Program Manager Financial AI-led Transformation

Rachel Kelly IT Recruitment Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Rachel Kelly IT Recruitment Limited is seeking a hands-on Programme Manager to lead complex technology, data, and AI-driven transformation in financial services. You will manage large, cross-functional programmes with multiple workstreams, ensuring governance, risk management, and senior stakeholder alignment.

The role focuses on practical adoption, including training, communications, user engagement, and adoption planning, with evidence of applying AI to enhance delivery and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Programme management experience leading large, cross-functional initiatives with governance and risk controls.
• Hands-on tech, data and AI programmes with a strong people-change component.
• Financial services background, asset management experience preferred.
• Proven ability to run SteerCo and engage c-suite stakeholders confidently.
• Curiosity and practical use of AI tools to improve delivery, reporting and decision-making.

Skills

Programme management

AI-driven delivery

Financial services

Stakeholder leadership

Change management

Job description

To be successful in this role, you will be a hands-on programme manager with strong experience delivering complex technology, data, and AI-driven transformation in financial services, with a clear focus on the people side of change. Proven ability to lead large, cross-functional programmes with multiple workstreams and dependencies, while maintaining strong governance, managing risk, and keeping senior stakeholders aligned. Brings a pragmatic, outcomes-led approach to change, including training, communications, user engagement, and adoption planning, with evidence of using AI and emerging technologies practically to improve delivery, reporting, and decision-making. Comfortable operating at pace, proven track record of managing SteerCos & C-suite levels of seniority, and translating strategic objectives into sustainable business change.

My client is progressing on a multi-year transformation to become an AI-enabled, frontier operating model for the global asset management industry. Central to this ambition is the ability to deliver complex, cross-functional transformation at pace and at scale, embedding sustainable change across processes, data, technology and operating models.

This job is based in Dublin City 4 days a week onsite - you can pick your days

Essential Experience – this must be clear from reviewing your cv

• 1. Programme management experience – Proven track record of leading large, complex programmes with multiple workstreams and multiple cross-functional vendors, with clear ownership of governance, risk, dependencies, and delivery.
• 2. Tech, data and AI-driven programmes with strong change management – Hands-on experience delivering technology, data, and AI programmes where a significant part of the role has been the people side of change: designing and delivering training/planning and executing communications and standing up user groups/champion networks. You will need to demonstrate concrete adoption outcomes (e.g., improved usage, faster time-to-proficiency, reduced resistance); this role is not just about technical delivery.
• 3. Financial services experience – Background in financial services is essential; experience in asset management/funds is a strong advantage.
• 4. Stakeholder and SteerCo leadership – Proven track record of managing complex, varied stakeholders and navigating senior dynamics confidently. Experience of running SteerCo meetings, managing up effectively, and commanding credibility with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• 5. Curiosity and practical use of new tech (especially AI) – Must have evidence of using AI tools in day-to-day work to create playbooks, run programmes, and improve communications and reporting. Concrete examples of how you have applied AI to work more effectively.