IT Project Manager - Banking
6-Month Contract - Inside IR35 - up to £500 per day
London based - hybrid working - 2/3 days on site
Banking sector
Profile Summary
To provide project management on IT investment projects and workstreams.
Duties and Responsibilities
Overall project management of assigned small-medium IT projects including without limitation preparation of the project charter, project schedule (Gantt chart), project organisation chart, project budget application, quality management and system release documentation.
Work with business sponsors, PMO and HO liaison teams to build out business cases/ROI allowing for projects to be prioritised and launched locally or with Head Office.
Ensure projects are tracked and delivered to meet business requirements, on time against project milestones and within approved budget.
Deployment and release coordination.
Preparation and reporting to Project Steering Committees, IT Senior Management and C-Suite level stakeholders where required for the project.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across multiple offices and regions.
Managing internal and external resources in a matrix organisation project structure.
Vendor management including negotiating statements of work, contracts and service level agreements.
Identification and management of risks, issues, dependencies and assumptions ensuring the correct actions are taken and escalating when required.
Ensure alignment to the End of Life (EOL) Policy, including correct logging in:
Archer, Orbus
Provide structured inputs into Technology Risk dashboards and ensure EOL statuses are fully transparent across systems.
Combine data from Orbus and Archer to produce accurate EOL summaries.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
Minimum of 5 years' experience in delivering IT projects/programmes.
Relevant Project management qualification (APM, PMP etc).
Good understanding and experience of end-to-end project management methodologies including waterfall and agile (Scrum and Kanban ceremonies).
Experience leading End of Life/technology risk remediation initiatives.
Knowledge of risk frameworks, manual controls, and system remediation approaches.
Familiarity with:
Technology governance.
Logging and reporting tools (Archer, Orbus, ServiceNow).
Highly analytical, able to assess system risks, apply criticality frameworks, and challenge prioritisation decisions.
Sound knowledge of IT functions.
Understanding of financial market products.
Strong stakeholder management skills.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and effectively to diverse audiences.
Excellent attention to detail.
Excellent organisational and time management skills.
Strong decision making skills.
Excellent problem solving skills.
Proven ability to work in high pressured environments.Disclaimer:
This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change