Raised unprompted more than once, with different examples behind it.
Mission
Described in specifics rather than principles — repeatedly prioritises meaningful healthcare impact.
Revisited deliberately, and David did not soften it.
Why we're confident
This began as a single remark about ownership. It has since reappeared in separate conversations months apart without changing shape.
- Ownership, leadership and mission each read the same way from David's side and from yours, separately.
Their expectations sit at £112,000. No prior relationship — the reasoning carries this on its own.
Worth discussing first
- What ownership actually looks like inside your delivery teams.
- Which leadership behaviours bring out their best work.
- How the work here connects to something they'd care about.
- How decisions get made, and where they get written down.
- What would make the first year successful here.
Context
Where they are today
David is currently a Head of Delivery, based in Bristol, United Kingdom. Their employer is theirs to share once you've both agreed to talk.
Where they've operated
Mostly healthcare, education and energy.
David has moved from Senior Project Manager to Head of Delivery over 21 years — widening responsibility rather than lateral moves. Not looking, but would take the right conversation. Status: not yet connected.