Project Manager - Financial Services / Technology Change

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead multiple technology change initiatives within a complex, stakeholder-led environment. The role will take ownership of end-to-end project delivery, covering planning, governance, financial management, RAID, third-party suppliers and successful implementation.
Rate: 450pd inside ir35 via umbrella
Duration: 5 months
Hybrid working: fully remote

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain high-level and detailed project plans using MS Project, tracking milestones, resources and dependencies.
• Manage project scope, deliverables, resources and timelines to ensure successful delivery within agreed budgets.
• Own and manage RAID, including risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies, using MyRisk.
• Take responsibility for project financials, including budgets, forecasting, actuals, exception reporting and month-end processes using WebCIP.
• Manage project governance, change control, quality gates, lessons learned and regular status reporting.
• Provide clear communication and reporting across project teams, customers, senior stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
• Manage third-party delivery against agreed scope, quality, cost and timelines.
• Coordinate project resource requirements, allocation and time recording.
• Support procurement activities including purchase orders and goods receipt.
• Support Move to Production, go-live and Early Life Support (ELS) activities.
• Manage impact assessments for new change requests, including cost estimates, delivery plans and internal approvals.
• Maintain delivery momentum across multiple concurrent projects.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong end-to-end Project Management experience within complex technology or business change programmes.
• Proven experience managing project finances, budgets, forecasting and resources.
• Strong RAID and change management experience.
• Experience with project management and reporting tools such as MS Project, MyRisk, WebCIP and OneProject.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across internal teams, customers and external suppliers.
• Demonstrable experience managing third-party vendors and suppliers.
• Comfortable managing multiple project deliveries simultaneously.

Desirable Experience

• Previous banking or financial services experience.
• Experience across both application and infrastructure change.
• Understanding of testing processes including SIT, ITHC, UAT, NFT and OAT.
• Understanding of requirements management and development/testing environments.
• Experience delivering Time & Material (T&M) projects.
• Strong coaching and team leadership skills, with the ability to motivate teams through delivery and change.

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