Programme Manager – Capital Markets - Capco - London

Job description
Capco are looking for management consultants with a proven record of successfully delivering new client programmes or rescuing existing programmes across technology, business change and service transformation within Capital Markets (e.g. Investment Banking Operations change, OTC Derivatives and Clearing, Risk and Regulatory change)

The role requires the ability to manage and lead programmes, their inter-dependencies, and resolve any risks/issues that may arise. The Programme Manager is responsible for overall delivery assurance, integrity and coherence of the programme by developing and maintaining a programme environment capable of supporting each delivery phase.
Desired Skills and Experience

Key Responsibilities

Building credible, trusted advisor relationships with key client stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
Planning, leading and delivering large-scale transformational programmes (100+ resources, £50m+ budget, multi-year, multi-functional, multi-geography, on/off-shore), and proactively monitoring its progress, resolving issues and initiating corrective actions
Implementing programme governance, running the design authority and providing quality assurance.
The ability to focus inwardly on the consistency of the programme and outwardly on coherence with infrastructure, other programmes and corporate technical and specialist standards
Delivering multiple projects using a variety of methodologies within the same programme
Planning and managing the programme's budget and third party contributions and costs, and monitoring the expenditures and costs against delivered and realised benefits
Ensuring that the delivery of new products or services from the projects is high quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the programme plan and governance structure
Ensuring that there is efficient allocation of common resources and skills within the project portfolio
Building successful, motivated, productive teams
Supporting Capco sales opportunities, including contributing to or leading RFIs and RFPs



Experience

Successful delivery of large scale complex programmes in the Capital Markets and investment banking world, within a management consulting firm
Presenting to Executive boards and dealing with challenging stakeholders
Remaining calm under pressure and thinking clearly to address difficult problems such as conflicting agendas, budget over run, poor initial estimating and benefits management
Working effectively with third party suppliers by building good relationships and controlling them to deliver and take ownership of their issues
Turning dysfunctional teams in to performing teams that can deliver
Exceptional leadership and communications skills
Experience in at least 3 of the following Service Delivery, Application Management, Application Delivery or Business Change
Experience of working in a range of different business areas as a consultant, not just one niche vertical
Ability to create project teams through a management consulting resourcing model



Additional Requirements

Extensive knowledge of formal project management methodologies and programme planning and control techniques
Significant experience of large scale budget and resource allocation responsibility
Gravitas and credibility to advise other project teams of the impact they will have on the programme
Strong influencing skills and ability to positively and sensitively work with senior stakeholders





100% travel to client site may be required

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