Accountable for the delivery of large transformational change programmes at an executive level.

Oversee multiple projects within the change programme, ensuring programme goals are reached.

Monitor expenditure and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the programme progresses

Ensure effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the programme both internally & externally

Plan and manage the programme through proactively monitoring its progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action

Manage and maintain a strong relationship with internal and external customers across all elements of the programme

Ensuring their expectations are managed and align to our delivery planning.

Understand the commercial environment FNZ operates within and work closely with the Client Director to deliver against FNZ’s commercial agreements.

Manage the delivery of the programme through the full project lifecycle, from initiation through to implementation.

Ensure the programme delivers in-line with the FNZ Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC) and associated quality controls are met. Tracking that these are actively followed and managed across the programme.

Have strong relationships and take accountability for working with all FNZ Directorates/areas to agree scope, timelines and artefacts in order to ensure delivery of the project in line with overall agreed plan.

Take accountability for the end-to-end delivery of each programme, work closely with the Project Manager assigned to ensure each is delivered successfully and to the required quality level.

Oversee accurate project status and project financial reporting for the entire project team.

Ensure timely, precise, accurate and comprehensive project MI both internally and externally.

Understand the FNZ products and technology so you can identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies through the full project lifecycle.

Monitor mitigation plans for all risks and issues and take ownership for ensuring these mitigation plans are executed, or escalated as is appropriate. ·

Have strong relationships with 3rd party suppliers and ensure they are engaged appropriately, and contracts are in place and managed to ensure the required outcomes for FNZ.

Ensure all operational readiness activities associated to the project, as required, take place ahead of go-live.

Support post implementation reviews and ensure that lessons learned are captured and actions taken within the programme to make any identified improvements.

Lead, manage and motivate a virtual team in multiple geographic locations, communicating project progress, and ensuring all team members take accountability for delivery.

Motivate, mentor and encourage project team members to utilise themselves to their full potential and take accountability for their assigned work.

Create a culture of continuous improvement on the project, support process improvement initiatives, and identify new process improvements.

Swiftly resolve any conflicts within the project team and/or related stakeholders both within and out with FNZ.

Be an active member of the PM community within FNZ, contributing to team sessions, supporting other Junior PMs and sharing best practice and lessons learned.

Help to develop and support other project managers within the project delivery team.

Knowledge of the regulatory environment in which FNZ operates, be responsible for managing the impact of all regulatory changes and ensure future change is built into project plans so FNZ clients have a compliant platform.

Programme Management experience with a proven track record of managing and delivering multiple projects.

Financial Services experience preferably investment/wealth/life and/or pensions products and the markets in which FNZ and our customers operate in.

An understanding of the regulatory environment FNZ operate within.

Managing 3rd party suppliers.

Significant experience in leading the delivery of business critical projects, preferably Software implementations within Financial Services.

Experience of managing stakeholders to executive levels.

First class honours degree, masters, MBA or equivalent experience

Confident, and able to take initiative given client and delivery focused environment; · Independent, self-directing and delivery focused working style;

Commercially aware; · Excellent organisational, administration and time management skills;

Good team communication skills, confident in dealing with internal and external clients; · Highly developed written and oral communication skills.