Project Manager
Posted 2 weeks ago by developrec
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Wales, United Kingdom
Summary: The Project Manager role involves overseeing end-to-end delivery of critical initiatives within a financial services organization. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet quality standards. The role is hybrid, necessitating occasional commutes to South Wales, and is offered on a 6-month contract basis. The organization focuses on digital transformation and regulatory change within the financial sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver full project lifecycle activities across transformation, technology, or regulatory change projects
- Manage project scope, planning, forecasting, governance, and risk
- Engage and influence senior stakeholders across business and IT functions
- Coordinate cross-functional, remote, and offshore teams
- Maintain project controls: reporting, RAID management, steering packs, lessons learned
- Ensure adherence to PMO and regulatory frameworks, while flexing delivery approach to fit project needs
Key Skills:
- Proven experience managing projects in financial services
- Knowledge of regulatory or operational change, technology transformation, or digital programmes
- Strong understanding of project governance, budget control, risk, and resource management
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management across all business levels
- Delivery certification: PRINCE2, APM PMQ, or PMI (Agile/Change Management a plus)
- Skilled in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Kanban/Jira tools
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Wales
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Project Manager | Hybrid - must be able to commute to south Wales - Contract - 6 months
We’re partnered with a market leader in financial services operations and digital transformation. With a strong track record supporting banks, lenders, and investment providers, this organisation delivers large-scale change initiatives that modernise operations, enhance compliance, and drive efficiency across regulated environments. Now operating as part of a global technology group, they combine sector expertise with agile delivery models to provide scalable, customer-centric solutions across financial services.
The Role
As a Project Manager, you’ll take ownership of end-to-end delivery across business-critical initiatives. You’ll work with internal teams, external stakeholders, and third-party providers to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver full project lifecycle activities across transformation, technology, or regulatory change projects
- Manage project scope, planning, forecasting, governance, and risk
- Engage and influence senior stakeholders across business and IT functions
- Coordinate cross-functional, remote, and offshore teams
- Maintain project controls: reporting, RAID management, steering packs, lessons learned
- Ensure adherence to PMO and regulatory frameworks, while flexing delivery approach to fit project needs
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven experience managing projects in financial services
- Knowledge of regulatory or operational change, technology transformation, or digital programmes
- Strong understanding of project governance, budget control, risk, and resource management
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management across all business levels
- Delivery certification: PRINCE2, APM PMQ, or PMI (Agile/Change Management a plus)
- Skilled in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Kanban/Jira tools