A leading financial broking firm are seeking a highly capable and structured Project Manager to join their Head Office and lead a portfolio of complex, interconnected data initiatives at the group level. This role is responsible for delivering projects across data platform architecture, data governance frameworks, and enterprise data management processes. The PM will coordinate with regional project managers, cross-functional teams, and stakeholders to ensure timely, consistent, and business-aligned execution.
Project Leadership
· Lead the Program Management for the global data platform and the planning, execution, and delivery of data-related projects initiated by Head Office
· Ensure alignment with group data strategy and CIO office priorities
· Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders including Data, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Business teams
· Work closely with Senior management, preparing and delivering regular dashboards, status reports, and decision papers
Delivery Assurance
· Develop and maintain detailed project plans, define interdependencies
· Implement structured milestone tracking and reporting mechanisms
· Drive standardization and quality across projects while respecting local operational specificities
· Ensure appropriate risk management and escalation procedures
· Establish metrics and tracking mechanisms for platform benefits realization
Stakeholder Engagement
· Establish and maintain governance forums and working groups, and contribute to steering
· committee materials
· Facilitate collaboration between the holding company and subsidiaries
· Lead engagement with regional entities and ensure appropriate representation in governance
· Build effective relationships with C-level executives across the organization
· Technical Skills/Core Competencies
Experience
· 5 to 10 years of project/program management
· Proven track record in data-driven projects with a
· preference for Financial Market Data projects
· Experience matrix and/or decentralized organizational structures
· Proven ability to develop and present executive dashboards and reporting packs
· Strong interpersonal skills, and cross-cultural collaboration skills across 3 time zones
· Experience within financial services, ideally in brokerage, trading, or investment banking with a preference in the OTC Industry
· Experience with data lakes/warehouse, metadata, data quality
Skills
· PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification required, Agile experience a plus
· Experience in both waterfall and agile delivery methodologies
· Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities
· Ability to translate between technical and business languages
· Fluent in English; fluency in French is a plus
· Organization and communication skills within the team and with external stakeholders (Skilled at influencing without direct authority, politically astute, diplomatic)
· Comfort with ambiguity and complexity
· Results-oriented mindset with attention to detail
Education
· Bachelor's or master's degree in business, Technology, Finance, or a related discipline
· Training in program management methodologies
What they Offer
· A strategic role reporting directly to the Group CIO
· Opportunity to lead data transformation at the core of the organization
· Exposure to executive leadership and high-impact decision-making
· International working environment with global exposure
· Collaborative and dynamic international environment
· Competitive compensation package including performance bonuses
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £100,000.00-£150,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person