Project Manager -Banking

JR United Kingdom; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a core banking replacement project. This role involves managing complex transformations across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory needs, and collaborating with various teams including offshore delivery. Candidates should have a strong delivery mindset and experience in stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Solid experience leading complex, multi-workstream transformations.
• Strong stakeholder and supplier management at all levels.
• Confidence managing offshore teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and run the end-to-end delivery plan – timelines, resources, risks.
• Manage all workstreams across IT, operations, finance, compliance and change.
• Support business readiness – training, communications, change, and adoption.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Transformation delivery

Agile methodologies

Waterfall project management

Cross-workstream management

Job description

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We’re hiring an experiencedProject Managerto lead the delivery of a core banking replacement – one of the most critical programmes in our client's business. Reporting to the Transformation Director, you will need to adopt a proactive and collaborative approach that brings people along the journey with them, in order to ensure the successful delivery of the project.

Your impact:

Own and run the end-to-end delivery plan – timelines, resources, risks, reporting

Manage all workstreams across IT, operations, finance, compliance and change

Spot and resolve cross-cutting issues early – you’ll be the one with the full view

Align everything to business goals and regulatory needs

Lead third-party vendors and delivery partners – making sure they deliver

Manage offshore delivery teams as part of the programme

Support business readiness – training, comms, change and adoption

Work in both Agile and Waterfall modes – flexing your approach as needed

What you’ll bring:

️ Solid experience leading complex, multi-workstream transformations

️ A delivery-first mindset, with structure and urgency in equal measure

️ Strong stakeholder and supplier management at all levels

️ Confidence managing offshore teams and holding them to task

Interested?

• Apply now or message us for a confidential chat.