Technical Project Manager/Business Analyst (Technical PM/BA) (5 Days in Office) - #2192161

Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst (Technical PM/BA) | Birmingham | Financial Services | January 2027 Start

Robert Half is recruiting for an experienced Technical Project Manager/Business Analyst to join a Global Risk Consulting Firm as an Associate, supporting a major technology and regulatory transformation programme within a leading global financial services organisation. This is a hybrid Technical PM/BA role combining hands-on technical business analysis with end-to-end project delivery ownership. You will work across multiple software engineering teams, coordinating complex system integrations, managing technical dependencies and translating business and regulatory requirements into deliverable technology solutions. The successful PM/BA will bring a strong understanding of software engineering, system architecture and technical delivery, combined with the ability to independently manage complex, cross-functional projects.

Assignment Details

• Location: Birmingham City Centre (5 Days Per Week Onsite)
• Rate: £450/day+12.07% via PAYE Equivalent to gross c.£504/day)
• Contract: Initial 6 Months, until end of June 2027
• Start Date: January 2027, subject to onboarding and clearance

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical project delivery across multiple software engineering teams, coordinating activities, dependencies and delivery milestones.
• Gather, analyse and document complex business, functional and technical requirements.
• Work closely with Software Engineers, Solution Architects and Technical Leads to understand, review and challenge system architecture, API integrations and technical designs.
• Coordinate technology changes spanning multiple interconnected applications, platforms and engineering teams.
• Analyse existing business processes, legacy systems, data flows and calculations to support process improvement and automation.
• Facilitate technical and functional workshops involving Business Management, Operations, Trading, Compliance and Engineering stakeholders.
• Produce and maintain requirements documentation, process maps, workflow diagrams and technical delivery artefacts.
• Proactively identify and resolve project risks, technical dependencies, integration issues and gaps in delivery ownership.
• Lead end-to-end UAT planning and orchestration, ensuring test environments, engineering teams and functional testers are aligned.
• Review test scenarios and scripts for completeness, coordinate defect resolution and support formal business sign-off.
• Drive delivery through the software development lifecycle, ensuring solutions are successfully implemented into production.
• Provide clear stakeholder communications, delivery reporting and governance updates.

Essential Experience

• Financial Services experience, ideally within Investment Banking, Wealth Management or complex banking technology environments.
• Proven experience in a Technical Project Manager, Technical Business Analyst or combined Technical PM/BA role within complex software engineering programmes.
• Strong technical understanding of software architecture, APIs, data models, system integrations and application development.
• Demonstrable experience coordinating delivery across multiple interconnected systems and engineering teams, rather than solely single-application projects.
• Proven ability to explain technical architecture, challenge engineering decisions and understand complex integration dependencies.
• Strong business analysis capability, including requirements gathering, process modelling, technical documentation and stakeholder workshops.
• Experience taking ownership of project delivery, managing milestones, dependencies, risks and issues through to implementation.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, including Agile and traditional delivery approaches.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional UAT activities, test planning, defect management and business sign-off.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly understand unfamiliar systems, business processes and complex technical environments.
• Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with Developers, Architects, Engineering Leads and senior business stakeholders.

Desirable Experience

• Previous hands-on software engineering, development or solution design experience.
• Experience delivering regulatory technology change, controls automation or process automation initiatives.
• Asset & Wealth Management technology experience.
• Exposure to Front Office, Trading, Operations or Compliance functions.
• Experience with complex enterprise architecture and multi-platform integrations.
• Working knowledge of SQL, data analysis or legacy application processes.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Agile, Scrum or SAFe methodologies.
• Previous experience delivering technology projects within large global investment banks.

Please note: Successful applicants will be required to provide employment references covering the previous five years and undergo financial and criminal background screening in accordance with the client's onboarding requirements. Any adverse findings, including County Court Judgments (CCJs), may impact clearance and eligibility for the engagement.