We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead complex change and technology delivery within a financial services environment. You will own the end-to-end delivery plan, coordinate cross-functional teams, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure strong governance and readiness through to go-live.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the end-to-end project delivery plan, covering requirements, design, development, testing, approvals, deployment and post-go-live support.
- Manage scope, milestones, dependencies and change control, assessing impacts across timelines, resources, quality and risk.
- Drive effective project governance, including status reporting, decision tracking, RAID management, approvals and escalations.
- Coordinate stakeholders across Business, Transformation, Technology, Operations, Risk and Quality Assurance.
- Proactively manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies, ensuring clear ownership and timely escalation.
- Oversee requirements readiness and sign-off, including solution design, data mapping, environments, access and test data.
- Coordinate SIT, UAT, defect resolution, retesting and business acceptance with Technology, BA and QA teams.
- Manage delivery capacity and identify resource gaps, competing priorities and critical skills requirements.
- Provide clear, evidence-based reporting to sponsors and senior stakeholders on progress, forecasts, risks, resources and decisions required.
- Coordinate go-live and operational readiness, including governance approvals, procedures, training, communications, support models and post-launch health checks.
- Create clarity across delivery teams, challenge unrealistic assumptions and drive practical, timely decision-making.
Requirements
- 8+ years of Project Management and Project Delivery experience in banking / FS
- Proven experience managing complex change or technology delivery projects within financial services.
- Strong project planning, governance, RAID and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Experience delivering across multiple teams, including Business, Technology, Operations, Risk and QA.
- Strong understanding of requirements governance, data/integration dependencies, SIT/UAT and release readiness.
- Ability to challenge scope, timelines, dependencies and readiness using clear evidence.
- Strong communication skills with experience preparing updates and recommendations for senior stakeholders and project sponsors.