Financial Crime Project Manager

Start: ASAP
Contract Length: 12 Months
Location: Remote - ad hoc travel to Glasgow or Newcastle
IR35: Inside
Day Rate: £435 P/D

Role Overview:

The client is looking for a PM to work on NetReveal, a financial crime application. The business will be looking for candidates who have good Fin Crime or Fraud related experience from a previous role. BAE or NetReveal experience would be ideal but not 100% necessary for this current phase of the project. The PM will be working in a team with other PMs so will have support. All the usual PM skills required - planning, risk management and most of all good stakeholder management.

Key Deliverables:

• 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.

Essential skills:

• 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
• Experience of working on change delivery with suppliers / third party partners
• In depth knowledge of payment schemes & systems
• Experience of Financial and Risk Regulatory Reporting environments
• Experience of managing change in decision systems and regulated model environments
• 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 and Risk data driven landscapes
• Digital delivery in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• 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