Description
Our client, is currently looking for an experienced Project Manager/Relationship Manager for a 5 month contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- The successful and timely delivery of all phases of the clearing programme from early concept through to BAU transition.
- To ensure compliance with all relevant policies and processes as part of the vendor/application takeon process.
- To create, review and maintain program and project plans with all relevant parties involved.
- To proactively monitor overall program and project progress, resolving risks and issues and initiating corrective action plans as appropriate.
- To act as the central point of liaison, communications and coordination with all stakeholders throughout the change process.
- To establish and manage external vendor relationships.
- To maintain overall control and accountability for the schedule and the delivery of expected deliverables.
- To actively manage scope changes and the impact to the overall plan.
- To demonstrate knowledge of the underlying technology stack and supported/related business area.
- To provide analytical, technical, business and management expertise to the group.
Skills:
- Experience of delivering complex projects involving multiple stakeholders across different geographical locations with a significant amount of uncertainty.
- Experience of application implementation and management in a financial context, ideally payments.
- Proven ability to manage third parties in an IT environment
- Previous experience of banking/payments/clearing