Our client, a leader in the savings and mortgages industry, have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Project Manager to join their team. As their Lead Project Manager, you will be supporting the delivery and resourcing of the allocated change pipeline.
Main duties will include: -
- Lead and champion the development of the project management team to meet the short and long-term business needs and capabilities across the Group bringing external perspectives, identifying and promoting best practices and procedures.
- Continually develop and enhance robust operating frameworks, working formats/documents and operating tools providing input into the business policy and procedures where required.
- Provide line management support and continuous evaluation against team delivery and performance against functional objectives and act where needed to ensure delivery and execution meets the requirements of the project scope.
- Lead and facilitate system, process improvement and project requirements workshops and resolve complex scoping issues and stakeholder conflicts.
- Be a key SME within the business change function representing the function in core working and steering groups.
- Prepare and provide regular reporting / status reports against agreed delivery timelines clearly documenting progress, any risks & issues against the delivery producing consolidated reports considering status and updates from all key work stream leads and business impact.
- Deliver an effective and robust quality framework for function to ensure process risk is mitigated and where needed correct corrective action plans are in place to prevent re-occurrence.
- Line manage and coach all direct reports, including all aspects of performance management, development, conduct, sickness management, appraisals, employee administration and recruitment.
The successful candidate will have extensive Lead/Senior Project Management experience, with the key industry being within savings and mortgages.
A Prince2 qualification or equivalent is essential.