Senior Project Manager

Business Unit: Enterprise Systems
Salary range: £56,000 – £70,000
Location: UK, Hybrid, with occasional travel to our hubs in Glasgow / Newcastle
Contract type: Permanent

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Our Team

We're on the lookout for an enthusiastic and skilled senior project manager to join our dynamic OEE team within Enterprise Systems. We're a dedicated group with a singular focus: delivering cutting-edge technology to empower our colleagues to deliver top-notch customer service at lightning speed.

The OEE (Operations Engineering Efficiencies) is part of Enterprise Systems, closely partnering with various Operations teams to provide them with the technology systems that support our customers and colleagues.

Our senior project managers benefit from robust support, collaborating with a diverse network of individuals ranging from programme managers to talented developers and architects. If you're passionate about spearheading the delivery of new and innovative products, this role might be the perfect fit for you! 

What you’ll be doing

• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of innovative technology projects from inception to completion.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
• Work with various tech teams to arrive and track the plans, collaborate with technical stakeholders like security, infrastructure, external partners.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, operations, and business units, to ensure project alignment with strategic goals.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manage project budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness and alignment with financial objectives.
• Mentor and lead project teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Provide regular project status updates to senior management and stakeholders, highlighting progress, challenges, and achievements.

We need you to have

• Proven experience in managing complex technology projects within the banking or financial services sector.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage cross-functional teams.
• Experience leading technology transformation or migration programs.
• Demonstrated experience in identifying and managing project risks.
• Experience in budget management and financial planning.
• Experience in leading change management initiatives within a technology context.

It’s a bonus if you have but not essential

• Understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance standards in the financial sector.
• Experience and/or exposure to large scale cloud migration programs.
• Exposure to Pega technology.

Red Hot Rewards

• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt
• Market-leading pension
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness
• Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows)

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.

Feeling insatiably curious about this role? If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.

We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.

Say hello to Virgin Money

We’re making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK’s best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we`re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We're customer obsessed and work tirelessly to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and deliver on our purpose, ‘Making You Happier About Money.’ Our customer centric culture means that we're able to do banking differently and by innovating and working together we can make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work.

Be yourself at Virgin Money

Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.com

Now the legal bit

Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks – we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.