Financial Services Programme Advisory and Delivery Senior Manager
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Job Summary
Line of Service
AssuranceIndustry/Sector
Banking and Capital MarketsSpecialism
RiskManagement Level
Senior ManagerJob Description & Summary
About the role:
Our team helps financial institutions transform and deliver their Programme strategic priorities.
We are currently looking for a skilled ambitious and enthusiastic Manager to join us to help support the continued development and delivery of our market-leading Programme Assurance Proposition within our new Technology Data & Resilience Go to Market in Financial Services Risk.
What your days will look like:
Your responsibilities will vary depending on your engagement and client portfolio but will likely touch upon two key areas of either Programme Assurance or Programme Delivery covering all areas of the support we provide to our clients within these.
- Design and implement RACMS to track and mitigate risks throughout the programme lifecycle.
- Ensure all programme activities align with organisational controls and risk management strategies.
- Collaborate with risk management teams to identify potential programme risks and create contingency plans.
- Develop robust audit testing strategies to ensure all deliverables meet required standards and specifications.
- Oversee testing phases from unit testing through user acceptance testing ensuring thorough validation processes are in place.
- Analyse testing outcomes to identify areas of improvement and implement corrective actions as needed.
- Establish audit methodologies to evaluate programme compliance and effectiveness.
- Conduct regular audits of programme processes outputs and documentation to ensure adherence to policies and guidelines.
- Utilise audit findings to drive continuous improvement initiatives and enhance overall programme quality.
- Implement comprehensive quality assurance frameworks integrating RACMS and audit results to optimise programme effectiveness.
- Monitor programme risks and mitigation plans ensuring adherence to quality and compliance standards.
- Conduct regular reviews to ensure programmes align with strategic objectives and best practices.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to assess programme effectiveness and optimise delivery processes.
- Provide clear timely and relevant communication regarding programme assurance activities to senior management.
- Prepare and present detailed programme assurance reports including risk assessments testing outcomes and audit findings.
- Maintain thorough documentation of programme assurance activities findings and follow-up actions.
- Lead project delivery teams ensuring all projects are executed efficiently and effectively.
- Define project scopes objectives and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to assess programme effectiveness and optimise delivery processes.
- Creation and management of sufficient RAID frameworks to meet client and delivery needs.
- Design implement and maintain reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
- Implementation of end-to-end programme governance controls.
- Allocate resources effectively balancing programme priorities and ensuring optimal usage of personnel and budget.
- Identify and manage dependencies and bottlenecks across projects.
- Establish KPIs and performance metrics to track programme progress and success.
- Implement corrective actions promptly to address any deviations from project plans.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by analysing performance data and implementing best practices.
- Encourage innovative thinking and the use of modern technologies to enhance programme delivery.
The role is for you if:
Essential Skills:
- Extensive experience in Programme management assurance or risk management within Financial Services or other relevant highly regulated industries.
- Strong working knowledge of P3M P3MO and agile frameworks and tools; experience applying these disciplines to complex change portfolios and programmes.
- Experience in transformation and change management including design and implementation of new portfolio programme and project governance structures applying agile change models and benefits realisation.
- Demonstrated ability to lead Programme management and assurance engagements across large-scale technology data and business transformation programmes experience with governance risk and controls.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders such as senior executives and cross-functional teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities; the ability to turn insights into actionable recommendations and business outcomes.
Desirable Skills
- Good understanding of audit methodologies.
- Strong written communication skills with experience of producing audit reporting.
- Advisory: strategic thinking business partnering stakeholder engagement solution design issue structuring and value-based outcomes.
- Good understanding of Cloud computing and ICT services.
- Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle approaches such as waterfall and agile.
- Experience in designing and using data analytics and data visualisation tools.
What youll receive from us:
No matter where you may be in your career or personal life our benefits are designed to add value and support recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.
We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.
Education (if blank degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:Certifications (if blank certifications not specified)
Required Skills
Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback Accepting Feedback Active Listening Analytical Thinking Business Continuity Business Process Improvement Business Process Modeling Business Risk Business Risk Identification Coaching and Feedback Communication Contract Negotiation Contractual Risk Mitigation Corporate Governance Creativity Crisis Management Data Analysis and Interpretation Embracing Change Emotional Regulation Empathy Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) Inclusion Influence Intellectual Curiosity 30 moreDesired Languages (If blank desired languages not specified)
Travel Requirements
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Required Experience:
Senior Manager
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