Technical Project Manager - London

Randstad Technologies Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead a large-scale integration project within a prestigious financial institution in London. This high-impact role involves managing technology delivery across various streams, ensuring projects meet milestones on time and within budget while maintaining quality. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in technical project management and excellent stakeholder communication skills. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical project management within the financial services sector.
• Strong background in coordinating application and data integrations.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage the integrated technology plan and schedule.
• Coordinate delivery across multiple technology streams.
• Align internal teams and external vendors.

Skills

Technical project management

Application and data integrations

Organizational skills

Decisive problem-solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Managing complex cutovers

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Technical Project Manager

Contract Type: 6-Month Contract

Location: London (Hybrid - 2-3 days in office)

About the Role: We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead the Technology workstream on a complex, large-scale integration project for a leading financial institution. This is a high-impact role where you will drive technology delivery across multiple streams including applications, data, security, and infrastructure, ensuring milestones are met on time, within budget, and to scope with the highest quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage the integrated technology plan and schedule.
• Coordinate delivery across multiple technology streams, proactively managing risks, issues, and dependencies. Plan and execute complex cutovers and hypercare activities under strict governance and compliance standards.
• Align internal teams and external vendors to ensure seamless integration and business readiness.
• Manage customer-impacting changes with minimal disruption and maintain trusted executive-level communications.
• Collaborate closely with Operations and Product leads to synchronize releases and reduce risk across critical technology dependencies.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in technical project management within the financial services sector.
• Strong background in coordinating application and data integrations.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve issues decisively and proactively.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, particularly at executive levels.
• Experience managing complex cutovers and hypercare phases.

Why Join

This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in a strategic, large-scale integration project within a prestigious financial institution. You will work with cross-functional teams, influence technology delivery, and contribute directly to the success of a critical business initiative.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.