Integrator / Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager - Migration Integration

Location: London / Hybrid

Contract Type: 6 months contract

Our client, a leading organisation in the banking sector, is seeking a dynamic and experienced Project Manager to join their team in London / Edinburgh. This exciting opportunity involves supporting the planning and delivery of migration activities for existing and legacy products to future state platforms and external providers. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring that each migration is executed seamlessly, with a strong focus on customer outcomes and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and manage the end-to-end integrated migration plan, from mobilisation through to closure.
• Establish delivery scope, objectives, milestones, and critical paths in collaboration with internal stakeholders and partners.
• Coordinate work across all relevant business and platform teams to ensure alignment and efficiency.
• Lead engagement with partners and suppliers, setting clear expectations regarding inputs, dependencies, and approvals.
• Maintain robust governance through delivery reporting, RAID management, and escalation routes.
• Ensure operational readiness across teams, partners, and suppliers, including training and incident management.
• Plan and govern dress rehearsals and live migration events, ensuring clear entry and exit criteria are established.
• Document all delivery artefacts, approvals, lessons learned, and ensure they are stored appropriately.

Key Deliverables:

• An integrated migration strategy and delivery plan with a defined critical path.
• Comprehensive RAID, dependency, and decision logs with assigned owners and target dates.
• A readiness framework addressing customer, data, technology, operations, and supplier readiness.
• Detailed plans for dress rehearsals and cutover, including contingency arrangements.
• A thorough closure report, assessing benefits and outcomes with documented lessons learned.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrable project management or integration experience in complex migrations involving third parties.
• Proven ability to manage multiple delivery initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong planning capabilities, including milestone planning and cross-functional dependency management.
• Exceptional client-facing and senior stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and navigate challenging conversations.
• Proficient governance capabilities with a proactive approach to RAID management and executive-level reporting.
• Solid understanding of the migration lifecycle, encompassing data mapping, testing, and reconciliation processes.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with tools such as Jira or Microsoft Project is desirable.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in pensions, investments, or other regulated financial services.
• Understanding of customer communications, operational readiness, and data controls.
• Familiarity with multi-vendor delivery models and agile/waterfall delivery methodologies.

Inclusion Commitment:

Our client is committed to building an inclusive organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity. They welcome applications from under-represented groups and are disability confident, offering reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you are a proactive, results-driven Project Manager with a passion for delivering exceptional migration strategies in a complex environment, this opportunity is for you. Apply today to take the next step in your career with our client!

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