Programme Director - London - £800 Outside IR35

Detailed Description From Employer:

Programme Director - London - £800 Outside IR35

Global fund management industry leader based in central London has an urgent requirement for a Senor and Experienced Project Director to lead a large-scale, complex client delivery and migration programme across multiple operational and technology workstreams.

This role requires a highly visible hands-on delivery leader who can work closely with SME workstream leads, challenge progress where required, manage cross-workstream dependencies/risks, and above all provide clear leadership across the programme as teams work through complex delivery, migration and operational readiness activities.

This role is initially offered on a 6-month contract basis, with a strong probability of extension well beyond this timeframe. Attendance for the role will be on a hybrid basis, with the successful candidate required onsite 2 and sometimes 3 days per week at the company's Head office in Central London.

Please note that this is an urgent requirement, and prospective candidates should be ready to commence at 1-2 weeks' notice.

Responsibilities of Role

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the programme across all business and technology workstreams
• Maintain integrated delivery oversight across operational, technology, migration and onboarding activities
• Drive execution across all workstreams, ensuring progress, accountability and delivery focus are maintained
• Work closely with SME workstream leads to coordinate delivery activity, dependencies, risks and escalation management
• Maintain control across scope, timelines, risks, issues and delivery milestones
• Drive recovery planning, prioritisation and re-planning activity where required
• Operate hands-on across the programme to support delivery execution, unblock issues and maintain delivery momentum
• Ensure RAID management and reporting controls are operating effectively across all workstreams
• Support workstream leads and delivery teams in maintaining accurate planning, progress tracking and dependency management
• Oversee migration sequencing, reconciliation, cutover and parallel run activities across the programme
• Ensure migration activities remain aligned across onboarding, reporting, operations and technology workstreams
• Drive operational readiness planning and delivery coordination across all impacted business areas
• Maintain oversight of integrated testing, parallel run and cutover readiness activities
• Ensure Go Live readiness, transition planning and operational acceptance activities remain aligned across the programme
• Significant experience leading large-scale business and technology transformation programmes within financial services
• Strong experience delivering complex onboarding, migration or operational transformation programmes
• Proven experience managing programmes involving:

• Fund Administration
• Transfer Agency
• Data Migration
• Reporting & Regulatory Reporting
• Payments & Banking Integrations
• Operational Readiness
• Third-Party Vendors

• Strong programme delivery execution experience within programmes already in flight
• Experience operating within highly complex multi-stakeholder environments
• Strong governance, planning, RAID management and dependency management capability
• Demonstrable experience managing compressed delivery timelines and high-pressure delivery environments
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate strategically whilst remaining close to day-to-day delivery execution
• Comfortable operating hands-on across planning, governance, escalation and delivery coordination activities

IMPORTANT! All applicants must have immediate availability and a legal right to work in the UK as our client cannot provide any kind of Visa or Work Permit sponsorship at present.

To Apply:

If you're a strategic thinker and a hand's on doer with a a passion for successfully delivering l,arge scale projects we would love to hear from you. with a passion for Business Analysis and a drive to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you. For more information on this role please contact Níall or send current CV along with brief cover letter through this site