Innovation Product Delivery Manager

NatWest Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in London seeks a product and project manager to join their Innovation & Partnerships team. This role involves guiding teams to develop innovative solutions, managing project plans, and influencing stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have experience with innovation initiatives and disruptive technology. A collaborative and inclusive work environment is emphasized.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and delivering innovation initiatives at scale.
• Familiar with managing technological transformation and innovation projects.
• Understanding of human-centred design methods.

Responsibilities

• Guide teams to develop innovative solutions for positive customer outcomes.
• Manage project plans, dependencies, budgets, and risks.
• Influence stakeholders and leverage strategic partnerships for application delivery.

Skills

Product management

Project management

Communication skills

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Budget management

Job description

Overview

• If you're curious, collaborative and care passionately about the future of banking, we think you'll enjoy a real sense of purpose in this role
• You'll be joining our Innovation & Partnerships team, where we bring people, ideas and technologies together to develop innovative solutions that can truly transform the world around us
• It's a role that's as unique as the problems we're trying to solve, and a chance to immerse yourself in the unknown to explore the future of banking for generations to come
• We thrive through diversity and value the variety of backgrounds, perspectives and opinions in the room - and if you value this too, there's a place for you with us

Responsibilities

Day to day, you'll be:

• Guiding your teams as they explore opportunities to develop innovative solutions that drive positive customer outcomes and sustainable growth
• Encouraging your teams to challenge the status quo, collaborate purposefully, and test and learn every day
• Managing and prioritising the work that needs to be delivered to take solutions from inception to first market launch, and then scaling them
• Influencing internal stakeholders and leveraging our strategic partnerships to put new applications into customers' hands quickly so that, in turn, we learn more quickly too
• Managing project plans, dependencies, budgets, resources and risks for various innovation projects

If you're passionate about meaningful change and how disruptive technology can accelerate it, there's a place for you with us in Innovation & Partnerships.

Qualifications

• With a background in product and project management, you'll be familiar with the challenges that managing technological transformation and delivering innovation projects can bring - and you'll have the agility and adaptability to manage these projects, and the teams delivering them, without compromising your optimism, resilience, and integrity.
• You'll be approachable, inviting, and inclusive of other people and their ideas, with an affinity for putting your colleagues at ease and cultivating an environment where they can be themselves and achieve their potential.
• Experience of leading and delivering innovation initiatives at scale across complex organisational boundaries
• Knowledge of disruptive technologies, key trends and customer demands
• Good communication, collaboration and influencing skills
• An understanding of human-centred design methods and innovation processes
• A creative approach to problem-solving
• Budget and risk management experience