Senior Banking Tech Change Lead — Hybrid

Vallum Associates; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Vallum Associates invites an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead Banking Technology & Change initiatives in Birmingham. The role is hybrid, combining three days onsite with remote work, focused on delivering technology, data and change projects end-to-end for a major banking client.

The ideal candidate will own project plans, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, manage risks and dependencies, and report progress to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10–12+ years of experience as a Project Manager in banking or financial services.
• Proven experience delivering technology, data or business change projects.
• Strong experience working with Technology and Business stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating SIT, UAT and release/go-live activities.
• Strong senior stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects end-to-end, including planning, milestones, dependencies and delivery schedules.
• Coordinate day-to-day delivery across Technology, Finance, Risk and Business teams.
• Manage project plans and ensure key deliverables are completed on time.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT and release readiness activities.
• Establish and maintain strong project governance and reporting.
• Manage RAID logs covering Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring actions are followed through to completion.
• Manage scope, change requests and delivery impacts.
• Organise project meetings, workshops, planning sessions and delivery ceremonies where required.
• Provide clear and concise project updates to senior stakeholders and steering committees.
• Track project progress, actions, decisions and key deliverables.
• Ensure project documentation and delivery artefacts are maintained to the required standards.
• Work across multiple teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines and outcomes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Job description

Vallum Associates invites an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead Banking Technology & Change initiatives in Birmingham. The role is hybrid, combining three days onsite with remote work, focused on delivering technology, data and change projects end-to-end for a major banking client.

The ideal candidate will own project plans, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, manage risks and dependencies, and report progress to senior stakeholders.