Senior Delivery Manager

Senior Delivery Manager

City of London

Hybrid (3/2 split)

6-months contract

£800 - £900 per day (via Umbrella)

cer Financial are working alongside an international, warm and exciting bank who are based in the City of London. They are seeking a Senior Delivery Manager to work with them on a 6-months contract.

The responsibilities of the Senior Delivery Manager will include:

• Lead the delivery of technology projects from inception to completion.
• Oversee the delivery of a portfolio of AI, Innovation, and Automation projects, coordinating resources, managing priorities, and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams and business stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and budgets, and monitor progress against these plans.
• Identify and mitigate risks and issues that may impact project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with internal assessment and approval processes and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Manage project budgets, including accurate forecasting, tracking expenditures, and ensuring financial targets are met.
• Provide regular project updates to senior management and other stakeholders, with a focus on the progress and impact of AI, Innovation, and Automation initiatives.
• Mentor and guide junior team members, promoting professional development and knowledge sharing.

The successful Senior Delivery Manager will have:

• Tech background who went into project and delivery mgt
• Infrastructure, project and application experience – technical enough to understand the technology
• 10+ years in project or delivery management, preferably in financial services.
• Experience delivering SaaS solutions and managing cloud migration projects.
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines in automation contexts.
• Strong understanding of AI and Automation technologies and their applications.
• Excellent project management skills.
• PMP, PRINCE2, AgilePM or other relevant project management certification is a plus.
• Proficiency in RAID management, project scheduling, and reporting tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Confluence).