Project Manager — Prime Finance Securities Lending (SBL) – Global One End of Life

London - UK

Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Project Manager Prime Finance: Securities Lending (SBL) Global One End of Life

Hybrid on site in Central London 3 days per week

Until Dec 2026 but likely to be extended until 2028

Competitive Day Rate (Inside IR35)

Delivering a multi-year strategic transformation to provide a class-leading multi-asset financing platform. The Global One End of Life (EoL) workstream within Prime Finances Securities Lending function (SBL) focuses on the safe decommissioning of the Global One platform and the rationalization of associated vendor spend while migrating clients balances controls and processes onto strategic platforms. This Project Manager role leads business transformation delivery for the EoL Vendor Cost workstream partnering closely with Product Owners Technology Operations Procurement and Finance to achieve defined business outcomes across Prime and adjacent platforms.

The Role will involve: -

Lead the end-to-end delivery of the Global One End of Life (EoL) Vendor Cost workstream in SBL over a three-year horizon ensuring the safe retirement of legacy services orderly vendor offboarding and efficient cost outcomes while enabling seamless migration to strategic platforms. Define and deliver business outcomes aligned to the strategy Values & Behaviors operational resilience customer experience and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Own the EoL Vendor Cost workstream roadmap with clear OKRs baselined plans and outcome-based delivery across Securities Lending.

Prioritise the book of work (BOW) using data-driven insights; maintain transparent milestone resource and budget tracking in core bank systems.

Run agile ceremonies (where appropriate) and drive delivery cadence across global teams; remove blockers and enable swift decision-making.

Partner with Technology to ensure on-plan on-budget delivery; validate non-functional requirements (performance resilience security).

Coordinate vendor cost analytics commercial options contracts offboarding and exit plans in partnership with Procurement Vendor Management and Finance.

Lead change management and adoption: readiness assessment communications training and client migration plans with minimal disruption.

Establish robust governance: RAID management dependency mapping and executive reporting; escalate early with clear options and impacts.

Ensure comprehensive risk & control coverage: operational risk conduct risk data privacy regulatory obligations and model/process validation.

Coordinate front-to-back stakeholders (Product Sales Operations Finance Risk Compliance Legal Regulatory Change) to shape solutions.

Drive continuous improvement and process re-engineering to optimise efficiency control and client outcomes.

Maintain accurate delivery artefacts and evidence for assurance and audit; ensure traceability from requirements to outcomes.

Proactively identify assess and mitigate risks and issues; maintain a live RAID log with clear owners and due dates.

Safeguard client outcomes during migration; validate controls and contingency plans for cutover and vendor exit events.

Customers / Stakeholders

Head of Business Transformation; Senior Business Heads; Senior COO; Product Owners.

Front-to-back partners across Finance Risk Operations Technology Compliance Legal and Regulatory Change.

Procurement / Vendor Management and Cost Governance forums.

Global stakeholders across regions and entities involved in the Global One EoL program.

Experience Required

Proven record leading complex multi-year transformation and platform decommissioning/migration programs.

Strong familiarity with Prime Finance and Securities Lending operating models; understanding of equity financing and related product sets.

Demonstrated success partnering with Technology to deliver change at scale strong non-functional awareness.

Experience coordinating globally dispersed teams and stakeholders in a large matrix organisation.

Portfolio and program management expertise with outcome-based delivery and benefits tracking (including vendor cost benefits).

Proven Project/Program Management Leadership in Complex Transformations

A deep understanding of Prime Finance and Securities Lending operating models including equity financing and related product sets

Ability to partner and coordinate effectively with a wide array of stakeholders (Technology Operations Procurement Finance Product Owners global teams etc.) in a large matrix organisation is paramount for success.

Experience with Risk Management Governance & Control

Experience coordinating vendor cost analytics commercial options contracts and delivering verified vendor cost savings.

Any experience on Global One would be desirable

Qualifications (Preferred)

Accreditation in program/project delivery (e.g. PMP PRINCE2 Agile/SAFe).

Training/certification in risk & controls operational resilience commercial/vendor management or change management is advantageous.

Required Education:

Project Manager Prime Finance: Securities Lending (SBL) Global One End of LifeHybrid on site in Central London 3 days per weekUntil Dec 2026 but likely to be extended until 2028Competitive Day Rate (Inside IR35)Delivering a multi-year strategic transformation to provide a class-leading multi-asset...