Senior IT Project Manager - End-of-life Infrastructure

IT Project Manager - End of life infrastructure sought by leading investment bank based in the city of London.

**Inside IR35 - 3 days a week on site**

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to deliver small to medium technology projects with a strong focus on end-of-life remediation, technology risk, and governance. This role suits someone who can bring structure to complex initiatives and work confidently with senior stakeholders across multiple regions.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle delivery of IT projects, including charters, schedules, budgets, quality plans, and release documentation.
• Build business cases and ROI models with business sponsors, PMO, and Head Office teams.
• Track progress against milestones and ensure delivery within scope and budget.
• Coordinate deployments and system releases.
• Prepare reports and presentations for Steering Committees, senior IT leadership, and C-suite stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships across offices and manage internal and external resources in a matrix environment.
• Oversee vendor relationships, including negotiating SoWs, contracts, and SLAs.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and assumptions.
• Ensure compliance with EOL policies and maintain accurate logging in Archer and Orbus.
• Produce clear EOL summaries and contribute to technology risk dashboards.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' experience delivering IT projects or programmes.
• Project management qualification (APM, PMP, etc).
• Strong understanding of waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Experience leading EOL or technology risk remediation initiatives.
• Knowledge of risk frameworks, manual controls, and remediation approaches.
• Familiarity with Archer, Orbus, ServiceNow, and technology governance processes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess system risks and challenge prioritisation.
• Good understanding of IT functions and financial market products.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• High attention to detail, strong organisation, and effective time management.
• Confident decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable working in high-pressure environments.

Please apply within for further details.

Alex Reeder

Harvey Nash Finance & Banking