Strategic Project Manager — Controls, Risk & Governance

Catering; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Square One is seeking a Project Manager for Control Operations & Risk in Sheffield. The role involves delivering cross-control initiatives with governance, risk, and technology teams, ensuring RAID tracking and regular leadership updates.

You will coordinate diverse stakeholders, manage budgets and reporting, and mentor team members to drive delivery outcomes within a six-month contract.

Qualifications

• Proven Programme/Project Management experience.
• Experience in regulated controls, governance or risk environments.
• Strong governance management, RAID tracking and reporting.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication and executive reporting capabilities.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Strong planning, scheduling and delivery management experience.
• Experience with resource planning, capacity management and budget tracking.
• Ability to identify, assess and proactively manage risks and issues.
• Experience producing leadership presentations, governance packs and performance reporting.
• Experience improving operating models, governance frameworks and ways of working.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members while delivering outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of cross-control initiatives from intake through closure.
• Define scope, delivery plans, dependencies, governance structures and execution roadmaps.
• Coordinate deliverables across controls, risk, audit, operations and technology teams.
• Maintain RAID logs, action trackers, risk registers and governance reporting.
• Drive governance forums, reporting cadence and stakeholder communications.
• Escalate risks, issues and blockers with clear recommendations and mitigations.
• Support BAU operations through resource planning, capacity management and workload coordination.
• Support budget tracking, forecasting and financial reporting activities.
• Prepare leadership updates, governance packs, metrics and management reports.
• Act as an extension of leadership teams and provide decision-ready recommendations.
• Drive continuous improvement in governance reporting and operational processes.
• Build team capability through coaching, delegation, cross-training and succession planning.
• Ensure delivery transparency, accountability and effective stakeholder alignment.

Skills

Programme Management

Regulated Governance

Governance & RAID

Cross-functional Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Executive Communication

Senior Stakeholders

Planning & Scheduling

Resource & Budget Tracking

Risk & Issue Management

Leadership Reporting

Operating Models

Coaching & Mentoring

Job description

Square One is seeking a Project Manager for Control Operations & Risk in Sheffield. The role involves delivering cross-control initiatives with governance, risk, and technology teams, ensuring RAID tracking and regular leadership updates.

You will coordinate diverse stakeholders, manage budgets and reporting, and mentor team members to drive delivery outcomes within a six-month contract.