VP, IT Project Standards & Assurance

Mizuho; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Non-contributory pension

27 days leave

Hybrid working

Virtual GP

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Mizuho UK is seeking a senior leader to shape IT Project Standards & Assurance, defining governance, quality assurance and independent challenge across the project and programme portfolio. You will set the standard methodologies, stage gates and assurance practices that ensure consistent delivery.

Collaborating with the PMO, project managers and IT leadership, you will raise delivery quality, governance maturity and executive confidence in portfolio execution.

Qualifications

• Proven experience implementing project governance and assurance frameworks.
• Strong project, programme or PMO leadership experience.
• Experience designing and operating stage gate processes.
• Experience conducting project assurance or quality reviews.
• Strong understanding of portfolio governance and delivery controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the Project Standards & Assurance function.
• Define and embed standard project delivery methodologies, controls and governance frameworks.
• Own project lifecycle standards, stage gates, assurance reviews and governance requirements.
• Establish project quality standards, governance controls and minimum delivery expectations.
• Conduct project health checks, quality reviews and assurance assessments.
• Drive consistency in RAID management, dependency management and governance reporting.
• Challenge delivery teams where standards, controls or governance requirements are not being met.
• Maintain assurance reporting and portfolio quality dashboards.
• Drive continuous improvement across project and programme delivery practices.
• Influence stakeholders and drive adoption of standardised project delivery approaches.

Skills

Governance frameworks

PMO leadership

Stage gate design

Quality reviews

Portfolio governance

Job description

Mizuho UK is seeking a senior leader to shape IT Project Standards & Assurance, defining governance, quality assurance and independent challenge across the project and programme portfolio. You will set the standard methodologies, stage gates and assurance practices that ensure consistent delivery.

Collaborating with the PMO, project managers and IT leadership, you will raise delivery quality, governance maturity and executive confidence in portfolio execution.