Lead Project Manager

Client: world-leading investment bank

Duration: 24 months

Daily rate: 700-750 GBP (PAYE - Inside IR35)

The bank's UK Product Design and Control (PDC) team takes a leading role in identifying, designing and testing enhancements to address new business requirements or resolve gaps in current processes. These may involve system changes or automation of existing manual processes. We currently have a vacancy within this team for a project manager to ensure delivery of compliance with the European Payment Council’s Instant Payment Regulation and Verification of Payee. The main responsibilities of the role is to drive and co-ordinate the delivery of system and process changes to achieve adherence with the regulation.

• Project Planning: Develop detailed end to end project plans for comprehensive delivery (business and IT), including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation. Ensure project plans align with the business and technology book of work.
• Execution and Delivery: Manage the execution of projects end to end, ensuring tasks are completed on time and within scope. Monitor project progress and make adjustments as necessary to ensure successful delivery.
• Stakeholder Management: Communicate and collaborate with project stakeholders, including business, CFCC, Op Risk, product, channels and all impacted IT functions, and external vendors. Ensure all parties are informed and aligned throughout the project lifecycle. Drive engagement, take follow up actions where required.
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks. Develop contingency plans to address potential issues and ensure project continuity.
• Resource Management: Allocate and manage project resources, including personnel, budget, and equipment. Ensure optimal utilization of resources to achieve project objectives.
• Performance Monitoring: Track project performance against established metrics. Provide regular updates to the business head and other stakeholders.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and risk assessments. Ensure all documentation is accurate and up-to-date.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices to enhance project delivery and efficiency.
• Support of current business processes and workflow. Maintain accurate records and files to ensure efficient and consistent reporting.
• Project Implementation: Represent PDC and the UK region in project coordination and discussions. Act as liaison between the business and technology teams to achieve clear and accurate project requirements. Assist in planning, executing, integrating, and communicating business objectives. Work with systems development personnel and project managers to enhance/implement supporting systems. Translate customer and internal business needs into actionable items. Support of various operational readiness requirements including but not limited to drafting/reviewing/approving documentation, risk controls, access management, forms & approvals. Adhere to timeliness and quality tracking standards that incorporates the objectives of the organisation. Understand customer priorities and requirements at a regional level; provides appropriate solutions to satisfy both customer and business needs. Demonstrate a commitment to risk management and providing cost-effective solutions. Work independently to develop operational process improvements for all Cash units. Identify production processing improvements to increase service levels and reduce operating cost. Provide relevant subject matter expertise for payments and related systems, supporting other internal units. Assist in update and maintenance of process documentation (DOI, etc).