Programme Director Location: London Contract: Contract Experience of outsourcing Asset / Investment Operations. Overview Match Performance is partnering with a leading transformation consultancy supporting a major Financial Services client on a multi-year strategic programme. This initiative involves delivering a new operating model. We re seeking an experienced Programme Director to take overall ownership of this large-scale, multi-vendor transformation. The successful candidate will lead programme planning, execution, and delivery across operational, technical, commercial, and governance workstreams ensuring alignment, control, and measurable outcomes. This is a pivotal leadership role, driving the successful transition of systems and services while laying the foundations for ongoing innovation and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities Serve as overall programme lead, accountable for the successful delivery of the Target operating model and associated service transitions. Develop, agree, and manage a comprehensive implementation plan spanning all delivery partners and internal stakeholders. Oversee dependency, risk, and issue management (RAID), ensuring timely escalation, mitigation, and communication across all streams. Establish and maintain robust governance and reporting structures aligned with client and supplier frameworks. Manage multi-million-pound budgets, ensuring financial transparency, forecasting accuracy, and commercial control. Drive delivery excellence through close collaboration with global technology and systems integration partners. Ensure full compliance with security, assurance, and data protection standards across the solution landscape. Lead structured change control and impact assessment processes in coordination with client and supplier stakeholders. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and delivery excellence across all programme teams. Experience & Skills Proven experience leading large-scale, complex implementation or transformation programmes, ideally within central government or large service delivery environments. Demonstrable success delivering integrated, multi-party technical solutions in a client-facing or consultancy context. Strong background managing Complex change Expertise in phased service transitions, operational readiness, and transformation governance. Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills, able to engage and influence at executive and board levels. Advanced capability in governance, risk management, and structured programme delivery. Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and large-scale budgets effectively. Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable leading through complexity and change.
Jan 07, 2026
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Programme Director Location: London Contract: Contract Experience of outsourcing Asset / Investment Operations. Overview Match Performance is partnering with a leading transformation consultancy supporting a major Financial Services client on a multi-year strategic programme. This initiative involves delivering a new operating model. We re seeking an experienced Programme Director to take overall ownership of this large-scale, multi-vendor transformation. The successful candidate will lead programme planning, execution, and delivery across operational, technical, commercial, and governance workstreams ensuring alignment, control, and measurable outcomes. This is a pivotal leadership role, driving the successful transition of systems and services while laying the foundations for ongoing innovation and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities Serve as overall programme lead, accountable for the successful delivery of the Target operating model and associated service transitions. Develop, agree, and manage a comprehensive implementation plan spanning all delivery partners and internal stakeholders. Oversee dependency, risk, and issue management (RAID), ensuring timely escalation, mitigation, and communication across all streams. Establish and maintain robust governance and reporting structures aligned with client and supplier frameworks. Manage multi-million-pound budgets, ensuring financial transparency, forecasting accuracy, and commercial control. Drive delivery excellence through close collaboration with global technology and systems integration partners. Ensure full compliance with security, assurance, and data protection standards across the solution landscape. Lead structured change control and impact assessment processes in coordination with client and supplier stakeholders. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and delivery excellence across all programme teams. Experience & Skills Proven experience leading large-scale, complex implementation or transformation programmes, ideally within central government or large service delivery environments. Demonstrable success delivering integrated, multi-party technical solutions in a client-facing or consultancy context. Strong background managing Complex change Expertise in phased service transitions, operational readiness, and transformation governance. Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills, able to engage and influence at executive and board levels. Advanced capability in governance, risk management, and structured programme delivery. Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and large-scale budgets effectively. Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable leading through complexity and change.
Business Change Manager 3 days a week Onsite once a week in London. 6-12 months Business Change Manager experience delivering end to end Business Change Previous experience of delivering organisational change involving changes to people, processes, technology, structure, behaviour and new ways of working. Good understanding of change management theory in the context of a delivery framework such as waterfall, agile, Prince2, DevOps or PROSCI. Excellent knowledge of Benefits Realisation. Analysing stakeholder groups and driving stakeholder engagement and management to support project and programme. Experience working on complex projects. bringing people together from diverse teams enabling behavioural change.
Jan 05, 2026
Full time
Business Change Manager 3 days a week Onsite once a week in London. 6-12 months Business Change Manager experience delivering end to end Business Change Previous experience of delivering organisational change involving changes to people, processes, technology, structure, behaviour and new ways of working. Good understanding of change management theory in the context of a delivery framework such as waterfall, agile, Prince2, DevOps or PROSCI. Excellent knowledge of Benefits Realisation. Analysing stakeholder groups and driving stakeholder engagement and management to support project and programme. Experience working on complex projects. bringing people together from diverse teams enabling behavioural change.
