Programme Manager

£750 GBP
Hybrid WORKING
Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent
Programme Manager
Commodities Trading Technology
Location: London / Hybrid Working (3 Days On-Site)
Rate: (Inside IR35)
Contract: 6 Months Initial Contract
Start Date: ASAP
About the Role
We're supporting a global financial markets organisation undergoing a significant front-office technology transformation within its commodities trading function.
This is a high-profile Programme Manager opportunity focused on the mobilisation and delivery of a new Order & Execution Management capability. You'll be responsible for bringing together business, technology and vendor teams to drive planning, governance and execution across a complex trading technology programme.
What You'll Be Doing

• Leading end-to-end delivery of a major front-office trading technology programme.
• Owning programme mobilisation, planning, governance and execution activities.
• Managing delivery across business stakeholders, technology teams and third-party vendors.
• Maintaining integrated programme plans, milestones, budgets and dependencies.
• Driving risk, issue and dependency management throughout the programme lifecycle.
• Leading governance forums, steering committees and executive reporting activities.
• Coordinating testing, data migration, integration and operational readiness workstreams.
• Supporting the transition from implementation into production support and BAU operations.

What We're Looking For

• Proven track record delivering complex technology programmes within financial markets environments.
• Experience with trading platforms, OEMS solutions, electronic trading or front-office technology programme.
• Strong understanding of front-to-back trading architectures and downstream integrations.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders across business, technology, operations, risk and vendor groups.
• Strong programme governance, RAID management and executive reporting capability.
• Experience coordinating UAT, SIT, cutover planning and implementation activities.
• Knowledge of commodities, metals trading or broader capital markets environments would be highly beneficial.

Why Join?
This is an opportunity to play a leading role in a strategically important trading transformation programme, working closely with senior business stakeholders whilst helping shape the future technology landscape of a major financial markets institution.
To find out more about this opportunity, contact Daire McIlhatton at Anson McCade Recruitment.