IT Project Manager (Remediation Focus)

Summary: The IT Project Manager (Remediation Focus) role involves leading a critical remediation programme for a nationally recognised organisation in the Financial Services and Logistics sector. The position requires a confident and delivery-focused individual to manage key deliverables, stakeholder engagement, and project governance within a complex environment. The role is remote and offers a day rate of £500, classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Senior Project Manager to deliver key project milestones on time and to a high standard.
• Create and maintain core processes, procedures, guidance, and project tools to support programme's delivery.
• Lead RAID management and reporting activities, ensuring risks are identified and mitigated appropriately.
• Support the Programme Lead in identifying automation and operational efficiency opportunities.
• Manage project governance activities, including running working group meetings and tracking action resolution.
• Drive the Project Working Group meetings, managing actions, decisions, and issue resolution.
• Deputise for the Project Lead when required, ensuring continued momentum and decision-making in their absence and providing strong leadership and direction to the wider team.
• Maintain a proactive approach to issue resolution and benefits realization.
• Engage effectively with a wide range of business, compliance, risk, and technology stakeholders.

Key Skills:

• Strong experience delivering remediation or redress projects (industry background flexible: banking, insurance, utilities, public sector, etc.).
• Excellent core project management skills: stakeholder management, risk management, budget management, governance, reporting, and planning.
• Ability to command attention, drive progress, and influence senior stakeholders.
• Expertise in RAID management and mitigation planning.
• Comfortable managing ambiguity and driving outcomes in a regulatory or compliance-driven environment.
• Experience in working cross-functionally with business, compliance, risk, and IT teams is highly desirable.
• Relevant certifications such as PRINCE2, Agile PM, or Change Management would be advantageous.

Salary (Rate): £500

City: undetermined

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance