Senior Project Manager / PMO – Markets Transformation
£600/DAY RATE
Description:
The Markets Transformation programme focusses on remediation work linked to the 2020 Consent Order. We’re seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / PMO professional to provide end-to-end project management and governance across a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
The Role:
You will be the driving force behind key remediation initiatives, ensuring progress is clearly tracked, risks are managed, and stakeholders stay aligned.
Responsibilities include:
* Preparing concise, audience-appropriate progress reports and challenging updates from other functions.
* Maintaining project plans, risks, issues and dependencies using best-practice PMO methodology.
* Facilitating engagement with Markets product lines and leading issue-by-issue progress to hit milestones.
* Identifying and escalating emerging risks, bringing the right people together to resolve problems and ensuring timely closure.
* Promoting collaboration and clear communication across a broad stakeholder group.
* Defining, teaching and enforcing strong project management practices.
Key Skills & Experience
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
* Highly detail-oriented with the ability to deep-dive while keeping a portfolio-wide view.
* Proven ability to drive progress and meet tight deadlines in a large, complex organisation.
* Strong interpersonal skills with a proactive “no surprises” approach to issues and escalations.
* Experience managing cross-department dependencies (Compliance, Technology, Internal Audit, etc.).
* Strong leadership and organisational skills; able to work independently and within a team.
* Critical, strategic and analytical thinking with a track record of delivering sustainable change.
* Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.
Desirable
* Background in regulatory programmes.
* Knowledge of Markets operations, risk & controls, and trade lifecycle.
* Familiarity with Finance regulatory reporting (e.g. Call Report, 2052A).
If you’re an accomplished PM/PMO professional ready to make an impact on a major transformation initiative, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to help drive lasting change across the Markets organisation.