Senior Technology Transformation Lead - Onsite in Glasgow

Henderson Scott; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Scott in Scotland is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex technology-transformation initiatives within a large, regulated organisation.

The role requires ownership of major programmes across technology, operational change and third-party suppliers, delivering on time, within budget and to defined business outcomes with strong governance and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering large and complex technology programmes.
• Strong background in financial services or regulated environments.
• Experience managing senior customer and executive stakeholders.
• Proven management of third-party suppliers and delivery partners.
• Ability to deliver across Agile, waterfall and hybrid environments.
• On-site work in Glasgow two days per week.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex technology and business-change programmes from initiation through to implementation
• Manage multiple technical, operational and supplier-led workstreams
• Establish clear programme governance, plans, controls and reporting
• Manage programme budgets, forecasts, risks, dependencies and delivery milestones
• Build effective relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders
• Coordinate internal teams and third-party delivery partners
• Identify and resolve delivery issues before they affect key outcomes
• Stabilise challenging programmes and provide clear direction where required
• Support business cases, delivery strategies and commercial planning
• Deliver effectively across Agile, waterfall and hybrid environments
• Extensive experience delivering large and complex technology programmes
• A strong background within financial services or another regulated environment
• Experience leading sizeable multidisciplinary delivery teams
• Delivery across application, infrastructure, data or digital-transformation workstreams
• Strong programme governance, financial management and forecasting experience
• Proven management of third-party suppliers and delivery partners
• Experience managing senior customer and executive stakeholders
• Strong risk, dependency and programme-control capabilities
• Previous experience recovering or stabilising challenging programmes
• Excellent leadership, communication and decision-making skills

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Communications

Decision making

Delivery management

Job description

Henderson Scott in Scotland is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex technology-transformation initiatives within a large, regulated organisation.

The role requires ownership of major programmes across technology, operational change and third-party suppliers, delivering on time, within budget and to defined business outcomes with strong governance and stakeholder management.