Deputy Manager - Project Manager - Asset Management Vertical

Experience required:

- Managed 5+ projects successfully, ideally within a programme or portfolio environment

- Managed 3+ projects successfully, in the asset management vertical (BFSI)

- Managed a minimum of 3 projects with a duration of over 6 months

- Managed a minimum of 3 projects with a budget of - 1m+

- Managed a minimum of 3 projects with staffing level of 5+

- Proven track record of working on diverse and ambiguous programmes

- Proven track record of successful delivery of project benefits

- Leading the delivery of a single large project or portfolio of multiple projects

- Design and deployment of effective project /portfolio governance structures

- Managing a team including both project roles and business SMEs

- Sourcing 3rd party delivery support

Job Dimensions

Financial

- Increase in business for Knowledge services

Non Financial

- Stakeholder's priorities/interests clear and aligned

- Working on projects with other team members

- Dealing with Projects as a Project Manager on projects with medium to high complexity

Overall Job Purpose / Scope

The Project Manager plays a critical role in the end to end conceptualisation and delivery of cross-functional projects in UK Strategic Change & IT. He is responsible for leading teams through the full project life cycle (initiation, design, build, test, implementation and review).

The Project Manager ensures that the project is delivered on time, to budget and to the required quality standard (within agreed specifications). He / she ensures the project is effectively resourced and manages relationships with a wide range of groups (including all project contributors).

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

Successful delivery of programme and project level outcomes by:

- Initiating new programmes and projects, identifying the outcomes required and putting plans in place to deliver them

- Excellent stakeholder engagement to ensure stakeholders informed and able to make required decisions

- Organising programmes into work-streams, development of plans, identification and management of dependencies

- Leading the Project team(s) to deliver the required outcomes

- Accurate, timely & effective status reporting delivered to central PMO and key stakeholders

- Effective risk & issue management enabling early identification and appropriate resolution or mitigation action

- Effective management of uncertainty and ambiguity

- Effective use of change governance to control the safe progression of projects at key points in their lifecycle to reduce risks to delivering on time and on budget

- Effective use of 3rd Parties to support delivery as agreed with the Head of Change and sponsors

- Effective budget management at a programme or project portfolio level including estimating, forecasting, analysis and the authorisation of spend

- Line management of change resources

- Matrix management of business resources assigned to projects

- Coaching of change and business resources

General Responsibilities (including people development):

- To demonstrate a positive risk, compliance and control culture through the identification, assessment, monitoring and management of risks and issues within the business area, alongside ensuring timely and appropriate resolution of control weaknesses, actions and failures that arise.

- Compliance - To understand and adhere to companies Code of Conduct and, where appropriate, comply with all relevant regulatory policies. This includes completion of any mandatory training requirements.