The role in a nutshell: To manage a portfolio of projects focussed on product, process, compliance, and system development, providing long-term delivery and project effectiveness.
A bit about the ‘Business Transformation' department: we ensure current and future change projects are delivered using best practice project management techniques appropriate to the type and scale of projects and delivering the identified business benefit.
What you'll be doing:
Manage the full project portfolio (as well as assigned projects) and annual budget on behalf of KINTO UK, monitoring the costs against deliverables, and realised benefits as projects progress, linking to the company strategy
Plan, schedule, and allocate projects based on agreed prioritisation
Prepare Project Plans, and if necessary, Stage Plans, in collaboration with IT and Business Managers, and agree them with the Operational Leadership Committee (OLC)
Providing ongoing updates and project assurance to the OLC on the portfolio
Plan the KINTO UK program deliverables, including change management, and monitoring the overall progress, resolving issues, and initiating corrective action as appropriate
Ensure the delivery of new products and services from the projects are to the appropriate levels of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the programme plan. Manage third party contributions to the programme
Produce a Project Initiation Document for each project, as and when required (system, technical, legal and compliance projects)
Liaise with and prepare data insights (e.g. the Highlight Reports or End Stage reports) for the Project Committee to ensure overall direction and integrity of the project
People management, coaching and developing the team
Requirements
Key Experience & Skills:
Experience in managing large change programs (circa £20M )
Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
Good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling programs
Sound business case development and approvals skills
Good understanding of the procurement process including negotiation with third parties
Proven knowledge and experience of program and project management methods including MSP and PRINCE2
Strong knowledge and experience of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
Ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems
Experience in Finance / Financial Services
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Project Management and Information Technology
Industries
Primary and Secondary Education and Non-profit Organizations
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