Fraud & Financial Crime Project Manager – FULLY REMOTE

Start date: ASAP
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Remote
Rate: £585 per day inside ir35

Summary:
The role of Senior Project Manager will be responsible for leading project/ programme teams and managing all aspects of the project management life cycle to ensure successful delivery of projects for our Sponsors, Stakeholders and Customers.

Responsibilities:

• Mobilising and managing projects and change initiatives using formal methodologies and lifecycles.
• Developing and managing a stakeholder engagement plan ensuring continuous and clear communications with sponsors, business owners and impacted suppliers
• Working with project sponsors to develop scope and business cases including financials and project plans.
• Developing and maintaining a disciplined change control process to make sure changes are formally agreed.
• Managing the project visibly against the project plan including schedule and budget, making changes where necessary
• Ensuring the project adheres to the Change Book of Standard Procedures and governance framework.
• Working with internal / external stakeholders and suppliers to design innovative solutions and establish requirements and priorities.
• Establishing resourcing requirements for the project and work with Portfolio/Programme leads to optimise the mix of internal/external resource and develop solutions to resource shortfalls.
• Ensuring the project delivers on time and within budget whilst remaining aligned to the strategy.
• Taking accountability, assessing situations, and making critical decisions when faced with complex demands and issues that can, and will, arise throughout the project life cycle.
• Leading and coordinating teams of diverse technical and non-technical resources across multiple geographic sites and engaging effectively with external 3rd party service providers.

 
Skills:

• Experience in Fraud and Financial Crime Projects
• Experience of project management, delivering quality projects on budget and on time
• Good understanding of the financial sector - sound business acumen and judgment; ability to see and communicate technology challenges in business terms; ability to understand and deliver business value.
• A collaborative and positive approach
• Exposure to all types of releases such as rapid deployment and the more traditional release methods
• Highly articulate with exceptional communications and inter-personal skills.
• Proven leadership, influencing and decision-making skills.
• Strong planning, problem solving skills.
• Experience of regulated environments
• Experience of financial data driven landscapes
• Knowledge of Agile project methodology
• Resilience to stimulate debate and challenge proposals to ensure best outcomes achieved.
• A sound understanding of project management methodologies.
• A natural flair for successfully leading and inspiring teams
• Experience of managing successful relationships with partners and 3rd parties
• The ability to think strategically.