Programme Manager

We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager to join a leading organisation within the financial services sector. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in providing leadership, coordination, and oversight across a portfolio of strategic business projects.

This role is accountable for maintaining a consolidated delivery roadmap, ensuring that all projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business priorities, scope, and quality standards.

You will work closely with Project Managers, Testing, IT, and cross-functional teams, acting as a key point of integration across delivery workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage an end-to-end delivery roadmap for strategic programmes.
• Provide centralised oversight, tracking risks, dependencies, and issues across projects.
• Coordinate with Project Managers to ensure milestones and dependencies are aligned.
• Support prioritisation, resource planning, and escalation management.
• Facilitate governance routines, including Steering Committees and project updates.
• Ensure cross-functional collaboration with testing, technology, compliance, and operations.
• Line-manage the Testing Manager, ensuring quality assurance is embedded across delivery.
• Drive adherence to governance standards, tools, and methodologies.
• Act as a liaison between senior stakeholders, sponsors, and delivery teams.
• Champion continuous improvement and post-implementation reviews.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
• Manage individual projects where required.

Skills & Experience

• Proven track record in programme or project management, ideally within financial services or regulated environments.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional programmes across multiple workstreams.
• Strong knowledge of project and programme governance methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at all levels.
• Experience working with testing and quality assurance teams.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and deliver under pressure.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and planning capabilities.
• Resilient, adaptable, and solutions-focused.
• Engaging leadership style with collaborative approach.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Relevant qualifications (e.g., Project / Programme Management certifications, IT degree).