Program Manager

Programme Manager

Data & Information Platforms / Data Remediation / Strategy / Stabilisation

Package: £115,000 + 20% Bonus + 20% Pension

Duration: 12-month FTC, with opportunity for extension or permanent move

Location: Central London – 2 days per week

This is an exciting opportunity for a Programme Manager to join a prestigious financial organisation, helping to stabilise the data function following an enterprise reorganisation and digital transformation, which has significantly impacted a busy data function.

As Programme Manager, you will act as a second pair of hands to the Head of Data, sitting within the data leadership team. You will manage a sizeable transformation and BAU budget, oversee a 50+ resource team, lead programme governance, and take ownership of large-scale deliveries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Budget management
• Resource management
• Programme governance
• Walk-the-wall facilitation
• Programme delivery – e.g. data remediation, data platform migration (Microsoft Fabric), regulatory reporting, etc.
• Cross-functional team management, working closely with the AI team and Technical Architects

Required Experience:

• Data delivery expertise (operated and delivered within a data team)
• Programme-level experience, whilst remaining hands-on
• Experience working within a senior management team
• C-level stakeholder engagement
• Managed budgets and resources
• Experience leading and working within a cross-functional collaborative team
• Ideally, financial services experience or exposure to a data regulatory environment

Characteristics we are looking for:

• High energy and able to operate at pace
• Proactive and self-starting
• Hands-on and collaborative
• Flexible and open-minded

If this role is of interest, please apply and we will be in touch with further details!