Program Coordinator

Company: Harrington Starr
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Location: London
Job Description:

A high-growth financial services firm is seeking a commercially minded and highly organised Strategic Programme Specialist to join its Strategy & Business Operations team in London.

Working closely with senior leadership, this is a high-visibility opportunity to support strategic initiatives across business operations, technology, trading, and transformation projects within a fast-paced investment banking environment.

This role would suit an ambitious graduate or early-career professional looking to build a long-term career within financial services, strategy, or programme management.

Responsibilities

  • Support the coordination and delivery of strategic business initiatives across multiple workstreams
  • Track project milestones, actions, dependencies, and risks across concurrent programmes
  • Prepare presentations, reporting packs, and briefing materials for senior stakeholders
  • Liaise with internal teams to gather updates, monitor progress, and escalate blockers where required
  • Maintain accurate project documentation, logs, and governance records
  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives and operational efficiency projects
  • Support the implementation of tools and workflows to improve collaboration and productivity

Requirements

  • Strong organisational and multitasking skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail
  • Interest in investment banking, trading, technology, or business operations
  • Comfortable working in a fast-moving and evolving environment
  • Proactive, adaptable, and solutions-oriented approach

Desirable Experience

  • Exposure to project management or task tracking tools such as Jira, Asana, Trello, Monday.com, or Microsoft Project
  • Interest in AI tools, workflow automation, or emerging productivity technologies
  • Exposure to reporting, analytics, or data visualisation tools

Please apply if you think suitable.

Posted: May 23rd, 2026