Project Manager (12 month FTC)

We're on the lookout for a Project Manager for Analysis and Design (A&D) to join our fast-paced Transformation team. This is a hands-on role, and you'll support the Transformation programme bringing some key skills including; planning across multiple deliverables, progress tracking, governance, co-ordination, and experience of both analysis and build phases on a major programme within the financial sector. Transformation is a large scale and complex programme of work, and already in flight so as a candidate you'll need to be able to 'hit the ground running'. This is an exciting and varied role and a great opportunity to play a part in the transformation of the Nucleus platform as we move towards becoming 'best loved' in the marketplace. Key Accountabilities You'll spend your time: * Formulating and updating project plans and maintaining schedules * Tracking A&D and development build items with out third party supplier * Reviewing and monitoring progress against project plans to ensure outputs are delivered to time, budget and quality specifications. * Managing risks, issues, and resources to ensure milestone dates are achieved. * Reporting project progress in line with stated policies and procedures within the organisation, including ensuring that any requests for information on your workstream from the delivery leads and other senior staff within the organisation are answered in a timely manner. * Communicating regularly with stakeholders and sponsors. * Setting and managing stakeholder and 3rd party expectations on timelines and ownership of outputs at various phases. * Working with our 3rd party partners FNZ to ensure delivery of A&D activities. * Coordinating activities and tasks among program teams, other internal departments and client or vendor/subcontractor organizations as needed to meet program goals. * Establishing teams, in consultation with other parts of the organisation, to ensure efficient delivery * Responsibility for the efficient running of these teams by setting project objectives and working within a matrix management environment. A bit about you Your friends might describe you as the 'purposeful one'. You love taking responsibility and using your leadership skills to drive accurate, timely and positive project results. You'll enjoy working within a fast-paced environment that gives you the opportunity to flex your time management responsibilities and your skill for staying calm under pressure. Creative and motivated, you'll take great pride in your ability to act on your own initiative and remain flexible in the face of changing circumstances and priorities. You'll thrive when working as part of a diverse and supportive team, collaborating with your colleagues to share ideas and knowledge, and displaying your knack for relationship building both with your peers and stakeholders. Key Competencies * Experience of working on large scale Change/Transformation programmes * Experience of wealth management and pensions industry * Understanding of Information Technology systems within a Financial Services platform environment. * Comfortable working with outsourced partners and providers. * Experience of successfully managing complex solutions, teams and activities * Good IT skills including all elements of Microsoft Office * Excellent influencing & negotiation skills * Extensive project planning experience * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * A flexible approach and the ability to influence and motivate others * Ability to work well under pressure and keep emotions under control during difficult situations * Prince 2 or another recognised professional Change Delivery qualification would be an advantage A little about us We are the Nucleus Financial Platforms group and we help make retirement more rewarding. Here at Nucleus, people come first - whether it's our colleagues, or the advisers and customers we support, we know that working in partnership and collaboration leads to the best outcomes. Together, we've shaped the platform to how it is today. We work hard, and we celebrate hard too. Our ambition is to create a platform with a difference, putting the customer centre stage meant tearing up the rule book and starting from scratch. We've come a long way since then, but our mission remains just as focused. That's why our culture, values, and social responsibility are things we keep at the top of our agenda - because we know they matter and have a big impact. Our culture is one of the many things that sets us apart from the pack. We want to have an environment where our people feel that they can make a real difference, know they'll be rewarded for their efforts and more importantly, enjoy themselves at work. Are we a perfect match? Check out this video and find out! Inclusion and diversity at Nucleus As with most things in life, who cares, wins. We really care about inclusion. For us it's not a tick box exercise; inclusion and diversity are embedded in our culture and everything we do. It's a commercial imperative. It isn't about being PC. It's about being future-relevant and durable. We owe it to ourselves and the industry to ensure we are playing our part in creating a fair, balanced and transparent financial services sector. More diversity means broader experience, a wider set of perspectives and a better collective ability to problem-solve. And it means being more representative of customer groups, which supports areas such as product development. At Nucleus, we offer a generous blend of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including a non-contributory pension, bonus, enhanced parental leave, paid time off for emergencies, health and wellbeing initiatives and flexible working options. If you'd like to find out more about us or the role, please get in touch with Hannah in our People team.   

Created: 2024-10-22