Senior Project Manager (Risk and Compliance Transformation)

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 seeking a Project Manager for one of our banking clients.

✅Work location: Kraków/ Poland

✅Work setting:

Kraków: 6-8 days per month from the office

Poland: 2-3 times a month work from the office in Kraków

✅Contract: B2B

Senior Project Managers plan, mobilise and direct projects of high complexity and scale from project definition to closure. They are responsible for the end-to-end planning and delivery of one or more projects proactively balancing scope, schedule, budget, risks, team, outcomes and benefits. Projects can be standalone or form part of a programme. They are responsible for deploying the bank's Change Framework within their project. They work closely with the Programme Manager to ensure alignment of their project with the wider change portfolio. They will often play a people / team management role within the projects they work on and have line or assignment management responsibility for one or more resources (people management, performance management, resource management and professional development).

The role holder will work in Risk and Compliance Transformation (RCT) which manages the Change the Bank investment portfolio and associated transformation activity on behalf of and across the Risk and Compliance function globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Plans effectively around delivery constraints and optimises the plan to maximise benefits and minimise risk. Develops the plan within constraints, considering the delivery approach, key milestones and dependencies within the plan, requirements and scope, effort and resources, budgets and quality
• Ensures the baselined scope, requirements, benefits, schedule and budget are managed as outlined in the bank's Change Frameworks. Identifies and intervenes where there is slippage and variance from plan
• Plans and analyses costs, tracking operating and capital spend, and tracks reporting to financial business case commitments
• Oversees the tracking of project risk, issues and dependencies to assess the impact on the benefit realisation for the project and takes action to minimise impact, actively challenging and removing obstacles
• Influences and collaborates with stakeholder and delivery partners to drive the right project outcomes. Represents the project team at discussions regarding project prioritisation and to create buy-in for risk mitigation and contingency plan
• Obtains sponsor and stakeholder buy in to plans, key commitments and changes against baseline as they arise
• Obtains sponsor and stakeholder sign-off for deliverables, formally closes project, assesses stakeholder satisfaction and captures feedback. Captures key learns from each project and feeds back into methodologies and best practice
• Articulates to stakeholders the targeted benefits and takes joint responsibility for benefits realisation
• Manages the sponsor, working with them to ensure project deliverables are met
• Plans and manages the implementation of the change, to ensure benefits are realised and that the transition from current state to target state is smooth. Ensuring that the organisation and other change audiences are ready, willing and able to function in the new business environment
• Works closely with delivery partners on planning, design and estimating, bringing together delivery partner teams; actively managing dependencies between these teams and other projects and programmes
• Sets the pace and operating rhythm, driving a culture of achievement and ensures pace by identifying and removing barriers to project success
• Promotes pace and energy within the team and leads by example

Knowledge and Experience

• Proven understanding of delivery methodologies and best practice techniques
• Understanding of how change drives benefits for customers and other stakeholders
• Knowledge of the external environment – regulatory, political, competitors etc.
• Proven ability to work across regions whilst maintaining a global perspective
• Demonstration of commerciality with strong financial acumen
• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders and business sponsors
• Evidence of ability to make key strategic decisions
• Delivery of large-scale complex projects at pace, developing high performing interchanging teams to support delivery at each stage
• Strong people and team management experience
• Proven implementation, change management and benefits realisation experience