Project and Programme Management

Job description

Job description

Programme Management roles will hold most or all of these responsibilities:

·  Drive / support programme delivery proactively, balancing scope, schedule, interdependencies, budget and risks
·  Assisting business stakeholders with the decomposition of complex business requirements into Epics and User Stories that can be delivered by Technology teams via respective backlogs with minimum cross product co-ordination
·  Managing / supporting relationships with internal and external stakeholders
·  Drive / support the use of Agile methodologies within Technology teams (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Lean) in line with corresponding transformation frameworks at the bank
·  Supporting of senior Project / Programme mangers across all stages of the initiative lifecycle to deliver larger / more complex / high priority Programmes & Projects
·  Lead / support definition of staffing / resourcing, responsibilities and schedules
·  Lead / support the establishment of effective programme controls and procedures
·  Drive  / support the adoption of HSBC standards and work in alignment with Change framework at all times.
·  Manage / support the development and promotion of the technology portfolio and project management practices 

Additional responsibilities of Programme Managers could include:

·  Set high expectations concerning quality and put in place / work within quality assurance processes
·  Lead the team to meet programme objectives
·  Accountable for all elements of programme financial management, including headcount and software delivery capitalisation
·  Manage negotiation with, relationships with and service agreement monitoring of external suppliers, including technology suppliers
·  Report progress, issues, dependencies and risks to steering committees / initiative leadership and make recommendations to influence decision making in order to maintain progress towards delivery and benefits realisation

Requirements

·  Requirements
·  Fluency in Spanish and English
·  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with experience in a global organisation in financial industries, working across cultures,
·  Strong desire and capability to learn and adapt
·  Demonstrated ability to lead large projects
·  Experience in roles which have required strong internal and external stakeholder management, effective teamwork and collaboration in a complex organisation, as well as managing teams in an ambiguous environment,
·  Practical experience of major business transformation with project management experience or exposure,
·  Ability to manage and mitigate operational risk effectively.
·  Strong managerial, communications, organizational, analytical, interpersonal and leadership skills,
·  Experience
·  Working experience in agile adoption or agile project implementations.
·  Leading teams with both local and global stakeholders from multi-disciplinary markets.
·  Programme Management working experience in complex multi-market initiatives.
·  In-depth knowledge in IT and Financial Business Solutions
·  Managing relevant transformational budgets of more than USD 50m
·  Running yearly planning sessions and present to the Executive Committees
·  Evidende of strategic management delivery.
·  Understanding of several Agile Frameworks and how they can be applied with flexibility in organizations.