Project Manager, Finance Integration

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NatWest Group is seeking a Project Manager to lead the Finance Integration within the Digital Core Banking programme. You will coordinate activities, manage plans and resources, and ensure delivery on time, within budget and to a high standard.

The role requires coordinating across multiple franchises and stakeholders, with a hybrid working pattern (office 2+ days/week and remote for the rest). You’ll drive change, assess risks, and report on progress as part of a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• PM qualification (PRINCE2 or SaFE) and change-management experience.
• Experience delivering strategic projects that support business growth.
• Collaborative with stakeholders and senior managers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance Integration project through its lifecycle, managing budgets and resources.
• Prepare, analyse and report on project plans, controls and resource plans.
• Identify, track, manage and mitigate risks, issues and dependencies.
• Define the project initiation document and ensure alignment to strategic goals.
• Track costs and ensure the project is delivered within allocated budgets.
• Engage stakeholders across franchises and functions to enable change and handover.

Skills

PRINCE2 or SaFE

Change management

Agile methodologies

Finance or Core Banking

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Join us as a Project Manager, Finance Integration

• This is an opportunity for a driven Project Manager to join us and deliver our goals on time, within budget and to the highest quality
• You’ll be joining an innovative and inclusive culture where you’ll have access to fantastic development opportunities
• Hone your existing project management skills and advance your career in this exciting, fast paced role
• You'll attend the office in person a minimum of two days per week, with the rest of your time working from home

What you'll do

In your new role leading the Finance Integration project as part of the Digital Core Banking programme which supports the retail proposition delivery for the bank, you’ll prepare, analyse and provide reporting on all project plans, controls and resource plans and make sure that the plans are in line with any wider programme plans and controls.

You’ll make sure that activities are in place to adequately prepare the business, engage all the appropriate stakeholders and enable change to be implemented and handed over effectively.

You’ll lead a team through the project lifecycle, setting team objectives and carrying out individual assessments, while building and maintaining a positive working relationship with stakeholders across multiple franchises and functions and at different levels.

You’ll also:

• Identify, track, manage and mitigate any project risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies
• Lead and define the production of a project initiation document and make sure that the solution clearly supports and is aligned to our strategic goals
• Analyse the appropriate statements and prepare estimates for approval
• Support the creation of a financial business case
• Track and report project costs and make sure that the project is completed in allotted budgets
• Make sure that all project deliverables satisfy the requirements and that they adhere to the agreed governance framework

The skills you'll need

We’ll expect you to hold a project management qualification, such as PRINCE2 or SaFE, as well as some experience in change management. You should also have experience of delivering strategic projects that support the business strategy and its growth agenda.

You’ll also need:

• A collaborative approach and the ability to build productive relationships with stakeholders, colleagues and senior managers
• Experience of delivering project management, including Agile methodologies and ways of working
• Experience in Finance or Core Banking businesses
• Experience of applications for systems and delivery
• Knowledge of flexible working environments and strategies