Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager – Capital Markets Transformation – Senior Vice Presi[…]

City of London, United Kingdom | Posted on 05/06/2026

Contract Location: London. Hybrid

Contract Duration: 6 months initially (with potential extension)

Contract Start Date: Immediate

Contract Classification: Inside IR35

Role Overview

This is an opportunity to join a large Tier 1 financial services organisation as an experienced Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager to support a large-scale legal entity simplification and business migration programme within its Capital Markets division. This is a high-profile transformation initiative requiring individuals with deep Capital Markets knowledge and a proven track record of delivering complex front-to-back change programmes across multiple business functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex workstreams across a large-scale transformation programme.
• Drive front-to-back programme execution across Front Office, Operations, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Legal and Technology functions.
• Manage programme plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and governance activities.
• Coordinate multiple stakeholder groups to ensure successful delivery against programme objectives.
• Support business migration activities and operational readiness planning.
• Ensure robust execution of programme governance, reporting and delivery controls.
• Drive decision-making and issue resolution across senior stakeholder groups.
• Manage complex interdependencies across multiple workstreams and business areas.
• Extensive Project Management or Programme Management experience within Capital Markets environments, operating at Senior Vice President/Director level.
• Strong product knowledge across one or more of: Equities, Prime Brokerage / Prime Services, Securities Financing, Derivatives, Cash Equities, Post-Trade Operations, Clearing.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale transformation programmes within investment banking or capital markets organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership.
• Demonstrable experience managing complex cross-functional programmes involving Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Finance and Legal teams.
• Strong planning, governance, delivery and dependency management capabilities.

Preferred Experience

• Legal entity transformation, migration or business separation programmes.
• Regulatory change or operating model transformation initiatives.
• Experience working within Tier 1 investment banking environments.

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