Senior Program Manager

Wealth Management Transformation | Digital Banking | Digital Transformation

An opportunity for a seasoned Program Manager to lead the end-to-end transformation of a bank’s Wealth Management platforms into a modern, digital-first ecosystem.

This role sits at enterprise level and is responsible for driving complex, multi-stream programs that modernize legacy wealth systems into scalable, microservices-enabled platforms aligned with digital product strategies.

The successful candidate will combine in-depth financial services expertise with strong governance leadership, effective executive stakeholder engagement, and the ability to deliver large-scale solutions within regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead complex transformation programs across Wealth Management, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives and successful delivery within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Own the full program lifecycle, from mobilisation and planning through to execution and benefits realisation.
• Drive modernisation of legacy wealth platforms into integrated, digital product environments.
• Establish and maintain robust governance frameworks across multiple workstreams.
• Provide clear executive-level reporting on progress, risks, financials, and dependencies.
• Partner closely with senior business, technology, risk, and operations stakeholders to ensure alignment and decision-making velocity.
• Oversee cross-functional teams operating across product, engineering, architecture, and business domains.
• Proactively manage risk, interdependencies, and change impacts across the program landscape.
• Ensure effective financial oversight, budget control, and resource planning.
• Support the integration of microservices architecture, advanced analytics capabilities, and agile delivery models within the target-state platform.

Required Experience:

• 15+ years’ experience delivering complex enterprise programs within banking or financial services.
• Demonstrated experience leading Wealth Management platform transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of wealth advisory, portfolio management, client servicing, and digital wealth ecosystems.
• Experience operating within regulated banking environments.
• Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders and large, distributed delivery teams.
• Strong commercial acumen and financial governance capability.
• Experience delivering within agile and hybrid delivery models at scale.
• Exposure to modern architecture patterns, including microservices and analytics-driven platforms.

Tools & Frameworks:

• Enterprise planning tools (e.g., MS Project / Gantt frameworks)
• Jira and Agile tracking platforms
• Structured PMO governance and reporting standards

Profile:

• Strategic program leader with strong execution discipline
• Executive communicator with high credibility
• Structured, governance-driven, and commercially aware
• Comfortable leading large, multi-domain transformation environments
• Calm and decisive within complex stakeholder landscapes

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