Programme Manager
Coventry - Hybrid Working
6 Month Contract
£850 - £940/day inside IR35
Our financial services client is embarking on a major multi-year Core Transformation Programme to implement a new core banking solution across their organisation. As the programme scales, maintaining delivery pace, milestone commitments, and alignment across workstreams is critical.
They are seeking a seasoned Programme Manager to lead planning, governance, and delivery across this strategic initiative. This is a critical role that requires someone who lives and breathes programme management, with a passion for structure, planning, and execution.
Key Responsibilities
1. Determine appropriate mechanisms to manage delivery pace and velocity
2. Understand key milestones and drive team to achieve them, focusing on the critical work.
3. Manage, and escalate where required, delivery risks to ensure appropriate delivery risk tolerance
4. Provide plan insight and updates to programme senior leadership
5. Support development of 2026 plan including resourcing and delivery structures
6. Provide expert guidance and support to workstreams in the construction of their individual plans, ensuring awareness of dependencies and any constraints / implications.
The successful candidate will have the following skills/knowledge:
7. Proven experience in programme management, ideally within large-scale transformation programmes.
8. Financial Services experience, particularly in core banking, is highly desirable.
9. Strong planning, governance, and delivery focus.
Should this position be of interest please submit your CV and I will be in contact as required.
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