Programme Manager

Apex Group; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Apex Group is seeking a Programme Manager to join the Change Management function, reporting into the Portfolio Lead. This role focuses on end-to-end delivery of complex programmes spanning technology and business change, translating senior intent into executable plans and maintaining delivery grip.

You will work across projects and workstreams, coordinating teams, managing risks and dependencies, and reporting to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex programmes across multiple projects.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management at senior levels.
• Experience in finance/asset management is a plus.
• Ability to apply waterfall, agile or hybrid methods pragmatically.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of complex programmes within scope, time and cost.
• Translate objectives into clear delivery plans with milestones.
• Lead multiple project managers and workstreams.
• Provide transparent updates to senior stakeholders.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and governance proportionally.
• Coordinate resourcing and address capacity constraints.
• Drive resolution of blockers across tech, operations, risk, and compliance.
• Capture and apply lessons learned for future delivery.
• Apply appropriate governance; balance speed and rigor.

Skills

Programme delivery

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Agile & Waterfall

Risk & dependencies

English fluency

Tools

Azure DevOps

MS Project

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.

Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you

APEX FUND SERVICES Functional Title: Programme Manager Department: Change Management Employment Type: Permanent

About Apex Group We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single‑source solution and unified cross‑asset‑class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross‑jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long‑standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people‑powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech‑enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies.

Prepare to accelerate. We’re a people‑powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service‑led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. Positive change starts with you. We’re a people‑powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service‑led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow.

About the Role

We are looking for a Programme Manager to join the Change Management function, reporting into the relevant Portfolio Lead / Head of Practice. This role is focused on end‑to‑end delivery of complex programmes of work, spanning technology and business change. You will be accountable for translating senior‑level intent into executable plans, maintaining grip on delivery, and ensuring outcomes are achieved in line with agreed objectives. The Programme Manager will work across multiple projects and workstreams, coordinating delivery teams, managing dependencies and risks, and providing clear, honest reporting to senior stakeholders. The role requires someone who is comfortable working at pace, making pragmatic decisions, and applying the right level of governance rather than process for process' sake. The practice team is currently located across UK – London, Ireland – Dublin, Bulgaria – Sofia, South Africa – Cape Town and India – Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore. Apex currently operates a 5‑day office working policy.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Own the end‑to‑end delivery of one or more complex programmes, ensuring outcomes are delivered in line with agreed scope, time and cost parameters.
• Translate high‑level objectives into clear delivery plans, with defined milestones, dependencies, risks and ownership.
• Lead and coordinate multiple project managers and workstream leads, providing direction, challenge and support as required.
• Maintain clear oversight of programme status, risks, issues and dependencies, escalating appropriately and early where required.
• Act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders, providing clear, factual and transparent updates on progress and delivery confidence.
• Apply appropriate delivery methodologies (waterfall, agile or hybrid), using pragmatism and judgement rather than rigid adherence to frameworks.
• Ensure programme governance is proportionate, effective and supports delivery rather than slowing it down.
• Manage programme‑level resourcing, working with Practice and Portfolio Leads to address capacity constraints and skill gaps.
• Drive resolution of delivery blockers, coordinating across technology, operations, risk, compliance and business teams as needed.
• Ensure lessons learned are captured and applied to improve future delivery.

Experience and skills

• Proven experience delivering complex programme or portfolio of projects spanning multiple projects and stakeholders
• Preference is that work has an IT (application upgrade, estate rationalisation, cloud migration) bias.
• Preference for having worked in Financial Services, particularly in Asset Management/Funds Services
• Strong background in project and programme delivery within technology and/or business change environments.
• Strong leadership and people management/development skills (driving the delivery of a portfolio of change through Senior Projects Manager and Project Managers assigned)
• Experience operating in environments with high levels of ambiguity, pace and competing priorities.
• Ability to maintain delivery grip under pressure and make pragmatic decisions when faced with incomplete information.
• Strong stakeholder management skills; confident to engage, challenge & influence at senior levels.
• Solid understanding of delivery methods cross waterfall and agile approaches, with the judgement to apply “what works”. Driving quality into delivery by setting the standards.
• Experience managing programme‑level risks, dependencies and resourcing constraints.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, without losing sight of the bigger picture.
• Clear, concise verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership and operate with minimal supervision.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Nice to have

• Exposure to large‑scale onboarding, migration or integration programmes.
• Familiarity with common project and portfolio tooling (e.g. Azure DevOps, MS Project).

Additional information

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less‑favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio‑economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made based on skills, qualifications and experiences.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit https://theapexgroup.com/csr-policy/