Program Manager

Head Resourcing; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Programme Manager for a 12-month contract to lead risk-focused projects in the financial sector. This role is pivotal in ensuring compliance with the UK Corporate Code controls provisions, requiring strong leadership and communication skills to foster collaboration across various teams. You will be responsible for establishing program assurance, tracking progress, and delivering insightful reports to senior management. If you have a passion for driving effective risk management practices and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering risk-focused projects in the financial sector.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and deliver changes to meet UK Corporate Code controls provisions.
• Foster collaboration across various Group teams for effective program delivery.

Skills

Risk Management

Project Management

Stakeholder Communication

Program Assurance

Job description

This range is provided by Head Resourcing. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

This contract is for an initial 12 months based out of our clients London or Nottingham offices. Coming in as the projects Programme Manager you will be responsible for overseeing and delivering the changes needed to meet the overall requirements of the UK Corporate Code controls provisions. This role would suit a contractor who has experience delivering Risk focused projects within the financial sector.

This role involves operating in a cross functional capacity across the various Group teams (incl. Group Risk, Group Finance, EGSO) to drive effective collaboration across these wider Group functions to enable the Group to meet the new Corporate Code requirements, alongside leveraging this programme to strengthen the Group’s Control environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Foster strong relationships and effective communication channels to encourage collaboration, knowledge sharing, and active participation across the programme.
• Establish program assurance as a formal discipline.
• Regularly communicate program updates, process and achievements to stakeholders, executives and board through formal governance reporting.
• Establish robust monitoring mechanisms to track and report on the progress and effectiveness of the programme. Provide timely reports and updates to senior management, executives and the board on the status of risk reduction, achievements and performance forecast.
• Prepare and deliver concise and insightful weekly reports to group Risk senior management. Present findings and recommendations to facilitate informed decision-making and proactive risk management.
• Provide confidence that programs will be delivered on time to meet the Code requirements.
• Liaise with business stakeholders to support the delivery of defined program outcomes.
• Provide thought leadership and contribute to the continuous improvement of the organisation's programmatic risk management practices.

Head Resourcing is committed to being an inclusive business where diversity is valued and celebrated. Diversity to us, includes but is not limited to: educational background, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, age, marriage and civil partnership status, veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, race and ethnicity. As such we welcome enquiries and applications from everyone. We will be happy discuss with you any workplace adjustments you need in order to be at your best during the recruitment process.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology