Description
Role: Delivery Lead
Location: Manchester, UK (hybrid)
Job description:
The Delivery Lead will be responsible for overseeing the project activities for Fraud engagement. The intent of the project is to Screen Foreign and CHAPS payments in real-time through NetReveal to allow the Bank to screen 100% of payment types. This role involves coordinating with multiple teams, ensuring comprehensive and delivering high-quality software products. The project Manager will lead a team of engineers, manage delivery plans, and ensure the integration of all activities into the overall project lifecycle. Prior experience of working in similar project will be an added advantage.
Key Responsibilities:
• Project Planning and Execution
• Lead the planning and implementation of multiple projects.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Manage project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
Stakeholder Management:
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain relationships with senior leadership, key stakeholders, and project sponsors.
• Facilitate regular status meetings with project teams and stakeholders.
• Ensure clear communication of project goals, progress, and challenges.
Risk Management and Compliance:
• Identify and mitigate risks across the project.
• Ensure that projects comply with regulatory and compliance standards specific to the banking industry.
• Monitor project compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards.
• Prepare and submit regulatory reports as required.
Resource Management:
• Allocate and manage resources (human, financial, technological) effectively
and efficiently to achieve project goals.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including IT operations legal compliance
and finance.
• Manage relationships with vendors
and service providers ensuring their contributions align with
project goals.
Financial Management:
• Develop
and manage
project budgets ensuring costs are tracked
and controlled.
• Report
project financials including forecasting variance analysis
and budget adherence.
• Support financial audits
and ensure accurate financial documentation.
Quality Assurance:
• Establish
and maintain quality assurance protocols for
project deliverables.
• Conduct
project post-mortems
and create recommendations reports to identify successful
and unsuccessful elements.
Experience:
• 15+ years of experience in Project/Project management,
with at least 3 years in banking or financial services industry.
• Proven experience managing large complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Solid understanding banking operations financial products regulatory requirements.
• Experience digital transformation initiatives technology implementation banking context is a plus.
Skills:
- Strong leadership decision-making abilities.
- Excellent communication interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in Project management software (e.g., MS Project JIRA or equivalent).
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills ability work under pressure meet tight deadlines understanding risk management regulatory compliance banking