Catherine Ellis

I am a performance driven, client focused Senior Project Manager with over 20 years’ experience in a wide range of sectors such as Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Finance & Investment Banking, Trading, Legal, Retail and Publishing. Catherine has an extensive background in planning and executing internal and external change projects and new software roll out projects.  

▪ Experience working in a PRINCE2 environment using SCRUM/Agile/Waterfall/Sure Step methodologies  

▪ Experience in the management and leadership of large complex change projects

▪ Skilled in managing large complex budgets in excess of £2M

▪ Skilled project manager in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling large complex projects.

▪ Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle including conceptualisation, planning, requirements analysis, design, development, integration and test, implementation, operations and maintenance and disposition.

▪ Proven ability to achieve results in a high-pressure environment

▪ Extensive skills in leadership, motivation and ability to provide strategic direction to a multifaceted team delivering multiple projects within larger programs of work

▪ Proven success in delivering Microsoft projects, CRM, NAV, Office 365, SharePoint, AX

▪ Experienced at building effective and positive relationships with project team, business client and third party vendors.

▪ Skilled in training, consulting and mentoring in a team environment

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (NOVEMBER 2021 - TO PRESENT DAY)

Senior project manager implementing projects and programmes using waterfall and agile methodology.

With the projects and programmes I managed there would be a team of Business analysis, testers, developers and release managers as required,

Key attributes required are strong stakeholder management skills as I was reporting to the executive team as well as senior stakeholders.

Key projects/programmes delivered:

Regulatory programme focusing on all regulatory requirements, including:

- MIFID

- Sustainability

- Consumer duty

- Renaming of FUNDS

Within the programme of work I was working closely with the head of legal and risk.

Rebrand of company materials including core systems

- Changing the fonts/colours and icons

Corporate rebrand, following the buyout of close brothers asset management

- Included all systems XPLAN, XPLAM etc/materials/websites/internal / third party systems and office signage