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Purpose of Role
Join a multi-year Transformation Programme spanning this global FS business. Responsible for project managing key delivery workstreams with significant exposure to senior stakeholders, including C-suite.
Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities
Project Management
- Deliver projects/workstreams within agreed time, budget, scope, quality, and change control parameters.
- Define, source, and manage resources; adjust as needed to meet objectives.
- Develop accurate plans and budgets; identify efficiency improvements; report significant variances to senior management.
- Manage issues, risks, dependencies, and scope changes; ensure timely stakeholder communication.
- Conduct regular outcome reviews with delivery teams and senior stakeholders.
Operational
- Establish project/workstream assurance as a formal discipline.
- Identify issues using standard assurance techniques (e.g., audits, plan reviews); propose remedial actions.
- Ensure sufficient capability and capacity for assurance reviews.
- Provide regular performance reports and portfolio health updates.
- Build confidence in delivery against time, cost, and quality targets.
- Maintain ongoing project/workstream assurance.
Customer
- Champion a culture aligned with business goals and consumer advocacy.
- Keep client/consumer outcomes central to decision-making.
- Promote excellent service and exceed expectations.
People Management (No Direct Reports)
- Support people management through assignment oversight.
- Drive high performance by setting stretching objectives.
- Act as a role model with a positive, can-do attitude.
Regulatory, Governance & Control
- Adhere to regulatory requirements and escalate issues promptly.
- Proactively identify and mitigate risks.
- Ensure team awareness of regulatory obligations and company policies.
- Promote understanding of the operating model and responsibilities.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Strong project management skills: stakeholder management, contracts, scope, schedule, costs, quality, HR, communications, risk, procurement, integration.
- Experience managing technical projects and working with technical SMEs.
- Experience with technical modular platform projects.
- Solid change management capabilities.
- Effective leadership, coordination, motivation, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
- Strong relationship management and trust-building.
- Understanding of business needs and technical constraints.
- Analytical and conceptual thinking for short- and long-term planning.
- Financial literacy for forecasting and managing budgets.
- Ability to influence and build productive internal/external relationships.
- Advocate for cultural improvement, discipline, and communication.
- Promote innovation and delivery quality.
- Operate effectively at both strategic and operational levels.
- Proven ability to define and execute project vision, mission, values, and objectives.
- Strong project governance and risk/issue resolution.
- Skilled in resource planning and management.
- Proficient in project management tools and methodologies.
- Strong knowledge of systems, desktop applications, business operations, and relevant legislation.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
If you think you're suitable and technically aligned to the asks of the role, please apply and submit your CV for review and follow up call if suitable.
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Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales
