Senior Programme Manager

Your new company

You will be joining a major programme of change, supporting the delivery of strategic data, technology and business transformation initiatives within a highly regulated banking environment.

Your new role

As a Senior Programme Manager, you will take ownership of the end-to-end delivery of complex, enterprise-scale programmes and projects.

Working across multiple business and technology functions, you will lead strategic transformation initiatives, ensuring delivery against timelines, budgets, governance standards and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of large-scale strategic programmes and project initiatives.
• Develop and maintain integrated programme plans, delivery roadmaps, budgets and resource plans.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams and manage complex interdependencies.
• Provide leadership across technology and business teams, including Finance, Risk, Operations and other stakeholders.
• Drive programme governance through Steering Committees, programme boards and executive reporting.
• Manage RAID logs, ensuring risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies are proactively addressed.
• Oversee change control and scope governance processes.
• Influence senior stakeholders to support effective decision-making and issue resolution.
• Deliver programmes across Agile, Hybrid and Waterfall environments.
• Ensure successful execution of requirements, development, testing, implementation and operational readiness activities.
• Establish and track delivery KPIs, metrics and reporting frameworks.
• Manage programme budgets, financial forecasts, vendor relationships and resource requirements.
• Ensure compliance with audit, regulatory and internal governance requirements.
• Act as the senior escalation point for programme delivery issues.

Essential skills and experience

• 12-15+ years' experience delivering large-scale technology, data, regulatory or business transformation programmes within banking or financial services.
• Proven experience managing complex programmes with multiple workstreams and geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong executive stakeholder management experience, engaging with Directors, Managing Directors, Programme Sponsors and Steering Committees.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering strategic change in highly regulated environments.
• Extensive experience in programme governance, PMO disciplines, RAID management and dependency management.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology delivery, data transformation, operational risk and regulatory change.
• Experience managing budgets, resource planning, financial forecasting and vendor relationships.
• Ability to lead delivery across Agile, Hybrid and Waterfall methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong understanding of audit, compliance, regulatory and control frameworks within global banking organisations.

Desirable skills and experience

• PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP, Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), SAFe or equivalent certification.
• Experience delivering enterprise-wide data, finance, risk, regulatory or technology transformation programmes.
• Knowledge of banking regulatory frameworks and control environments.
• Experience leading large international delivery teams across multiple regions and markets.

What you'll get in return

• £600 per day
• Contract runs until 31/03/2027.
• Hybrid working model with 3 days on-site per week in Sheffield.
• Opportunity to lead strategic transformation programmes within a global banking environment.