Transformation Project Manager – Core Banking & Digital
Location: West Midlands - 2 days a week on-site
Contract Length: Initial 6 months (part of an 18–24 month transformation roadmap)
Immediacy of Hire: Immediate start
Overview:
A financial services institution in the West Midlands is seeking a Transformation Project Manager to mobilise Transition State 2 (TS2) of a major core banking and branch modernisation programme. This role reports directly to the Programme Director, driving high-impact technical discoveries, vendor alignment, and foundational multi-workstream delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Mobilise and direct Transition State 2 workstreams across digital deposits, core platform migrations, and technical branch assessments.
- Lead high-intensity discovery phases with third-party vendors and system integrators to secure structured delivery commitments.
- Maintain rigorous vendor governance under fixed-price, milestone-governed Statements of Work (SOW).
- Translate high-level customer journeys and architecture principles into functional project specifications and discovery plans.
- Deliver robust governance, including business cases, cost-benefit analyses, RAID management, and board/Steering Committee reporting.
- Manage multiple concurrent project initiatives independently within an evolving transformation environment.
Requirements to Be Successful:
- Substantial project management track record delivering core IT, infrastructure, software, or digital banking platforms within UK Financial Services.
- Proven background managing third-party system integrators and commercial vendor contracts under strict deliverable milestones.
- Strong technical and functional fluency across end-to-end discovery and design phases.
- Established experience preparing formal SteerCo/ExCo governance, project controls, and executive reports.
- Capacity to operate autonomously as a consultative self-starter with minimal orientation.
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