Senior Programme Manager

Programme Manager – Reporting Transformation
London (Hybrid)
IT / Data & Analytics
Head of Reporting Transformation / IT Leadership
Senior Programme Manager

We are seeking an exceptional Programme Manager to lead our enterprise-wide Reporting Transformation Programme—one of the organisation\’s two most critical strategic initiatives. This individual will be responsible for delivering business value from our modern Azure-based reporting infrastructure, driving analytics and data-science‑led capabilities across multiple areas of the business.

This is a high‑visibility delivery role requiring a strong, structured programme leader who excels at communication, stakeholder management, and disciplined budget and resource control.

Programme Leadership

• Own and lead the end-to-end Reporting Transformation Programme, ensuring delivery of all workstreams on time, within budget, and to organisational standards.
• Translate business needs into actionable programme plans and ensure measurable value creation through analytics, reporting, and data solutions.

Delivery Across Multiple Workstreams

• Drive the development of analytics and reporting capabilities for:

• leading London‑market digital trading platform.
• Delegated Authority, addressing internal data quality issues and broader market data challenges.

Resource & Vendor Management

• Manage blended teams including internal permanent staff, contractors, and external consultants through a matrix structure.
• Ensure all resources are aligned, onboarded, and effectively managed to meet programme objectives.

Governance & Executive Engagement

• Lead the Programme Executive Steering Group, providing clear, concise, and high-quality communication to senior leadership.
• Prepare and deliver consistent upward reporting, progress updates, and risk/issue management.

Budget & Control

• Own programme budgets with strong discipline and structure.Ensure financial plans are accurate, transparent, and adhered to throughout delivery.

Essential

• Proven experience leading large, complex transformation programmes—ideally within data, analytics, or reporting domains.
• Strong understanding of modern data and cloud platforms (Azure experience highly desirable).
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to technical teams, business stakeholders, and executives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and align multi-disciplinary teams, including contractors and third-party vendors.
• Strong governance, risk management, and programme‑budget control.
• Professional, delivery‑focused leadership style.

Personal Attributes

• Highly organised and structured in approach.
• Confident but low‑ego; focused on delivery rather than profile.
• Comfortable operating in a fast‑moving environment with significant visibility and expectation.
• Excellent stakeholder management at all levels.