Senior IT Project Manager (Trading, Settlement systems, Governance)

Client Introduction
Our client is a well-established financial services organisation. They are looking to hire a permanent Senior IT Project Manager (Trading, Settlement systems, Governance) to be the first dedicated project lead within the team, with a key mandate to strengthen project governance, improve tracking, and drive the delivery of important IT initiatives across the business.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can bring structure, work closely with technical and business stakeholders, and manage multiple projects across core business systems and supporting technology platforms.
 
Job Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of key IT projects, from planning through execution to closure
• Set up practical project governance, reporting standards, templates, and tracking processes for the IT team
• Establish better visibility across project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and dependencies
• Manage multiple projects at the same time, including initiatives impacting trading-related and back-office systems
• Work closely with application teams, developers, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery
• Track project progress and provide clear updates to senior management
• Drive risk, issue, change, and dependency management across projects
• Support project prioritisation, coordination, and resource planning across the team
• Coordinate regional or cross-functional initiatives where required

 
Job Requirements

• At least 7 years of IT project management experience, with strong end-to-end delivery exposure
• Candidates from financial services environments will be highly regarded
• Exposure to trading, brokerage, capital markets, settlement, or other transaction-heavy environments will be advantageous
• Highly advantageous: Experience managing projects related to trading systems and back office systems (e.g. settlement systems), need to know nuances of downstream and upstream
• Prior experience introducing or improving project governance, project controls, or PMO-related practices
• Strong experience managing budgets, timelines, scope, risks, and stakeholder expectations
• Comfortable working as an individual contributor in a lean environment rather than relying on a full PMO team (1st Project Manager in the team)
• Exposure to enterprise technology projects across areas such as applications, infrastructure, operations systems, or digital transformation
• Good experience managing external vendors and coordinating across internal technical teams
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification preferred
• Vendors / service providers with relevant financial services project experience may also be considered

 
Why You Should Join Them

• Opportunity to be the first dedicated project lead and make a visible impact
• High ownership role with the chance to build governance and improve how projects are run
• Broad project exposure across business-critical technology initiatives
• Strong interaction with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Opportunity to work on meaningful projects that affect key systems and processes across the organisation
• Suitable for someone who enjoys both setting up structure and delivering projects hands-on

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