Sr. Programme Manager, with Asset Mgmt - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Essential Experience

Proven track record of programme delivery within a middle/back office environment within another leading Asset Management House
Previous exposure to and ability to work well with Investment and Operations personnel
Have experience of the full project lifecycle, from initial requirements gathering through to implementation and ongoing support
Experience of working with global colleagues and stakeholders and sensitivity to cultural differences, times zones etc.
Experience of delivering change within a flexible working environment
Ability to produce management level information packs/presentations for senior stakeholders
Excellent ability to communicate how your technology team dovetails into the wider business and technology strategies
Be comfortable with our client's hybrid working model of 50/50 (=10 days pcm) in the City
Used to working in diverse teams with many different people
Able to remain friendly and positive when under pressure
Someone who shows initiative and thrives in a fastpaced and timecritical business environment
Flexible, selfmotivated, enthusiastic and willing to learn
A critical thinker who's able to look at things from different angles
Able to work under pressure, on several priorities at once
Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders within the business and wider GT in both written and verbal form
Great at working collaboratively with other people, sharing and communicating decisions
Keen to improve

The successful applicant will represent their technology domain to multiple stakeholders across numerous programmes, projects, platforms and productsto ensure our delivery remains aligned to the agreed scope, budget and schedule.

**Key aspects of the role will include: - **- Work closely with senior business stakeholders and sponsors to shape the strategic 'runway' of large initiatives

Responsible for holistic delivery planning, ensuring large change initiatives are sequenced effectively and interdependencies actively managed
Manage projects / programmes to budget and delivering agreed functionality using the technology lifecycle, processes and procedures
Contribute to shaping and delivering the QA strategy
Create an inclusive and collaborative environment with the teams you engage with
Responsible for facilitating and contributing to all elements of planning to own the overall Programme Plan
To liaise with the business and change teams in order to accurately identify business requirements/needs and provide effective solutions in a timely and cost effective manner
To liaise with the delivery and engineering leads to ensure accurate delivery from specification
To manage and support the implementation of business change initiatives
Responsible for line management, coaching and mentoring the teams responsible for programme and project delivery
Accountable for ensuring committed objectives are met within agreed timelines
Accountable for contributing to all elements of planning, including estimates for testing and the support acceptance process
Participate enthusiastically and effectively in relevant agile ceremonies
Supporting other team members to improve their software delivery processes
Supporting the development of the wider technology organisation through leadership of

Our client is an equal opportunities employer. You're welcome here whatever your socio-economic background, race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious belief, age or disability. So please do get in touch