Project, Programme, Portfolio Manager - Consultant (Financial Services)

Join our Delivery Team to lead and support complex projects, programmes, and portfolios in the financial services sector.

• Support a Tier 1 Global Bank in transforming its delivery organisation to use Scaled Agile.
• Drive assurance and digital modernisation for a leading cyber risk and specialist insurance firm.
• Lead a Tier 1 UK Bank in implementing an agile operating model to increase competitiveness.
• Assist a Tier 2 UK Bank in outsourcing its payments capability to a third party SaaS cloud service.
• Deliver a major critical national infrastructure programme for a European Central Bank.

We are looking for candidates who have potential to become future leaders within the firm. Our Portfolio and Programme Management team values Technical and SME specialisms as much as PM knowledge.

• Evidence of close content/SME knowledge within a specific sector, with experience in one or more of:

• Payments and Critical Financial Infrastructure
• General insurance and London/Lloyds Markets
• Life & Pensions
• Wealth and Asset Management
• Financial Market Regulation and Compliance (e.g., DORA, AML, Solvency II, etc.)
• Risk - Cyber security, Operational Resilience, Data Privacy, Third Party Risk Management (TPRM)

General skills and experience:

• Core experience of delivery in project and programme environments, with an understanding of delivery/change methodologies, processes, techniques and common challenges.
• A track record of realising business benefits and outcomes.
• The ability to demonstrate leadership skills in large and diverse project teams.
• Ability to work across multiple levels of an organisation.

We are looking for project, programme and portfolio consultants who ideally have experience in at least three of:

• Leading teams to deliver large scale transformation, ensuring seamless execution from strategy to implementation.
• Leading the design and implementation of digital strategies, helping organisations to modernise operations, enhance customer experience, and achieve competitive advantage.
• Experience in delivery of Digital Innovation, Data, Cloud, Digital Customer Experience and AI transformation.
• Experience of delivering large scale, complex, novel programmes - e.g. development of new regulations, Fintech innovation and start up, Digital Currency, etc.
• Technical delivery management experience; leading complex technology delivery e.g. Mobile, Application, Network and Infrastructure solutions.
• Ability to operate at the intersect of agile and traditional waterfall delivery (hybrid change delivery).
• Experience in helping clients design / build competency and capability in change delivery.
• Ex Consultancy and / or strong financial services industry background.

Our Delivery consultants are expected to be hands on, working together with our clients to bring energy, direction and expertise in solving the most difficult delivery challenges. Whether it be facilitating workshops, providing detailed project planning or managing senior stakeholders, we pride ourselves on partnering with clients, delivering real and long lasting value.

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity based initiatives.
• Annual performance based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn).

We're committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from under represented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.

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