Programme Manager
Posted 2 weeks ago by Vanloq - Workforce Solutions
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Programme Manager role is a senior delivery position within a leading financial services client, focusing on managing large-scale, complex change portfolios. The contract is until the end of the year with potential for rolling extensions, requiring extensive experience in strategic planning and stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will drive strategic outcomes and oversee budget management while ensuring alignment with organizational priorities. This role demands a proactive leader adept at navigating complex environments and building relationships with C-suite stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the delivery of strategic portfolio outcomes, ensuring alignment with organisational vision and priorities.
- Own and deliver strategic planning cycles across change portfolios, ensuring financial investments align with long-term strategy and business needs.
- Develop business cases and benefit validation to support transformation programmes and emerging business opportunities.
- Drive regular engagement with senior stakeholders at executive and director level to influence and deliver portfolio strategy.
- Manage portfolio risks, issues, and dependencies, keeping senior leadership informed of progress and challenges.
- Deliver portfolio-level reporting and governance materials, supporting informed decision-making.
- Oversee budget management across large-scale programmes, identifying and delivering savings opportunities where required.
- Ensure programme dependencies are well understood, aligned, and integrated across global initiatives.
- Provide leadership and support within the wider change management function, driving continuous improvement and effective delivery.
Key Skills:
- 8+ years’ experience in programme or portfolio management, ideally within financial services or technology-driven environments.
- Demonstrated success in leading large-scale transformation programmes with budgets of multi-millions.
- Strong knowledge of portfolio management principles, financial planning, and strategy development.
- Proven ability to engage, influence, and communicate effectively with C-level executives and senior stakeholders.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to deliver at pace under pressure.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills, with strong emotional intelligence.
- Commercially astute with experience building multi-year business cases and managing global programmes.
- Knowledge of technology and infrastructure landscapes within financial services.
- Strong teamwork, leadership, and collaboration skills across diverse, global teams.
- Flexible and adaptable, with experience handling complex and time-sensitive priorities.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Finance
Job Title: Programme Manager – Contract (Inside IR35)
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid)
Contract Type: Until end of year (with rolling extensions)
About the Role
We are seeking a highly experienced Programme Manager to join a leading financial services client on a contract until the end of the year, with potential for rolling extensions. This is a senior delivery role, requiring a proven track record of managing large-scale, complex change portfolios, driving strategic outcomes, and engaging with C-suite stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of strategic portfolio outcomes , ensuring alignment with organisational vision and priorities.
- Own and deliver strategic planning cycles across change portfolios, ensuring financial investments align with long-term strategy and business needs.
- Develop business cases and benefit validation to support transformation programmes and emerging business opportunities.
- Drive regular engagement with senior stakeholders at executive and director level to influence and deliver portfolio strategy.
- Manage portfolio risks, issues, and dependencies , keeping senior leadership informed of progress and challenges.
- Deliver portfolio-level reporting and governance materials , supporting informed decision-making.
- Oversee budget management across large-scale programmes, identifying and delivering savings opportunities where required.
- Ensure programme dependencies are well understood, aligned, and integrated across global initiatives.
- Provide leadership and support within the wider change management function, driving continuous improvement and effective delivery.
Essential Skills & Experience
- 8+ years’ experience in programme or portfolio management, ideally within financial services or technology-driven environments.
- Demonstrated success in leading large-scale transformation programmes with budgets of multi-millions.
- Strong knowledge of portfolio management principles, financial planning, and strategy development .
- Proven ability to engage, influence, and communicate effectively with C-level executives and senior stakeholders .
- Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to deliver at pace under pressure.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills , with strong emotional intelligence.
- Commercially astute with experience building multi-year business cases and managing global programmes.
- Knowledge of technology and infrastructure landscapes within financial services.
- Strong teamwork, leadership, and collaboration skills across diverse, global teams.
- Flexible and adaptable, with experience handling complex and time-sensitive priorities.
What We’re Looking For
This role would suit a proactive leader who thrives on delivering strategic change, building strong relationships with senior executives, and managing complex portfolios with commercial focus and precision.