Hybrid Transformation PM – Core Banking & Digital

Caraffi; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Caraffi is seeking a Transformation Project Manager to mobilise Transition State 2 of a major core banking and digital modernization programme in the West Midlands. You will report to the Programme Director and drive high‑impact technical discoveries, vendor alignment, and multi‑workstream delivery.

The role is an initial 6‑month contract with immediate start, on‑site two days per week and hybrid working. You will lead discovery with third‑party vendors, maintain strict governance, and translate

Qualifications

• Substantial project management track record delivering core IT, infrastructure, software, or digital banking platforms within UK Financial Services.

Responsibilities

• Mobilise and direct Transition State 2 workstreams across digital deposits, core platform migrations, and technical branch assessments.
• Lead high-intensity discovery phases with third-party vendors and system integrators to secure structured delivery commitments.
• Maintain rigorous vendor governance under fixed-price, milestone-governed Statements of Work (SOW).
• Translate high-level customer journeys and architecture principles into functional project specifications and discovery plans.
• Deliver robust governance, including business cases, cost-benefit analyses, RAID management, and board/Steering Committee reporting.
• Manage multiple concurrent project initiatives independently within an evolving transformation environment.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Governance

Executive reporting

Digital banking

Job description

Caraffi is seeking a Transformation Project Manager to mobilise Transition State 2 of a major core banking and digital modernization programme in the West Midlands. You will report to the Programme Director and drive high‑impact technical discoveries, vendor alignment, and multi‑workstream delivery.

The role is an initial 6‑month contract with immediate start, on‑site two days per week and hybrid working. You will lead discovery with third‑party vendors, maintain strict governance, and translate