Senior Project Manager - #2192813

Transformation Project Manager – Core Banking & Digital

Location: West Midlands - 2 days a week on-site

Contract Length: Initial 6 months (part of an 18–24 month transformation roadmap)

Day Rate: £500–£650 per day

IR35 Status: Outside

Immediacy of Hire: Immediate start

Overview:

A financial services institution in the West Midlands is seeking a Transformation Project Manager to mobilise Transition State 2 (TS2) of a major core banking and branch modernisation programme. This role reports directly to the Programme Director, driving high-impact technical discoveries, vendor alignment, and foundational multi-workstream delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mobilise and direct Transition State 2 workstreams across digital deposits, core platform migrations, and technical branch assessments.
• Lead high-intensity discovery phases with third-party vendors and system integrators to secure structured delivery commitments.
• Maintain rigorous vendor governance under fixed-price, milestone-governed Statements of Work (SOW).
• Translate high-level customer journeys and architecture principles into functional project specifications and discovery plans.
• Deliver robust governance, including business cases, cost-benefit analyses, RAID management, and board/Steering Committee reporting.
• Manage multiple concurrent project initiatives independently within an evolving transformation environment.

Requirements to Be Successful:

• Substantial project management track record delivering core IT, infrastructure, software, or digital banking platforms within UK Financial Services.
• Proven background managing third-party system integrators and commercial vendor contracts under strict deliverable milestones.
• Strong technical and functional fluency across end-to-end discovery and design phases.
• Established experience preparing formal SteerCo/ExCo governance, project controls, and executive reports.
• Capacity to operate autonomously as a consultative self-starter with minimal orientation.

If you could be interested, please send over a CV today!