Programme Manager - FinTech
Posted 1 week ago by Tria Recruitment
£675 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
City of London, UK
Summary: The role of Interim Programme Manager focuses on leading the Next Gen product programme, coordinating multiple workstreams, and ensuring alignment across teams in a fast-paced environment. The position requires a strong background in programme management, particularly in software delivery and stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will drive governance and delivery discipline while managing shifting priorities. This contract role is based in London with a hybrid working model.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery of the Next Gen programme over an 18-month period
- Oversee and coordinate multiple workstreams, including:
- Product
- Commercial
- Governance
- Technology
- Additional cross-functional teams
- Act as the central conduit between senior leadership and the wider business
- Drive programme structure, governance, and delivery discipline across an Agile, iterative development life cycle
- Manage shifting priorities and ensure programme momentum in a dynamic environment
- Facilitate decision-making, escalate risks, and ensure alignment across stakeholders
- Engage and influence senior stakeholders
- Build strong relationships across internal teams and with third-party suppliers/delivery partners
- Ensure delivery remains aligned with strategic objectives, timelines, and quality expectations
Key Skills:
- Proven track record as a Programme Manager delivering large-scale, complex programmes
- Experience in software delivery environments, ideally with Agile
- Exposure to working with third-party vendors, consultancies, or in-house engineering teams
- Strong understanding of technical delivery (technical background highly desirable)
- Experience within Wealth Management or Fintech highly preferred
- Exceptional stakeholder management with the ability to operate confidently at senior levels
- Strong leadership presence
- Resilient and able to navigate complexity and challenge constructively
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with changing priorities
- Strong organisational, governance, and delivery management capabilities
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
Salary (Rate): £675 daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Interim Programme Manager - Next Gen Product Programme
Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days per week)
Contract Length: 6months +
Role Type: Contract
Rate: Up to £675 a day DOE - Outside IR35
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead and coordinate a major strategic initiative: the development of our Next Gen product. This role will be instrumental in delivering a complex, multi-workstream programme, ensuring alignment across key teams while operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery of the Next Gen programme over an 18-month period
- Oversee and coordinate multiple workstreams, including:
- Product
- Commercial
- Governance
- Technology
- Additional cross-functional teams
- Act as the central conduit between senior leadership and the wider business
- Drive programme structure, governance, and delivery discipline across an Agile, iterative development life cycle
- Manage shifting priorities and ensure programme momentum in a dynamic environment
- Facilitate decision-making, escalate risks, and ensure alignment across stakeholders
- Engage and influence senior stakeholders
- Build strong relationships across internal teams and with third-party suppliers/delivery partners
- Ensure delivery remains aligned with strategic objectives, timelines, and quality expectations
Key Requirements
Experience & Expertise
- Proven track record as a Programme Manager delivering large-scale, complex programmes
- Experience in software delivery environments, ideally with Agile
- Exposure to working with third-party vendors, consultancies, or in-house engineering teams
- Strong understanding of technical delivery (technical background highly desirable)
- Experience within Wealth Management or Fintech highly preferred
Skills & Competencies
- Exceptional stakeholder management with the ability to operate confidently at senior levels
- Strong leadership presence
- Resilient and able to navigate complexity and challenge constructively
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with changing priorities
- Strong organisational, governance, and delivery management capabilities
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
Working Model
- Hybrid working based in London
- Expected onsite presence: 3 days per week (ideally Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
