Senior Project Manager

2022 - Chief Operating Office; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank is seeking a Cyber Senior Project Manager to lead Cyber projects aimed at enhancing security controls. The role involves engaging with stakeholders, coordinating teams, and managing complex deliverables. Ideal candidates will have experience in Cyber transformation projects and exceptional project management skills. This hybrid position offers a competitive salary and various perks.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increasing to 30

Private medical insurance

Highly competitive pension

Performance-related bonus

Training and development

Flexible benefits scheme

Life assurance

Up to 2 days paid volunteering

Qualifications

• Experience of implementing and delivering Identity and Access management solutions.
• Strong ability in delivery of Cyber transformation projects.
• Proven leadership, influencing and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage and represent internal business customers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead and coordinate teams across multiple geographic sites.
• Support and coach Project Managers within the team.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Cyber transformation projects

Decision making

Education

Education in a technical/IT discipline

Job description

Business Unit: Technology Operations & Cyber Security
Salary range: £56,000 - £70,000 per annum DOE
Location: UK Hybrid – with flexibility to occasionally visit a Virgin Money UK Hub
Contract type: Permanent – Full time

Our Team

We have an exciting opportunity for a Cyber Senior Project Manager within the Cyber Delivery Assurance Team in the TOCS organisation. The Cyber Delivery Assurance Team is responsible the delivery of Cyber projects, delivery solutions to enhance our security controls to maintain our purpose of “Being a secure digital bank our customers can trust”.

What you’ll be doing

• Engaging, connecting and representing the needs of our internal business customers, stakeholders and senior managers throughout the project lifecycle from idea to implementation and benefit realisation.
• Demonstrating and applying your experience of project management disciplines, including project / programme planning, risk / issue / budget and resource management, decision making skills; with an exceptional focus on delivery.
• Leading and coordinating teams of diverse technical and non-technical resources across multiple geographic sites and engaging effectively with external 3rd party service providers.
• Identifying key resources and managing senior internal and external stakeholders to ensure project / programme objectives are delivered.
• Demonstrating personal flexibility and encouraging flexibility by other team members in pursuit of achieving project objectives on schedule, on budget and to the required standards.
• Taking accountability, assessing situations and making critical decisions when faced with complex demands and issues that can, and will, arise throughout the project lifecycle.
• Liaison with IT suppliers with regards to plan deliverables and problem resolution.
• Supporting and coaching Project Managers within team.

We need you to have

• Experience of implementing and delivering Identify and Access management solutions
• Strong ability in delivery of Cyber transformation projects/ programmes
• Experience in delivery of security tooling capabilities
• Demonstrable experience in a complex project delivery environment, with business and technology deliverables and / or changes involving external 3rd party providers.
• Highly articulate with exceptional communications and inter-personal skills.
• Proven leadership, influencing and decision-making skills.
• Proven management of financial budgets support delivery of complex projects, including internal and external costs.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, including face-to-face communications and the creation of Management Information material.
• Proven management and delivery against project plans, clearly understanding and communicating critical path and associated RAIDs

It’s a bonus if you have but not essential

• Good understanding of the financial sector - sound business acumen and judgment; ability to see and communicate technology challenges in business terms; ability to understand and deliver business value.
• Exposure to multiple delivery methodologies including Agile and Waterfall.
• Ability to interpret stated business and technology strategic aims and effectively translate this into tangible project outcomes.
• Education in a technical/IT discipline.

The extras you’ll get:

• 25 days holiday per year, increasing over time to 30. Plus, an option to buy more, giving you even more choice.
• Private medical insurance
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement
• Access to an annual performance-related bonus
• Training and development to help you progress your career
• A great selection of additional benefits through our flexible benefits scheme
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early. Please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.

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