Job Description

Senior IT Project Manager | S4 | CIO Homes | Milton Keynes

Country: United Kingdom

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Site Based Contract with a Hybrid Working Pattern

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The Project Manager / Technical Lead will lead & oversee a variety of key areas within the CIO Homes domain, working with a wider range of business and technical stakeholders, as well as managing 3rd party dependencies. The successful candidate will be familiar with a range of delivery methodologies (from traditional to agile) to manage technical projects that deliver best-in-class customer, colleague and third-party journeys and reduce obsolescence risk.

The difference you\xe2\x80\x99ll make.

Creating and managing technology plans for a diverse range of projects such as the migration of the legacy application and databases elements from the third-party vendors, ensuring controls are in place to drive quality and accuracy of migration and other projects as necessary.

Engaging architectural resources within the bank to agree the target architecture to mitigate obsolescence risk in accordance with the bank\xe2\x80\x99s architectural principles.

Coordinating infrastructure implementation, leveraging key resources across the bank.

Driving the reduction of obsolescence risk through proactively working with senior stakeholders to identify opportunities to upgrade, migrate and decommission assets on a continual basis.

Troubleshooting issues within the legacy technology environment and convene senior stakeholders from across several areas within the bank to drive resolutions.

Implementing technical controls to manage risk within delivery e.g., technology risk mitigation strategies when dual-running platforms, risk reduction within migration programmes and to support recovery of in-flight programmes.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll bring.

Leads by example and proactively identifies, assess, manages and reports risks acting where appropriate to remediate or escalate potential risks (single point of escalation for projects and programmes).

Confident in the application of a range of delivery methodologies from traditional waterfall to modern devops and agile delivery.

Proven track record in PM/project management role with strong understanding of project management methodologies and best practices.

Proven track record on the successful management and mitigation of risks associated to project/programme implementation.

Excellent relationship building, influencing & negotiating skills, up to Executive level both internally & externally with significant experience on updating, presenting recommendations, and discussing alternatives with senior executives.

Experience of leading large scale delivery programmes which includes a significant element of Migration activity.

It would also be nice for you to have.

Understanding of the financial market, experience with Mortgage systems is an advantage.

PRINCE 2 practitioner or external PMO certification are advantageous but not mandatory.

Degree level education in relevant subject is desirable.

What else you need to know.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. We aim to offer different ways of working to ensure the best experience for you and for our customers. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we\xe2\x80\x99re happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.

This role is based in Milton Keynes and you will be expected to spend 40% of your time in this office.

Everyday Inclusion

At Santander we\xe2\x80\x99re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we\xe2\x80\x99ll reward you.

Opportunities to embrace Agile with us as we transform our business, work in an environment with leading edge technology, attend \xe2\x80\x98Meet Ups\xe2\x80\x99 and be part of internal and external technology communities and work for an organisation that\xe2\x80\x99s dedicated to your learning and ongoing development.

As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.

Competitive salary

Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus

We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don\xe2\x80\x99t contribute yourself. We\xe2\x80\x99ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer

30 days\xe2\x80\x99 holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year

\xc2\xa36,000 car allowance per year

Company funded individual private medical insurance

Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments

Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover

Share in Santander\xe2\x80\x99s success by investing in our share plans

What to do next.

If this sounds like a role you\xe2\x80\x99re interested in, then please apply.

If there\xe2\x80\x99s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it\xe2\x80\x99s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we\xe2\x80\x99re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.

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