Transformation Associate Delivery Director

Responsibilities (how we will measure success)

To manage a programme (group of projects) taking responsibly for the successful delivery of all projects within this programme.

Providing project assurance to the Head of Group Portfolio and Group Transformation Committee (GTC) for the programme.

To ensure projects are delivered in line with best practice project management techniques and processes appropriate to the type and complexity of projects. 

Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis)

• Ensure all active projects within the programme are managed in-line with the processes set out by the Head of Group Portfolio
  • Devise the overall approach to delivering individual projects ensuring appropriate tailoring according to project need.
  • Designing developing and critiquing proposed project plans based on sound judgement and analysis.
  • Uncovering and resolving potential conflicts or disagreements about project priorities and impacts.
  • Ensuring delivery in-line with agreed baselines for deliverables scope (and quality) time and cost including managing and monitoring project budgets to ensure delivered within agreed budget.
  • Ensure all projects clearly identify all benefits ensure these are tracked and delivered.
  • Pro-actively and effectively manage project execution risks and issues as they arise including the development of contingency plans.
  • Applying change control processes to control all changes to baselines.
  • Ensure each project has an appropriate governance framework
  • Liaise with departments to ensure Service Transition of Projects is successful.
  • Completion of project closure reports evaluating successes and challenges to enhance learning for your next project ensure capture of lessons on the teams central lessons log.

• Working with Executive owners and key stakeholders to create a roadmap for active and future projects.
  • Monitor all pipeline projects in the programme and ensure all materials are prepared for timely submission Gates.
  • Provide regular reporting as set out by the P3O.
  • Maintain deliver and monitor a stakeholder management plan for the Programme.
  • Contribute to wider portfolio level planning and communication.
• Representing the Transformation team in GCD taking the lead in building out the team and transformation activities in GCD.
• Business facing understanding the business need of projects and ensuring decision making is made accordingly challenging when required.
• Perform employee supervision in line with all IQ-EQ line management policies.
  • Organising and motivating project teams directing the projects within the programme ensuring all stakeholders involved to deliver successfully.
  • Evaluate performance of team members and set out development plans
• Providing coaching and guidance to the portfolio team and building and managing meaningful and supportive relationships across the organisation and around aspects of the Project Management profession.
  • Leadership
  • Our methodologies and frameworks
  • People skills and navigation of politics

• Establishing effective working relationships with all stakeholders.
• Identifying resourcing needs in line with the programme plan and ensure resources are appropriate to deliver the programme.
• Contribute to the wider Change function on a variety of levels in order to support the ongoing development of the team.  
• Involvement in the departments hiring process for Change Delivery Team resource where needed.
• Act as a role model and a leader within the team expressing appropriate characteristics as expected at this level.
• Definition tailoring and Preparation of project documentation in collaboration with Subject Matter Experts for example:
  • Project Initiation Requests
  • Project Initiation Documentation
  • Product and Work Package Descriptions
  • End Stage reports and Stage Gate Readiness Assessment Documents
  • Test Strategy Plans and Scripts
  • Closure Reports

Other

• Support the department as required within the confines of role.
• Undertake any additional reasonable duties as required the Firm.

Key competencies for position and level

• Builds effective teams
• Drives results
• Manages Conflict
• Resourcefulness
• Balances Stakeholders

Key behaviours we expect to see

In addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic Bold and Collaborative) the role holder will be expected to demonstrate the following:

• Taking Ownership
• Resilience
• Positivity
• Proactivity

Qualifications :

Essential Criteria:

• 10 years experience of end-to-end project management across a variety of different types of complex projects in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment.
• 10 years of experience working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment.
• Bachelors Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience.
• Professional Qualification in a Project Management related discipline.
• Excellent experience in Programme and Project Management Methodologies E.g. Prince MSP Agile SCRUM.
• Proven experience of translating business analysis requirements definition and business case production into practical implementation.
• Delivery of Technology related projects specifically related to Solution Delivery rather than Architecture Infrastructure or Service Delivery projects.
• Experience of operating within Financial Services industry.
• Effective negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Expert planning and organisational skills.
• Experience of managing direct reports providing coaching and development and management of performance issues.
• High level of proficiency IT Literacy including MS Project Excel Visio PowerPoint
• Excellent organisational prioritisation and interpersonal skills with experience presenting and communicating with diverse stakeholders / and or senior leadership.
• Interpersonal skills to influence and initiate change facilitate and enhance performance within a cross - functional environment and globally distributed team
• Ability to take a creative approach to resolving a range of issues
• Fluent in English Language written and verbal.

Desired Criteria:

Experience of operating within a Private Equity / Investor services industry

Additional Information :

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT

As a forward-looking business sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining meaningful long-term relationships with all our stakeholders including our employees clients and local communities while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.

There is always more we can and should do to improve whether in relation to our people our clients our planet or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. Were committed to fostering an inclusive equitable and diverse culture for our people led by our Diversity Equity and Inclusion steering committee.

Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees careers while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5500 employees - from 94 nationalities speaking 41 languages across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support female managers launching their first fund in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.

Were committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. Were emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time