Lead Project Manager – Wealth Management - Technology - £115,000 + bonus + benefits

Job title : Lead Project Manager – Wealth Management - Technology - £115,000 + bonus + benefits
Location : South East London
Job type : Permanent
Salary : £105000 - £115000 per annum
Sector : Buy Side
Contact : Katja Gray
Call : 02072809928
Email : email Katja
Reference : BHJOB6067_19605-2
Our client, a leading wealth manager based in the City of London are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join them on a permanent basis. The role holder will be the deputy to the Head of Business Solutions and support them on the strategic design and ownership of the IT and change roadmap, the management of the team, and delivery of business-critical projects.  
 
You will be responsible for a team of 6 PMs and BAs working on a wide range of projects covering technology and business change including but not limited to; new system implementations and upgrades, bespoke system builds, operating model design, and regulatory change. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of delivery and comfortable managing multiple concurrent projects utilising both Agile/scrum and Waterfall methodologies. This is a highly visible role where you will work directly with senior members of the business (i.e. CxO's and HO departments).

The chosen candidate will be:
  • Currently leading, or has previously led, a Project Management team in a Wealth Manager with direct line management responsibilities.
  • Technical ability at a conceptual level (the meaning of APIs, Data Warehousing & Mastering and System Integration).
  • Experience in both waterfall and agile methodologies.
  • Experience across a mixture of technical and business/regulatory projects.
  • Proven ability to run multiple projects at the same time as well as overseeing their team’s book of project work.
This is an excellent opportunity to drive change within a highly visible area and working on multiple on-going projects within a well-established wealth management firm.

Cornwallis Elt is an Employment Agency & Employment Business and has been listed 3 times in The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 of the UK`s fastest growing private companies, as well as in the Recruitment International Top 250, Top 50 in IT and the Recruiter Fast 50 & Hot 100 reports.