Overview
The Technology Change Programme Manager will lead a significant programme of change within a well-established investment firm, focusing on multiple concurrent technology initiatives. This role is pivotal in bringing structure and visibility to the technology project portfolio, ensuring key projects progress alongside regular business activities. The manager will work closely with internal teams, business stakeholders, and external partners to deliver on critical technology projects in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain a clear view of the Technology project portfolio.
- Track milestones, dependencies, risks, actions, and delivery across concurrent projects.
- Build visibility across Technology capacity and competing BAU/change demands.
- Coordinate priorities and resource requirements across different teams.
- Establish proportionate portfolio governance, reporting, and escalation.
- Personally manage selected technology projects through to delivery.
- Coordinate internal teams, business stakeholders, and external partners.
- Drive actions, unblock issues, and keep time-critical projects on track.
Requirements
- Strong technology project, programme, or portfolio management experience.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent technology initiatives.
- Portfolio governance, capacity planning, and resource management expertise.
- Strong planning, dependency, risk, and milestone management skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence without authority.
- Highly organised, resilient, and comfortable driving actions through to completion.
- Comfortable establishing structure in an environment without a mature PMO.
- Desirable: Private equity, investment management, or financial services experience.