Senior Project Manager in England

Business Unit: COO – Chief Operating Office

Salary range: £56,000 to £70,000 - Per annum DOE

Location: Hybrid - Occasional travel to a UK Virgin Money Hub location when required.

Contract type: 12 month Fixed Term Contract – Full Time

Our Team

To lead the delivery of Financial Crime and Compliance control enhancements across Virgin Money, ensuring regulatory, policy and risk‑driven requirements are effectively translated into well‑designed, sustainable and auditable controls. The role is responsible for managing complex change initiatives that strengthen Financial Crime risk management across customer journeys, systems, data and operational processes. The role of Senior Project Manager will be responsible for leading Project/ Programme teams and managing all aspects of the project management life-cycle to ensure successful delivery of projects for our Sponsors, Stakeholders and Customers.

What you’ll be doing

• Mobilising and managing projects and change initiatives using formal methodologies and lifecycles.
• Developing and managing a stakeholder engagement plan ensuring continuous and clear communications with sponsors, business owners and impacted suppliers.
• Working with project sponsors to develop scope and business cases including financials and project plans.
• Ensuring the project adheres to the Change Book of Standard Procedures and governance framework.
• Working with internal / external stakeholders and suppliers to design innovative solutions and establish requirements and priorities.
• Establishing resourcing requirements for the project and work with Portfolio/Programme leads to optimise the mix of internal/external resource and develop solutions to resource shortfalls.
• Ensuring the project delivers on time and within budget whilst remaining aligned to the strategy, with a disciplined change control process to make sure changes are formally agreed.
• Taking accountability, assessing situations and making critical decisions when faced with complex demands and issues that can, and will, arise throughout the project life-cycle.
• Leading and coordinating teams of diverse technical and non-technical resources across multiple geographic sites and engaging effectively with external 3rd party service providers.

What we require the person to have

• Proven experience of project management, delivering quality projects on budget and on time.
• Good understanding of the financial sector - sound business acumen and judgment; ability to see and communicate technology challenges in business terms; ability to understand and deliver business value.
• A sound understanding of project management methodologies both Waterfall and Agile with exposure to all types of releases, such as rapid deployment and the more traditional release methods.
• A collaborative and positive approach with exceptional communications and inter-personal skills.
• Proven leadership, influencing and decision making skills.
• Strong planning and problem solving skills.
• Resilience to stimulate debate and challenge proposals to ensure best outcomes achieved.
• A natural flair for successfully leading and inspiring teams.

It’s a bonus if you have but not essential

• Complex Regulatory project delivery environments.
• Financial Control and Risk Regulatory Reporting.
• Credit decision systems and regulated model data environments.

The extras you’ll get

• 25 days holiday per year, increasing over time to 30. Plus, an option to buy more, giving you even more choice.
• Private medical insurance.
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement.
• Access to an annual performance-related bonus.
• Training and development to help you progress your career.
• A great selection of additional benefits through our flexible benefits scheme.
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year.

If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early. Please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.

Say hello to Virgin Money

Virgin Money is so much more than just a bank. As part of the Nationwide group, together we’re the UK’s first full-service mutual bank serving millions of retail and business customers and all driven by our purpose; Banking but fairer, more rewarding and for the good of society. With us, you’ll be part of an organisation uniquely positioned to make a difference to the lives of customers, communities and broader society and embark on a collaborative, customer obsessed, and fun-filled career journey. Embrace the weekdays, enjoy fantastic perks, and make a meaningful positive difference.

Time to discover what it means to be part of the first mutual full-service banking provider.

Be yourself at Virgin Money

At Virgin Money, we celebrate everyone. We have fun, think big, and relentlessly include each other, all in pursuit of our purpose: Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard. As a Disability Confident Leader, we’re committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team.

Please note: If we receive a high volume of eligible applications, we may need to prioritise candidates whose skills and experience most closely align with the role, while still ensuring fair and equitable consideration for all applicants.