Senior Project Manager

We're Hiring: Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager - Enterprise Change Office

Location: London

Work Model: Hybrid - 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home

Day Rate: 750 - 800 per day (Inside IR35 / Umbrella)

Contract: 12-month contract (Possibility of extension)

My client, a leading global investment management firm, is seeking two experienced Project / Programme Managers to join their embedded Enterprise Change Office (ECO) team in London.

Unlike a traditional PMO, this embedded, business-facing transformation team acts as a strategic partner to senior business leaders-delivering high-impact, cross-functional initiatives spanning product expansion, regulatory compliance, technology enablement, and operational transformation across European and Asian markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead medium to large-scale, complex strategic business initiatives end-to-end-from scoping and planning through to execution, transition, and business adoption.
• Drive delivery across key strategic themes: Product Launches & Life Cycle Changes: Onboarding new investment vehicles and managing fund mergers, liquidations, and guideline updates.
• Regional Business Growth: Delivering initiatives to expand the firm's solutions business globally and across Asia.
• Regulatory Change & Compliance: Leading implementation streams for major regulatory shifts (e.g., T+1 settlement, AIFMD II, MiFID III / UCITS revisions, and AI Regulations).
• Technology & Systems Enablement: Partnering with technical teams on enterprise systems implementations and target operating model upgrades.
• Establish and facilitate robust governance forums, steering committees, and status reporting to maintain executive stakeholder confidence.
• Manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and cross-functional dependencies across global locations (London & Asia).
• Partner closely with Product Development, Investment Operations, Technology, Compliance, and Legal to ensure sustainable change adoption.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven track record working within leading Asset Managers, Investment Management firms, or Capital Markets institutions.
• Demonstrated experience leading business-facing transformation initiatives rather than purely technical/IT or standard PMO tracking projects.
• Hands-on experience with product development, product launches, and fund structures across vehicles including UCITS, ETFs, Mutual Funds, CITs, or Private Funds.
• Strong understanding of key financial regulations (T+1, AIFMD, MiFID/UCITS) and fund governance processes.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
• Hands-on leadership style with comfort navigating both macro programme strategy and micro-level execution detail.
• Prior experience in tier-1 management consulting or in-house strategy/transformation functions is highly advantageous.

If you have a deep background in Asset Management change delivery and are looking for your next contract opportunity, please apply directly to this ad or send your CV to (url removed).

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.