Technology Project Manager - Change - Banking

Technology Project Manager - Change - Banking

Excellent opportunity opens for a Technical Project Manager to join a growing Boutique Bank in a crucial role working in their Change Function. The successful candidate will help to lead the successful delivery of technology projects that support business objectives, ensuring outcomes are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards. You will be responsible for coordinating cross-functional teams, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring that technology solutions deliver measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables so that there is clear alignment between business needs and technical solutions.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets so that progress can be effectively tracked and controlled.
• Manage project risks, issues, and dependencies so that potential impacts are identified early and mitigated appropriately.
• Champion the Change Framework through managing processes and knowledge transfer to ensure that all required change is delivered under the framework. Look for opportunities for continuous improvement of the change framework.
• Ensure governance of the projects and provide PMO activities to ensure that all projects are delivered under the change framework, evidenced and Audit ready.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional project teams so that delivery is cohesive and efficient.
• Facilitate clear and consistent communication with stakeholders so that expectations are managed and decisions are well-informed.
• Monitor project performance against agreed milestones and KPIs so that corrective action can be taken where necessary.
• Ensure appropriate governance and reporting is in place so that projects remain compliant with organisational standards.
• Manage third-party suppliers and delivery partners so that contractual obligations and performance expectations are met.
• Manage project resource plan taking proactive steps to ensure the required delivery resources are available when required for the project.
• Drive change management and user adoption activities so that delivered solutions are effectively Embedded into the business.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews/retrospectives so that lessons learned are captured and developed to support continuous improvement.
• Support Change Portfolio meetings with compilation of the Portfolio pack and owning meeting notes and actions.

About You:

Experience

• Proven experience delivering technology projects in corporate environments (Essential)
• Experience with Data Migration projects (Essential)
• Experience working for a bank, or an organisation managing complex commercial lending (Preferred)
• Experience managing end-to-end project life cycle within a structured change framework (Essential)
• Exposure to systems implementation, digital projects, tech transformation and data solutions
• Experience managing third-party vendors (Essential)
• Experience managing budgets, timelines, and risks (Essential)
• Experience working in Agile and Waterfall environments

Skills

• Strong skills in Microsoft products including Word, PowerPoint and Excel (Essential)
• Experience of MS Project/Planner (Preferred)
• The ability to work accurately with detailed information and to ensure that practical tasks are effectively implemented.
• Strong project planning and organisational skills.

Knowledge

• Recognised Project Management qualification (Essential)
• Project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, SaFe) and ability to interact directly with delivery teams and manage backlog and ceremonies if required.
• Technology delivery life cycles (SDLC)
• IT infrastructure and digital platforms
• Governance and reporting frameworks
• Change management principles and Frameworks

Interested? Please Apply!

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