Senior PM London contract - INSIDE IR35 (Apply online only)/DAY Senior Supervision PM would be a typical PM type. Lead the strands under the Supervisory Strategy workstream focussed on: Supporting the AE in developing a robust strategy & delivery plan on the supervisory capability Plan and deliver a Supervisory Playbook with supervision SMEs on how we will run the supervision of any scheme Plan and deliver the operating model for the supervision team Plan and deliver a change & technology workstream working with supporting organisations and business SMEs, to define, build, test & mature data collections, internal and external reporting capabilities, dashboards and tools to enable the supervisions teams to understand, monitor & drive supervisory intervention on scheme execution Planning and monitoring of early supervision activities Transition planning &mgmt. from developing the supervisory capability into standalone supervision in BAU Standard PM stuff: Planning, delivery team mgmt. driving progress, reporting, stakeholder mgmt. across business and technology Identifying dependencies between other parts of the Irwell world (e.g. policy decisions) & the supervisory strategy work and manage the plan around those
Jan 01, 2026
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Senior PM London contract - INSIDE IR35 (Apply online only)/DAY Senior Supervision PM would be a typical PM type. Lead the strands under the Supervisory Strategy workstream focussed on: Supporting the AE in developing a robust strategy & delivery plan on the supervisory capability Plan and deliver a Supervisory Playbook with supervision SMEs on how we will run the supervision of any scheme Plan and deliver the operating model for the supervision team Plan and deliver a change & technology workstream working with supporting organisations and business SMEs, to define, build, test & mature data collections, internal and external reporting capabilities, dashboards and tools to enable the supervisions teams to understand, monitor & drive supervisory intervention on scheme execution Planning and monitoring of early supervision activities Transition planning &mgmt. from developing the supervisory capability into standalone supervision in BAU Standard PM stuff: Planning, delivery team mgmt. driving progress, reporting, stakeholder mgmt. across business and technology Identifying dependencies between other parts of the Irwell world (e.g. policy decisions) & the supervisory strategy work and manage the plan around those
Project Manager Flexible working, 2 days a week onsite £450 per day INSIDE IR35 Job Overview: The Project Manager plays a crucial role in defining and delivering project outcomes that align with organizational goals. This role requires a comprehensive understanding of necessary business changes and the ability to ensure that projects meet defined deliverables with exceptional quality, all while adhering to constraints related to cost, risk, and time. Main remit To manage establishing a replacement procurement framework for Consultancy & Skilled Persons Framework to replace the existing one which ends March 2026 Needs a strong PM to manage a matrix team of Business Analysts, with strong stakeholder management skills to interface with Procurement and business stakeholders. If capacity allows, may be asked to support another initiative Ideal start date: 18 August End date: end March 2026 Key Responsibilities: As a Project Manager, you will oversee high-complexity projects and change programs that involve: Managing initiatives with multiple sponsors, often at the Director or Senior Executive level. Coordinating resources across various departments (4+ sources, including third-party partners). Engaging with numerous Senior Stakeholders across different divisions and support functions. Implementing extensive functional changes that impact the organization as a whole. Leading project teams that include a mix of internal and external staff, often exceeding a large number of participants. Navigating environments with limited or uncertain technical and business capabilities to achieve key deliverables. Ensuring transparency through clear and organized reporting of complex issues to secure buy-in and support from all stakeholders. Facilitating effective communication across all organizational levels, maintaining clarity and conciseness. In this role, you will be instrumental in driving significant organisational change and delivering results that matter.
Jan 01, 2026
Contractor
Project Manager Flexible working, 2 days a week onsite £450 per day INSIDE IR35 Job Overview: The Project Manager plays a crucial role in defining and delivering project outcomes that align with organizational goals. This role requires a comprehensive understanding of necessary business changes and the ability to ensure that projects meet defined deliverables with exceptional quality, all while adhering to constraints related to cost, risk, and time. Main remit To manage establishing a replacement procurement framework for Consultancy & Skilled Persons Framework to replace the existing one which ends March 2026 Needs a strong PM to manage a matrix team of Business Analysts, with strong stakeholder management skills to interface with Procurement and business stakeholders. If capacity allows, may be asked to support another initiative Ideal start date: 18 August End date: end March 2026 Key Responsibilities: As a Project Manager, you will oversee high-complexity projects and change programs that involve: Managing initiatives with multiple sponsors, often at the Director or Senior Executive level. Coordinating resources across various departments (4+ sources, including third-party partners). Engaging with numerous Senior Stakeholders across different divisions and support functions. Implementing extensive functional changes that impact the organization as a whole. Leading project teams that include a mix of internal and external staff, often exceeding a large number of participants. Navigating environments with limited or uncertain technical and business capabilities to achieve key deliverables. Ensuring transparency through clear and organized reporting of complex issues to secure buy-in and support from all stakeholders. Facilitating effective communication across all organizational levels, maintaining clarity and conciseness. In this role, you will be instrumental in driving significant organisational change and delivering results that matter.