Programme Manager
Posted Today by Morson Edge (Financial Services)
£900 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Programme Manager role involves leading key business and product initiatives within a prominent Financial Services organization in London. The position focuses on driving execution in Agile environments, particularly in the areas of trade data management and product offerings. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with engineering teams and senior stakeholders to ensure project clarity and accountability. This contract role is positioned within a fast-paced financial context, emphasizing technical and Agile delivery expertise.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive execution across key business and product initiatives.
- Lead the creation of a golden source of information for trade data.
- Establish a comprehensive view of product offerings across the Index suite.
- Manage an AUM process re-engineering project.
- Ensure Agile delivery with fortnightly releases.
- Collaborate with engineering teams and senior stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Proven Programme Management experience in Financial Services.
- Strong Agile delivery background.
- Technical understanding of SQL, Python, or Java.
- Experience working with Quant Devs in trading or hedge fund environments.
- Understanding of the Index space.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Exposure to complex data-driven environments.
Salary (Rate): £900/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Programme Manager – Index, Equities, Technology, Agile, Data, Front Office, Hedge Funds, Trading, SQL, Java – Financial Services – London – Contract – Up to £900/day (to umbrella company) Inside IR35
My client, a leading global Financial Services organisation, is seeking a Programme Manager to join their London office on an initial 6-month contract. You will be working closely with the engineering teams, driving execution across several key business and product centric initiatives, including the creation of a golden source of information for key trade data, working with the product catalogue to establish a view of all product offerings across the Index suite. As well as an exciting AUM process re-engineering project. These will be delivered in Agile with fortnightly releases, which you will lead and drive, ensuring clarity and accountability across senior stakeholders and engineering.
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Proven Programme Management experience in a fast paced Financial Services organisation (Investment Bank, FinTech or Buy Side firm)
- Strong Agile delivery background
- Technical understanding, preferably knowledge or experience of delivery SQL, Python Or Java related projects and platforms
- Experience working with Quant Devs in a trading or hedge fund environment would be highly beneficial
- Experience within the Index space (direct or indirect), but a strong understanding
- Excellent communication skills
- Complex data driven environments exposure
This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading organisation, working on high profile and critical projects within a key business line.