AI Program Manager
Posted 3 days ago by HSBC
£800 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Programme Manager – AI role in Sheffield involves leading the delivery of technology initiatives within the Business Risk & Regulatory (BRR) portfolio in a global banking environment. The position requires a seasoned professional with a strong consulting background and expertise in AI-led transformation to drive strategic outcomes and innovation. The successful candidate will manage complex stakeholder environments and ensure the execution of large-scale programmes while adhering to banking standards. This role is pivotal in translating business challenges into technology solutions, particularly focusing on AI-driven outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic programmes within the BRR Technology portfolio
- Define, document, and implement programme scope, approach, and delivery roadmap
- Translate business challenges into technology solutions, with a particular focus on AI-driven outcomes
- Drive measurable business value through AI adoption and transformation initiatives
- Provide leadership across multi-technology landscapes, including SaaS platforms, AWS/cloud, and data ecosystems
- Manage complex stakeholder environments, ensuring alignment across business, technology, and risk functions
- Embed strong governance, controls, and delivery discipline in line with global banking standards
- Contribute expertise to shape and enhance the overall BRR technology workstack strategy
- Oversee programme execution to ensure delivery is on time, within scope, and achieving defined outcomes
Key Skills:
- Senior Programme Manager with extensive experience in global banking or financial services
- Background in consulting/advisory roles, with exposure to large-scale transformation programmes
- Proven delivery experience across multiple technologies, including SaaS platforms, AWS/cloud environments, and data platforms and analytics
- Demonstrated success delivering programmes involving AI/ML solutions
- Ability to evidence how AI initiatives have solved business problems, improved performance, and delivered tangible, measurable outcomes
- Deep understanding of AI technologies and their application in business and risk domains
- Strong capability in programme planning, structuring, and execution
- Expertise in data-driven transformation and analytics-led delivery
- Ability to operate at a strategic level while maintaining delivery focus
- Excellent stakeholder management at senior/executive levels
- Strong documentation skills – able to clearly define scope, approach, and outcomes
Salary (Rate): £800/day
City: Sheffield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Programme Manager – AI
Location: Sheffield
3 days
Rate: up to circa £800/day Umbrella
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Programme Manager to lead delivery across the Business Risk & Regulatory (BRR) Technology workstack within a global banking environment. This is a priority role focused on accelerating strategic outcomes, driving innovation, and ensuring successful execution across a complex portfolio of technology initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring a strong consulting background, deep expertise in AI-led transformation, and a proven track record of delivering large-scale, multi-technology programmes within highly regulated financial services environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic programmes within the BRR Technology portfolio
- Define, document, and implement programme scope, approach, and delivery roadmap
- Translate business challenges into technology solutions, with a particular focus on AI-driven outcomes
- Drive measurable business value through AI adoption and transformation initiatives
- Provide leadership across multi-technology landscapes, including SaaS platforms, AWS/cloud, and data ecosystems
- Manage complex stakeholder environments, ensuring alignment across business, technology, and risk functions
- Embed strong governance, controls, and delivery discipline in line with global banking standards
- Contribute expertise to shape and enhance the overall BRR technology workstack strategy
- Oversee programme execution to ensure delivery is on time, within scope, and achieving defined outcomes
Key Requirements
Experience
- Senior Programme Manager with extensive experience in global banking or financial services
- Background in consulting / advisory roles, with exposure to large-scale transformation programmes
- Proven delivery experience across multiple technologies, including: SaaS platforms
- AWS / cloud environments
- Data platforms and analytics
- Demonstrated success delivering programmes involving AI/ML solutions
- Ability to evidence how AI initiatives have:
- Solved business problems
- Improved performance
- Delivered tangible, measurable outcomes
Skills & Expertise
- Deep understanding of AI technologies and their application in business and risk domains
- Strong capability in programme planning, structuring, and execution
- Expertise in data-driven transformation and analytics-led delivery
- Ability to operate at a strategic level while maintaining delivery focus
- Excellent stakeholder management at senior/executive levels
- Strong documentation skills – able to clearly define scope, approach, and outcomes