Project Manager- Cutover Lead

Tesco Bank prides itself on their range of simple and convenient retail banking and insurance products designed specifically to meet the needs of Tesco customers. They believe that every little help makes a big difference, and by putting the customer first and rewarding their loyalty, they are offering something they believe every bank should.

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

We partner with Tesco Bank to support their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

On behalf of Tesco Bank, AMS are now looking for a Project Manager based in Edinburgh or Glasgow for an initial contract length of 6 months.

Purpose of the role

• Lead the planning and execution of cutover activities for a major transformation programme.
• Ensure all technology, business, and operational workstreams are fully prepared for go-live.
• Coordinate end-to-end readiness across teams, mitigating risk and driving successful deployment.

What you'll do:

• Develop and manage the detailed cutover plan, runbook, timelines, and milestones.
• Coordinate workstream readiness, environment preparation, data migration activities, and operational transition plans.
• Lead go/no-go governance, checkpoints, and cutover rehearsals.
• Drive command-centre activity during deployment and early life support.
• Engage stakeholders across technology, operations, change, and senior leadership to ensure alignment and risk mitigation.
• Produce cutover reporting, status updates, and decision materials for programme leadership.

Candidate Profile: Key accountabilities, skills & experience

• Proven experience leading cutover activities on large-scale transformation, migration, or integration programmes.
• Strong planning, governance, and risk management skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple interdependent workstreams during time-sensitive deployment windows.
• Experience running rehearsals, readiness assessments, command-centre activity, and hypercare.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across business and technology teams.
• Background in financial services, retail banking, payments, or similarly regulated environments is desirable.

Why Tesco Bank?

At Tesco Bank everyone is welcome, we value our people and diverse teams and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger in achieving our goals. It's important to us that we make sure you're supported by your team and colleague networks every day, celebrating when it matters and helping you to be the best version of yourself. The people make Tesco Bank, and we take pride in what we achieve together.

Next steps

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

Our client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

Please note that for the duration of this assignment you will be working as an external resource engaged by AMS.