Project Manager

HANDELSBANKEN PLC; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank is seeking a Project Manager to modernize its IT systems. The ideal candidate will manage project lifecycles, budgets, and stakeholder relationships while ensuring compliance with governance frameworks. This role offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, including a market-leading pension contribution.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Income protection

Life assurance

15% pension contribution

Qualifications

• End to end project management experience.
• Understanding of core banking processes.
• Ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Overall project management according to the bank's model.
• Managing budgets and finances for the project.
• Ensuring delivery aligns with governance and security frameworks.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Vendor Management

Banking Processes

Change Management

Tools

MS Project

Job description

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Job Introduction

The project manager will join a team focused on modernising the Bank's IT systems. The ideal candidate will have experience of key banking processes including payments, credit cards and cash management and understand these and their interaction with other core banking processes (e.g account management or financial reporting).

Main Responsibilities

• Overall Project Management according to the Handelsbanken Project Management model
• Managing budgets and finances for the project in line with existing processes
• Guide delivery, technology and business resources through the project's lifecycle
• Ensure that the solution follows the Bank's governance, architecture and security frameworks
• Organise, plan and manage the project within the agreed framework
• Define and maintain the project plan, ensuring delivery remains on track, within-budget and in line with agreed scope
• Ensure delivery is in accordance with the Bank's change management methodology: all necessary documents and artefacts are in place, toll-gates are adhered to and clear auditability of key decisions made from start to finish.
• Helping prepare for governance meetings (steercos, meetings with execs etc)
• Defining and managing change control processes, including third parties

Ideal Candidate

Research (by Harvard University) shows that women are particularly likely to second guess themselves and not apply - so if you are worried you don't meet all the criteria, get in touch anyhow and let us do the worrying...

• End to end project management experience, from inception and analysis through to delivery
• Well versed in industry best practice for implementing bought solutions
• Ability to build positive and effective "influencing" relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• External vendor management experience, including full vendor selection & contract awarding
• Understanding and experience of core banking processes and UK industry context (e.g. familiarity with UK payment schemes)
• Confident using Project Management solutions such as MS Project

Company Information

Handelsbanken is a relationship bank with a decentralised way of working, a strong local presence thanks to a nationwide network of branches, and a long-term approach to customer relations. Each Handelsbanken branch operates as a local business enabling it to make decisions at a local level and provide a bespoke service. The focus is always on the need of the individual customer and not on the sale of specific products.

We are embarking on an exciting Business Transformation journey. This transformation will significantly enhance our technology system systems, processes and services, bringing evolution to our ways of working. Join us in this transformative journey, where your dedication, adaptability and commitment will play a crucial role in shaping the future of banking for our valued customers.

The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

Check our Handelsbanken website for further information

At Handelsbanken, we deeply value our unique culture and values including trust in and respect for each individual. We take pride in nurturing a work environment where people flourish, and where they are empowered to take decisions in their areas of expertise. We take a long term perspective in everything we do and want each employee who joins us to build a long terms successful career with the Bank.

What is in it for you?

• We have a wide range of learning and development available, empowering and enabling our colleagues to take ownership of their own development.
• Competitive Salary and an extensive range of benefits is provided, including private medical insurance, income protection and life assurance
• A market-leading pension contribution of 15% paid by the bank, which can be invested in a wide range of funds (including ESG and Shariah funds)

Application next steps

Your journey with us begins once you have submitted your application. One of our Handelsbanken recruiters will be reviewing your details and will later organise a phone conversation if you match the role requirements. If there is a mutual fit, we will extend an invitation for you to participate in an interview.

How can we support you to be your best self? Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to provide support e.g. if you need additional time to prepare for an interview or you have any requirements for any part of the interview/hiring process - just let us know by email [e-mail] .

This advert will be live for a minimum of two weeks. However, please note that after the two weeks, the closing date could change at any time depending on the number of responses received.