Interactive investor is an award-winning investment platform that puts its customers in control of their financial future. We’ve been helping investors for nearly 30 years. We’ve seen market highs and lows and been resilient throughout. We’re now the UK’s number one flat-fee investment platform, with assets under administration approaching £75 billion and over 450,000 customers. For a simple, flat monthly fee we provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs and investments. We offer a wide choice of over 20,000 UK and international investment options, including shares, funds, trusts and ETFs. We also bring impartial, expert content from our award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights. Purpose of the role: The Project Manager role sits within the IT function of Interactive Investor and is accountable for leading a project team through the end to end project lifecycle, whilst maintaining overall responsibility for the delivery of a large project, or multiple medium sized projects. The Project Manager will be tasked with developing and delivering projects to support ii strategic direction, as well as creating and managing short/medium term goals, the role will also be responsible for developing budgets and project plans. The assignments for a Project Manager will typically be large in size, including some cross functional engagement, with major business impact, and stakeholder management to Senior Management and Exec Level Requirements KEY RESPONSIBLITIES: Responsible for the delivery of Projects to scope, time, quality and budget. Responsible for production of all Project deliverables and documentation, adhering at all times to the ii Governance policies Proactively plans and manages the Projects, communicating variances to the key stakeholders Managing departments, people and projects at the same time whilst adhering to the ii Change Governance model Identifies all project dependencies and risks, ensuring they are effectively managed. Provides advice and guidance to senior business partners as required regarding best practices in Programme and Project management Control Project scope and any changes using establishes change management processes Ensure budgets are tracked and managed and that any identified deviations are escalated. Identify and request resources required to deliver Project Investigates, escalates and ensures that all Project issues are effectively resolved. Supports an ethos of “continuous improvement” Effectively and professionally manages vendor relationships Treat clients fairly at all times Maintain the first line of compliance defence by ensuring individual adherence to business processes and procedures that are designed to meet the regulatory standards set out in the relevant FCA rules and guidance Maintain the first line of defence by operating risk controls assigned to the individual Use the training and competence scheme to maintain the appropriate knowledge, skills and expertise to carry out the role competently Make informed risk decisions and effectively and credibly debate and challenge management recommendations within your role in line with the approved Risk Appetite Framework SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Proven experience in Programme management with a track record of delivery Strong stakeholder management skills to Senior Management and Exec Level Proven experience managing project teams Proven end to end business process knowledge Proven experience of designing and implementing business process improvement Detailed understanding of budgets and financial management, including associated reporting Knowledge and experience of the Financial Services industry Understanding of building and deploying software and associated transition to support activities Experience and understanding of MS Project, other MS software and multiple collaboration tools e.g. Confluence, Slack etc Wide range of technical skills to be able to bring together various technical teams in the production of a clear, achievable, cost-effective and supportable implementation Understanding of IT & Business Change practices, procedures and principles of project delivery and Project Management (Prince2) to enable the management of a large project, or multiple medium sized projects. Understanding of project delivery lifecycles using structured project waterfall and agile methodologies, and importantly how to integrate waterfall style deadlines within an agile organisation Project Management skills, use of structured, formal method Prince 2 practitioner, APMP or PMP qualified Personal Attributes: STRAIGHT TALKING | MOVING WITH SPEED | OWNING THE OUTCOME Clear communicator Strong team player Demonstrated passion and drive for delivering the best outcome Moving with speed – delivering faster and better Decisive and takes ownership of outcomes Not afraid to challenge and be open to challenges Benefits: Group Personal Pension Plan – 8% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution Life Assurance and Group Income Protection Private Medical Insurance – Provided by Bupa 25 Days Annual Leave, plus bank holidays Staff Discounts on our investment products Personal & Well-being Fund – Supporting your physical and mental wellness Retail Discounts – Savings at a wide range of high street and online retailers Voluntary Flexible Benefits – Tailor your benefits to suit your lifestyle Please Note: We will do our utmost efforts to respond to all applicants. However, due to the high volume of applications we're currently receiving, if you haven't been contacted within 30 days of application, please consider unsuccessful. interactive investor operates in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, disabilities, gender identities, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and making reasonable adjustments where needed to support disabled applicants. We actively prevent all forms of discrimination, harassment, and victimisation—whether direct, indirect, associative, or perceptive