Lead, manage and drive execution the end-to-end delivery of assigned business cases within Unity partnering closely with teams across relevant Business teams, Technology, DXD, Data Science, and other related teams
Shape and drive activities supporting the governance infrastructure and protocols
Build and maintain strong relationships with Product Managers, partners, stakeholders, and team members
Drive problem solving and decision making working towards value driven delivery roadmaps
Proactively identify and escalate any issues, risks or dependencies and facilitate communication across the impacted teams
Analyse, and mitigate program risks, managing program issues to minimize impact on delivery. Ensure timely resolution of issues and escalate when necessary.
Develop and maintain program plans with clear timelines and business value, focussing on plan vs delivery
Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices. Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the program team
Facilitate regular meetings with Product Managers and Partners to gather feedback, scorecard updates and ensure alignment with business goals and value.
Required qualifications, capabilities, skills and experience
Proven experience in driving, executing and delivery of Programs within the financial services industry, preferably the Markets domain
Experience working in agile teams with technologists and project managers
Confident to question business and technology requirements and solutions respectively
Excellent communication (both written and oral), ability to create and deliver executive summary and presentations
Relationship building skills and work in a collaborative team environment
Logical and structured approach to planning, analysis and decision-making
Organised and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
Experience of using JIRA and MS Office
Strong analytical skills and problem solving abilities with attention to detail in written documentation
Self-motivated, driven to learn and to achieve targets and deliverables
Relationship building and influencing skills
Attentive to details and ability to work independently, and with cross-functional teams.
Effective time management skills to meet program timelines.
Strong stakeholder management skills at both working group and senior management level
High levels of resilience and motivation, with an inclination to take rather than deflect ownership