Senior Project Manager

Brickendon Consulting is an award-winning global management and technology consultancy specializing in innovative solutions and transforming complex, highly regulated environments. Founded in 2010, Brickendon has a strong focus on financial services and the public sector, helping organizations navigate and implement significant changes.

We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager for one of our banking clients

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Senior Project Managers will plan, mobilise and drive projects of high complexity and scale from project definition to closure. They are responsible for the end-to-end planning and delivery of projects with multiple workstreams proactively balancing scope, schedule, budget, RAIDs, teams, outcomes and benefit

s.The initial assignment will be on the Financial Control Data Remediation workstream where the role holder will project management expertise to help with the remediation of all critical and high data quality issues on the CFO lis

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The successful applicant will enjoy working as part of a dynamic team on a high profile and exciting programme of wo

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Responsibilit

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  Working closely with the Programme Manager and DAO Portfolio Management team to ensure alignment of their project(s) with the wider change portfolio and DAO Str
• ategyInfluencing the project approach, building stakeholder buy-in around the project plan, commitments and ch
• angesLeading change initiative(s), establishing robust project governance including clear sponsorship in accordance with the bank’s Change Fram
• eworkPartner with Scrum Masters to ensure facilitation of daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, backlog refinement and retrospec
• tivesEffective project delivery, highlighting, escalating and resolving risks, issues and dependencies and tracking updates. Making recommendations to influence decision-making in order to maintain progress towards delivery and benefits realis
• ationProactively managing baselined scope, requirements, benefits, schedule, and budget demonstrating clear ability to deliver to commit
• mentsManaging stakeholder and senior management relationships across different markets and

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• kills:
  Solid Data Management understanding. Data Modelling experience is de
• sirableSolid and demonstrated Data Governance experience, proven by succes
• s trackExceptional understanding of Data quality remediation and/or Data lifecycle man
• agementExcellent knowledge of financial insti
• tutionsExtensive project management skills and experience of managing large and complex global projects (Banking sector) in a change environment is paramount. Minimum 8 – 10 years of experience in Project Manager role, dealing also with cross-functional
• teams.Experience writing assurance and sign of
• f packsSolid experience in documenting decisions, risks, issues and esca
• lationsExperience with Banking (internal/external)
• auditsSolid analytic skills: need to be able to proactively identify pain areas/improvements to be proposed to the Programme Manager and t
• he teamStrong stakeholder management experience from Exco level to analysts, specialising in impactful commun
• icationProven delivery of on time and on budget projects that achieve business case stated outcomes with strong attention to detail and a solution oriented a
• pproachExperience in applying Agile methodology in project and product deve
• lopmentAgile certification(s) advantageous (e.g
• . SAFe)Impeccable written, verbal and presentation skills. Exposure and success working within a global matrix organizatio
• n modelProficient in spoken and written