Project Manager

The Project Manager will work within IT on multiple initiatives, reporting to the first direct Major Programmes Delivery Lead.
They need to have a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a project management role, having worked in the UK for a considerable amount of time in a similar cultural environment as first direct. This is a hybrid remote role. 

Responsibilities:

• Will engage key stakeholders to agree the project objectives and benefits for the work programme.
• Responsible for the major project deliverables, maintaining the overall project plans across multiple areas to ensure effective delivery within budget and to the agreed timescales, quality and benefits realisation requirements.
• Lead and matrix manage assigned technical and 3rd party teams.
• Promote and embed project management methodologies and governance frameworks in line with FD Project Management Standards. 
• Provide guidance and steerage on technical feasibility/options/solutions to deliver agreed requirements. This will include identifying emerging digital technologies that are applicable.
• Proactively identifies threats to project delivery and programme wide risks, escalating to Delivery Leads and Key stakeholders whilst instigating recovery action to assure project delivery.
• Provide co-ordinated management ensuring that the balance between delivery time, delivery cost, quality assurance and benefit yield are optimised.

Essential Skills

• Comprehensive experience in all phases of the delivery life cycle from feasibility studies, to requirements management, development and testing.
• Experience of both Agile and Waterfall delivery methods
• Experience of working within the Financial Services sector
• Experience of managing multiple complex business and IT Projects
• Comfortable liaising with senior client personnel to establish and clarify requirements
• Able to interpret business requirements and align this to the best use of the chosen technology solution
• Excellent communication skills – interviewing, preparation and delivery of presentations and reports
• Ability to proactively manage stakeholders constructively, challenge their suggestions and requirements in order to deliver pragmatic solutions
• Comfortable in working in a diverse and multicultural environment
• Comfortable in working with geographically dispersed teams on multiple continents
• Strong business understanding for UK Retail Banking focussing on current capabilities in place
• Technical appreciation of IT estates and the ability to learn quickly from SME’s across the bank.
• Strong interpersonal skills to enable effective working with a range of stakeholders and points of view
• Ability to break down problems and creatively identify alternative approaches
• Experience of managing IT projects up to ~£5m
• Experience of working with mobile/digital technology is an advantage but not required
• Experience of day to day management of technical delivery teams

• Successful delivery of projects to time, cost and quality

• Ability to proactively manage stakeholders constructively, challenge their suggestions and requirements in order to deliver pragmatic solutions

Desirable Skills

• A strong academic track record including the achievement of a good honours degree or equivalent
• Experience of working within the consulting industry
• Eager to learn and maintain his professional set of certifications.

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