Programme Director - Banking Transformation - Core/Retail/| SI Delivery | Product Integration)
Posted 1 day ago by We Are Orbis Group Ltd
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The Programme Director will lead a significant banking transformation initiative, focusing on product and systems integration across core, retail, and lending platforms. This role requires extensive experience in managing large-scale transformation programmes and stakeholder engagement at the executive level. The successful candidate will oversee the delivery process from requirements to implementation, ensuring alignment between business and technology. The position is based in London and involves hybrid working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and govern a full product and system transformation programme, ensuring seamless integration across core, retail and lending platforms.
- Oversee delivery from requirements through to implementation, ensuring business and technology alignment.
- Manage a major Systems Integrator (SI) responsible for a core package implementation.
- Drive stakeholder engagement at C-suite/ExCo level and manage vendors and internal teams.
- Coordinate internal, external, and offshore delivery teams, ensuring consistent execution across all workstreams.
- Maintain programme governance, RAID, reporting, and delivery cadence.
Key Skills:
- Proven track record as a Programme Director delivering large-scale SI-led transformation programmes.
- Strong domain expertise across Retail Banking, Core Banking, and Lending.
- Deep experience with product transformation and complex system/product integration.
- Demonstrable success running multi-year, multi-stream change programmes.
- Capable of operating at senior leadership level with exceptional communication and stakeholder skills.
- Experience leading globally distributed and offshore delivery teams.
Salary (Rate): £1000 daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Programme Director - Banking Transformation - Core/Retail/| SI Delivery | Product Integration)
A leading banking client is initiating a major product and systems transformation programme. They require a highly experienced Programme Director to take ownership of an end-to-end delivery initiative covering product transformation, large-scale system integration, and multi-stream change.
Programme Director - Banking Transformation - Core/Retail/| SI Delivery | Product Integration) - Key Responsibilities
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Lead and govern a full product and system transformation programme, ensuring seamless integration across core, retail and lending platforms.
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Oversee delivery from requirements through to implementation, ensuring business and technology alignment.
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Manage a major Systems Integrator (SI) responsible for a core package implementation.
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Drive stakeholder engagement at C-suite/ExCo level and manage vendors and internal teams.
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Coordinate internal, external, and offshore delivery teams, ensuring consistent execution across all workstreams.
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Maintain programme governance, RAID, reporting, and delivery cadence.
Programme Director - Banking Transformation - Core/Retail/| SI Delivery | Product Integration) - Essential Experience
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Proven track record as a Programme Director delivering large-scale SI-led transformation programmes.
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Strong domain expertise across Retail Banking, Core Banking, and Lending.
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Deep experience with product transformation and complex system/product integration.
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Demonstrable success running multi-year, multi-stream change programmes.
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Capable of operating at senior leadership level with exceptional communication and stakeholder skills.
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Experience leading globally distributed and offshore delivery teams.
Engagement Details
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Duration: 12-24 months
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Start: ASAP
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Location: London (Hybrid - onsite as required)
Programme Director - Banking Transformation - Core/Retail/| SI Delivery | Product Integration)