Project Manager (Operational Resilience Manager, FCA)

PEXA Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property technology firm in the UK is seeking a Project Lead for regulatory projects. This role involves planning, executing, and ensuring compliance with FCA regulations. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in operational resilience within the financial services sector. You will oversee a range of projects, ensuring high standards are upheld while collaborating with stakeholders. The position offers a salary between £60,000 and £70,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing business continuity and risk management.
• Understanding of Operational Resilience and process mapping.
• Proven project management experience with agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute project timetables and budgets.
• Deliver projects to high standards, ensuring objectives met.
• Monitor and measure success metrics and risk management.

Skills

Operational Resilience experience

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Time management

Job description

Overview

Hi, we’re PEXA! We revolutionised the way property is settled in Australia, turning a paper-based process into a digital one. Our solution is a world-first, with over 500 people across Australia and an expanding international team, helping 20,000+ families into their homes each week. We’re passionate about solving problems for our customers and strive to set the standard for how property is bought and sold. Being recognised as one of the best places to work in Australia reflects our culture and commitment to innovation, customers and community. We’re growing fast and we believe our success in Australia is worth sharing, with proven technology to advance how the UK buys and sells homes. We established ourselves in the UK in late 2020 and are committed to collaborating with lawyers, conveyancers, lenders, government and the property industry to set the new standard for remortgages and buying and selling property.

Why become a PEXArian?

Being a PEXArian is more than a job. We’re a passionate, motivated and enthusiastic team who love what we do and are proud to deliver brilliant experiences for our members and their clients through an exceptional employee experience.

Here’s a snapshot of what your life at PEXA could look like:

Your growth:

We encourage you to hit your personal and professional learning and development goals with tailored programs and tools.

Your wellness:

We care about your holistic wellbeing.

Your work/life blend:

We support creating your ideal work/life blend rather than fitting life around work.

You will be the lead for a variety of projects, with a focus on regulatory projects including Operational Resilience and regulatory compliance across PEXA, Optima and Smoove. You will interact with internal and external stakeholders treated as our customers, delivering changes that delight and amaze the customer experience.

You will work on a diverse range of projects, from quick small changes to long, complex implementations.

You will align to the UK Change Framework, using tested project methodologies and artefacts to plan, manage and inform progress, ensuring risk is mitigated and regulatory requirements are met.

You will build and maintain strong stakeholder and network relationships, both internally and externally, with regular updates and reporting to these groups and management.

As a start-up in the UK, change is ongoing and challenging, so a flexible and pragmatic approach is critical to support our strategic direction and customer-centric focus.

Key Accountabilities

• Project Planning and Execution including timelines and budgets.
• Deliver all elements of a plan on time and to a high standard, ensuring objectives and outcomes are met.
• Set, own, monitor and measure critical success measures to realise benefits and celebrate success.
• Risk Assessment and Management: identify potential disruptions, develop mitigation plans, and track performance.
• Compliance: ensure the business meets regulatory requirements related to Operational Resilience, including FCA guidelines.
• Collaboration: work with cross-functional teams to implement and maintain policies, frameworks and action plans.
• Reporting: provide regular status reports to management.
• Data Collection and Analysis: gather and analyse risk assessments, incident reports, and performance metrics.
• Documentation: develop and maintain documentation, including policies, frameworks, procedures and risk assessments.
• Business Impact Analysis: support the development and maintenance of BIA reports.
• Contingency Planning: support the development and maintenance of business disruption contingency plans.
• Training and Support: provide training, support, day-to-day management and embedding of regulatory compliance across the PEXA business and relevant subsidiaries to align with best practices.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Experience implementing and owning Operational Resilience within a financial services and technology environment, including business continuity and risk management.
• Understanding of Operational Resilience and important business services (IBS), including process mapping as required.
• Experience dealing with Regulators and representing a business, specifically the FCA.
• Technical expertise to translate requirements into actionable plans.
• Proven project management experience using agile and waterfall methodologies.
• Ability to demonstrate adherence to project standards and frameworks.
• Track record of managing multiple projects and complex deliveries.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop effective relationships.
• Highly organised with a proactive, creative and positive attitude.
• Strong time management and a collaborative team approach.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience of the UK mortgage process with a lender or conveyancer.
• Understanding of UK mortgage regulation and compliance.
• Experience working with external customers and outsourced providers.
• Conversational understanding of data management and AWS.

£60,000 - £70,000 a year

Sounds like you?

We at PEXA are ready—if this role sounds like you, apply today.

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