Why This Role Stands Out
Step into a pivotal role as a Senior Project Manager, leading a high-impact financial services transformation where your expertise in process optimization and complex change management will drive significant improvements. This hybrid opportunity is ideal for experienced project leaders with a strong background in financial services who thrive on bringing structure and pace to multi-workstream initiatives. Embrace this chance to shape critical projects and grow your career within a leading organization.
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Job Description
• Senior Project Manager – Financial Services Transformation London | Contract | Hybrid
We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a significant finance transformation and process optimisation programme within a major financial services organisation.
This is a hands-on senior delivery role, requiring someone who can take ownership of complex, multi-workstream change and bring structure, pace and clarity to delivery.
You will be responsible for:
• Owning the integrated project plan, milestones, critical path and dependencies
• Managing RAID, governance and senior stakeholder reporting
• Coordinating multiple business and technology workstreams
• Driving process improvement, efficiency and operating model change
• Identifying delivery risks and resolving blockers
• Ensuring clear accountability across stakeholders and workstream leads
• Supporting business readiness and successful implementation
Essential experience • Significant Project / Programme Management experience within Financial Services is essential
• Proven track record operating at Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager level
• Experience delivering complex business and process transformation programmes
• Strong planning, governance, RAID and dependency management skills
• Comfortable working with senior executives and challenging stakeholders where required
Desirable experience • Insurance / Reinsurance experience
• Experience working with Finance or Actuarial teams on transformation, efficiency, process optimisation or operating model programmes
• JIRA experience
Please note: candidates without substantial Financial Services Project Management experience will not be considered.
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