Programme Director- Financial Services
Posted Today by Talent Today
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Remote, UK
Summary: The Programme Director role focuses on leading a significant data migration and operational transformation programme within a leading financial services organization. This hands-on leadership position requires collaboration with senior stakeholders and management of multiple workstreams to ensure timely delivery. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in financial services transformation and a proven track record in managing complex projects. Strong governance and planning skills are essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a large-scale data migration, onboarding, and operational transformation programme.
- Drive delivery across business and technology workstreams.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders, SME leads, PMs, and third-party providers.
- Manage dependencies and maintain momentum against challenging timelines.
Key Skills:
- Experience in large-scale transformation delivery within financial services.
- Knowledge of data migration, onboarding, or operational change programmes.
- Familiarity with fund administration, transfer agency, reporting, payments, or operational readiness.
- Strong governance, RAID, planning, and dependency management skills.
- Ability to operate in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Delivery focused, calm under pressure, and commercially minded.
- Comfortable operating at both executive and delivery levels.
Salary (Rate): £1000 daily
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Programme Director | Financial Services Transformation
Location: Hybrid/UK Based
Type: Contract/Permanent
£800-£1000 Per Day- Outside IR35
Talent Today are supporting a leading financial services organisation in hiring an experienced Programme Director to lead a large-scale data migration, onboarding and operational transformation programme currently in flight.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring someone who can drive delivery across business and technology workstreams, working closely with senior stakeholders, SME leads, PMs and third-party providers to maintain momentum, manage dependencies and deliver against challenging timelines.
Key Experience
- Large-scale transformation delivery within financial services
- Data migration, onboarding or operational change programmes
- Fund administration, transfer agency, reporting, payments or operational readiness
- Strong governance, RAID, planning and dependency management
- Experience operating in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
You'll Be
- Delivery focused and calm under pressure
- Hands-on, organised and commercially minded
- Comfortable operating at executive and delivery level
If you're an experienced Programme Director with a strong background in financial services transformation and migration programmes, we'd love to hear from you.
Talent Today are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this position