Senior IT PM: Portfolio & Delivery Leader

A01 Santander UK plc; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Santander Group in Milton Keynes is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery within the Chief Information & Resilience Office. You will drive complex IT and infrastructure initiatives, govern portfolios, and report progress to senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, risk-aware environment.

You will mobilise discovery taskforces, own QA governance, and coordinate demand, capacity, and resources across IT teams, suppliers, and partners to ensure timely delivery and business

Responsibilities

• Own the Project Portfolio for Chief Information & Resilience Office by delivering complex IT/infrastructure projects on time and within budget
• Drive portfolio governance and reporting across IT projects with milestones, risks, issues and financials to senior stakeholders
• Mobilise discovery taskforces for new initiatives, create delivery plans and executive updates
• Own and lead the Quality Assurance governance process ensuring CIRO projects meet Global Assurance requirements
• Provide service management of technology demand; translate business requirements into initiatives and prioritise provisioning
• Own the infrastructure demand pipeline, working with Global Tech Hub, architecture, engineering and operations to assess capacity and feasibility
• Establish and maintain stakeholder relationships across business, technology, GTH, suppliers and partners to ensure alignment
• Provide service management oversight, ensuring solutions transition to live service with supported models and readiness measures
• Proactively challenge and escalate issues to keep delivery on track
• Lead resource planning and allocation across projects and demand requests to optimise delivery capacity and value
• Proactively identify and manage project and service risks with controls and remediation plans
• Promote continuous improvement across delivery and governance, embedding best practices
• Act as a culture and people leader, fostering collaboration and high performance
• Manage the people and culture governance calendar including CIRO Town Halls and Managers' Meetings

Job description

Santander Group in Milton Keynes is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery within the Chief Information & Resilience Office. You will drive complex IT and infrastructure initiatives, govern portfolios, and report progress to senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, risk-aware environment.

You will mobilise discovery taskforces, own QA governance, and coordinate demand, capacity, and resources across IT teams, suppliers, and partners to ensure timely delivery and business