Program Manager (Banking, Central)

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a strategic Capital Markets business and technology transformation initiative. The successful candidate will be responsible for end-to-end programme delivery, covering governance, vendor selection, procurement, implementation, testing, deployment, business readiness and post-go-live stabilization.

Location: Central

Contract: 12 Months

Key Responsibilities

• Lead programme governance across business, operations, technology and vendor workstreams.

• Manage programme planning, reporting, RAID logs, budgets, timelines and executive communications.

• Coordinate senior stakeholder engagement across Front Office, Operations, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Procurement and Technology teams.

• Drive end-to-end vendor selection activities, including RFI/RFP processes, solution assessments, PoCs and recommendation papers.

• Manage vendor onboarding, third-party governance reviews and implementation initiation activities.

• Oversee testing phases including SIT, UAT, regression and end-to-end testing.

• Coordinate deployment planning, cutover activities, go-live execution and hypercare support.

• Ensure business readiness through training, change management and operational readiness activities.

• Track programme risks, dependencies, deliverables and implementation milestones across internal and external teams.

Requirements

• 12+ years of programme/project management experience within Banking, Financial Services or Capital Markets environments.

• Proven experience delivering large-scale business and technology transformation programmes.

• Strong stakeholder management experience across business, operations, risk and technology functions.

• Experience managing software vendor selection, RFI/RFP processes, PoCs, vendor onboarding and implementation delivery.

• Good understanding of Capital Markets products and operations, including securities financing, collateral management, custody, securities servicing, risk management or trading environments.

• Experience overseeing complex system implementations involving multiple workstreams and stakeholders.

• Strong governance, executive reporting, planning and delivery management capabilities.

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