Agile Programme Manager
Posted 2 days ago by Hays
£1,000 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
Summary: A leading global financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Agile Program Manager to join their London-based office within their index management division. This role will drive delivery across multiple Scrum teams, partnering with Product, Engineering, and Operations to deliver strategic technology transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive delivery across multiple Scrum teams.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Operations to deliver strategic technology transformation initiatives.
- Lead multi-year, enterprise-wide programmes across product, engineering, and operations.
- Manage complex technology transformations, including legacy platform consolidation and strategic technology roadmaps.
- Engage in senior stakeholder management, influencing and challenging at executive level within a matrix organisation.
- Embed Agile delivery into Scrum teams and manage dependencies across multiple workstreams.
- Ensure familiarity with SDLC and engineering best practices (TDD, code reviews, regression testing).
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in leading multi-year, enterprise-wide programmes.
- Strong understanding of financial markets, trading, and index products.
- Track record of managing complex technology transformations.
- Skilled in senior stakeholder management.
- Expertise in Agile delivery.
- Familiarity with SDLC and engineering best practices.
- Minimum 5+ years' experience in financial services technology programmes.
Salary (Rate): £1000pd
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Summary
A leading global financial services organisation is currently seeking an experienced Agile Program Manager to join their London-based office within their index management division. This role will drive delivery across multiple Scrum teams, partnering with Product, Engineering, and Operations to deliver strategic technology transformation initiatives.
Job Details:
Start date: ASAP
Duration: Initial 6 months
Rate: up to £1000pd Inside IR35 via Umbrella
Location: London
Hybrid: 1 day a week in the office
Key Requirements:
- Proven experience leading multi-year, enterprise-wide programmes across product, engineering, and operations.
- Strong understanding of financial markets, trading, and index products is essential.
- Track record of managing complex technology transformations, including legacy platform consolidation and strategic technology roadmaps.
- Skilled in senior stakeholder management, influencing and challenging at executive level within a matrix organisation.
- Expertise in Agile delivery, embedding into Scrum teams and managing dependencies across multiple workstreams.
- Familiarity with SDLC and engineering best practices (TDD, code reviews, regression testing).
- Minimum 5+ years' experience in financial services technology programmes.
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