Programme Director - Capital Markets
( Senior Appointment - Project, Transformation & Change )
Location - Dublin /Hybrid Model
Job Overview
Our client is going on an extensive journey as they build out their presence in the Financial Services Arena of Dublin. In this role as Programme Director you will be working in a team of Project and Change Experts and support all areas of business in particular the risk functions as they expand their business lines in Dublin. Our client is an innovator and leader in the change management space who will deliver enhanced technology, process, and capabilities to support our business and stakeholders.
In this role you will partner closely with stakeholder groups from across the organization including (but not limited to) Operations, Compliance, Technology, Market Risk to drive and deliver on initiatives that enable business growth and compliance with global regulatory initiatives in an efficient and effective way while managing the risks associated with large scale programs.
You will be responsible for driving new business initiatives, regulatory change, innovation, and commercial awareness within the region. You will be an active member of the executive team and contribute to global initiatives impacting the regions to ensure there is proper transparency into local risk and operating committees as well as regional boards.
Additional responsibilities;
- Production of a delivery operating model, inclusive of an end-to-end product roadmap, to maximize efficiency, effectiveness and scalability for locally owned projects
- Facilitates project execution through Agile, and Waterfall delivery approaches as appropriate.
- Accountable for key delivery decisions and aligning technology and business objectives into a shared delivery vision
- Supports the Executive Sponsor and Business Owner in structuring and securing approval for business case and funding
- Accountable for challenging program estimates and supporting the team in removing any roadblocks during the estimation process
- Establishes program governance structures for effective delivery orchestration, meeting the group's governance control objectives
- Responsible for executing local projects across all domains to meet the stated success criteria and product value realization, with explicit consideration to business process, change impacts and the transition from delivery to business as usual
- Accountable for establishing and executing processes and practices that support the appropriate project-level delivery framework
- Establishes and manages resource plan, issues, risks and financial plans
- Coordinates with the respective enterprise control partner to appropriately select, engage and manage external service providers as required
- Builds and leads a large diverse business team to effectively deliver productivity, quality and innovation
Qualifications/Skills/Experience:
- 10+ Years of equivalent work experience
- Experience leading risk management initiatives and implementation of risk framework inclusive of all other major risks areas (including Credit, Market, Liquidity, Model, etc)
- Strong people management skills with the proven ability to align teams to a central vision
- Demonstrated experience leading diverse, high performing teams
- Strong working knowledge with project management tools, such as, Confluence, JIRA, Clarity and Tableau
- Experience of managing large, regulatory initiatives, preferably in banking sector
- Strong collaborator who engages colleagues, business partners, and external stakeholders
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
- Demonstrated experience leading large scale projects, preferably in capital markets
- Ability to stay composed and resilient under pressure
- Excellent analytical skills in assessing risk, issues and challenging the status quo
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple deadlines and priorities
- Strong knowledge of the European regulatory environment (MIFID II, EMIR, GDPR)
- Indisputable knowledge of project delivery methodologies (Waterfall, Agile)
- Passion to succeed and results oriented
- Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects as and when required
- University degree or equivalent
- PM Qualification
All interested candidates should send their Cvs to Susan Nix -
Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.
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