Project Manager

Talent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead mortgage migration workstreams in London. The role focuses on ownership of planning, governance and migration readiness across business, operations, data, technology and third-party teams.

Responsibilities include driving rehearsals, cutover planning, managing dependencies and reporting to executives. Requires 10+ years in financial services with UK mortgage migration experience and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Project Management experience within financial services.
• Proven delivery of mortgage migration or large-scale banking transformation programmes with a UK mortgage lender.
• Strong planning, governance, dependency and risk management capability.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams, senior stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
• Demonstrable ownership of migration readiness, cutover and go-live delivery.
• Experience of driving similar projects with UK mortgage lenders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of assigned mortgage migration workstreams.
• Own integrated plans, milestones, dependencies, RAID management and governance reporting.
• Coordinate delivery across business, operations, data, technology and vendor teams.
• Drive migration rehearsals, operational readiness, cutover and hypercare planning.
• Manage scope, budget, risks, issues and executive stakeholder expectations.
• Ensure delivery aligns with programme controls, stage gates and regulatory obligations.

Skills

Project Management

Mortgage transformation

Governance & risk management

Multi-workstream delivery

Migration readiness & cutover

UK mortgage lender experience

Education

PRINCE2

MSP

PMP

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

Job Description

Position:

Project Manager - Mortgage Transformation

Location:

London, UK (Hybrid - 3 days in office)

Rate:

500 /Day, (inside IR35)

Role Purpose

Our Financial Client is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of mortgage migration workstreams across business, operations, data, technology and third-party teams, with clear ownership of planning, governance and migration readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of assigned mortgage migration workstreams.
• Own integrated plans, milestones, dependencies, RAID management and governance reporting.
• Coordinate delivery across business, operations, data, technology and vendor teams.
• Drive migration rehearsals, operational readiness, cutover and hypercare planning.
• Manage scope, budget, risks, issues and executive stakeholder expectations.
• Ensure delivery aligns with programme controls, stage gates and regulatory obligations.

Essential Experience

• 10+ years of Project Management experience within financial services.
• Proven delivery of mortgage migration or large-scale banking transformation programmes with a UK mortgage lender.
• Strong planning, governance, dependency and risk management capability.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams, senior stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
• Demonstrable ownership of migration readiness, cutover and go-live delivery.
• Experience of driving similar projects with UK mortgage lenders.

Desirable Experience

• Mortgage servicing-platform and complex data migration experience.
• PRINCE2, MSP, PMP or equivalent certification.
• Knowledge of Consumer Duty and mortgage regulatory requirements.

£500.00 / day