​The Role: Banking Project Manager

Location: Birmingham, UK

Position Type: Contract Inside IR35

Remote work option Available: Hybrid – 2- 3 days in a week

Job Description:

Project Manager with 10-12 years of experience to manage delivery of DAF/DAO initiatives end-to-end, coordinating across IHUB technology delivery and business stakeholder groups, ensuring governance, control, and on-time execution.

Key responsibilities

• Own and manage the end-to-end project plan, milestones, dependencies, and delivery schedule (including SIT/UAT and release readiness).

• Drive day-to-day execution: backlog/plan alignment, delivery cadence, and cross-team coordination (IHUB + Finance/Risk stakeholders).

• Establish and run governance: project reporting, steering updates, and clear tracking of progress, risks, issues, decisions, and actions (RAID).

• Manage scope, change control, and delivery risks to protect timelines and outcomes.

• Coordinate key delivery events (planning, workshops, sprint ceremonies as applicable) and ensure stakeholders are aligned on outcomes and timelines.

• Track delivery status and produce concise updates on progress, risks/issues, and next steps; drive actions to closure.

• Ensure delivery artefacts and documentation are maintained to agreed standards and auditability expectations.
  

Required experience / skills (high level)

• Proven delivery experience as a Project Manager in data, technology, or change initiatives within banking/financial services.

• Strong stakeholder management across business and technology teams, including senior stakeholders.

• Strong planning, dependency management, and RAID management discipline.

• Comfortable working in Agile and/or hybrid delivery environments; able to coordinate across multiple teams/markets.