Planning and Dependency Lead

Wipro; Telford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Servaada, the Wipro UK entity, is seeking an experienced Planning & Dependency Lead to join our Central Change Office. You will provide an organisation-wide view of plans, milestones, risks and dependencies across major change programmes.

The role requires senior-level planning expertise, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to drive improvements in planning standards and tools across financial services change initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience leading integrated planning across programmes and portfolios.
• Ability to identify dependencies, risks and conflicts.
• Experience with planning tools and reporting to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated planning across programmes and portfolios.
• Identify and manage key dependencies, risks and conflicts.
• Maintain visibility of milestones, regulatory deadlines and client commitments.
• Support complex change initiatives including migrations and transitions.
• Provide planning insight and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Drive improvements in planning standards and tools.

Skills

Planning & Dependency Management

Financial services change

Schedule management

Critical path analysis

Scenario planning

Stakeholder management

Portfolio management tools

Education

Project/Programme/Portfolio qualification

Tools

Planning & Portfolio Management Tools

Job description

Servaada is Wipro UK entity, authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK financial services regulator, to undertake regulated activities on behalf of its clients, as an outsourced service provider.

Job Description

About the Role

Servaada is looking for an experienced Planning & Dependency Lead to join our Central Change Office.

You will provide an organisation-wide view of plans, milestones, risks and dependencies across major change programmes.

What You Will Do

• Lead integrated planning across programmes and portfolios.
• Identify and manage key dependencies, risks and conflicts.
• Maintain visibility of milestones, regulatory deadlines and client commitments.
• Support complex change initiatives including migrations and transitions.
• Provide planning insight and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Drive improvements in planning standards and tools.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong planning and dependency management experience.
• Background in financial services change and transformation.
• Expertise in schedule management, critical path analysis and scenario planning.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience using planning and portfolio management tools.

Desirable Experience

• Outsourcing or consulting experience.
• Multi-client programme exposure.
• Relevant project, programme or portfolio qualification.

Core Competencies

• Must act with integrity
• Must act with due skill, care and diligence
• Must be open and cooperative with the FCA and other regulators
• Must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Must observe proper standards of market conduct
• Must act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

Servaada is committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion in the workplace. All applicants welcome.

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