Transformation Manager

Join the Business Transformation team at a leading UK bank as Transformation Manager, supporting delivery of the bank’s transformation roadmap through portfolio management, benefits realization, and data-driven insights.

This role combines traditional PMO activities with strategic portfolio oversight, ensuring transformation initiatives align with business objectives and deliver measurable value.

What You’ll Do

Benefits Realization & Tracking

• Define and track benefits profiles across transformation portfolio
• Support benefits owners and validate financial/non-financial benefits
• Conduct benefits tracking and variance analysis
• Challenge assumptions and elevate risks to value delivery
• Support post-implementation value tracking
• Oversee portfolio of complex change initiatives
• Support portfolio prioritisation aligned to strategic objectives and investment governance
• Conduct scenario modelling, capacity analysis, and value-based trade-offs

Data Analysis & Insights

• Analyse portfolio performance data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
• Provide actionable insights to senior stakeholders
• Develop and maintain dashboards and visualisations (Power BI)
• Enable real-time portfolio insights through data reporting
• Track change adoption and business readiness metrics

Operational Improvement

• Identify areas for operational improvement, cost reduction, and better service delivery
• Track ROI and objectively measure performance

Stakeholder Management

• Build deep cross-functional relationships across C-suite and middle management
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders
• Ensure widespread buy-in for transformation initiatives

Banking Experience (Essential)

• Previous banking or financial services experience required
• Understanding of banking operations, regulatory environment, and financial drivers
• Experience managing transformation in regulated banking environment

Transformation & PMO

• Benefits Realisation Management (BRM) expertise
• Portfolio management of complex change initiatives
• Experience with P3O / PRINCE2 / MSP frameworks
• Agile/Hybrid delivery models (SAFe or Scrum)
• Stage Gate / Investment Governance frameworks

Data & Analysis

• Strong analytical and data visualisation skills
• Power BI expertise for dashboards and real-time insights
• Excel modelling for financial analysis and scenario planning
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights
• Understanding of financial drivers, business cases, and value measurement

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Building deep cross-functional relationships across all organisational levels
• Managing C-suite and middle management expectations
• Banking or financial services experience (non-negotiable)
• Proven track record in transformation/PMO roles within banking
• Benefits realisation and portfolio management expertise
• Strong Power BI and data visualisation capabilities
• P3O/PRINCE2/MSP certification or equivalent experience
• Understanding of banking regulatory environment
• Ability to manage overlapping workstreams and reallocate resources
• Relationship building across all organisational levels
• Stage Gate/Investment Governance framework experience
• SAFe or Scrum certification
• Risk frameworks aligned to enterprise risk management
• OKR or value-based prioritisation experience

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