A major, well-established asset manager is looking for an experienced Project Manager to take a lead role in a multi-year strategic operating model programme. As part of the programme, a large estate of End User Computing tools needs to be assessed and brought in line with the new way of working.

• 2-3 days a week in the office
• Competitive day rate

Your Role

You'll own delivery end to end and be accountable for:

• Analysis and scoping: reviewing the current EUC estate, deciding the right route for each tool, and prioritising by risk and business impact
• Build, test and deploy: managing the full lifecycle, working with developers, analysts, testers and business users
• Data strategy: defining where the data for each solution will come from, and making sure it's accurate, controlled and compliant with regulatory standards
• Test strategy: designing and embedding a robust approach to validate functionality, performance and reliability before anything goes live
• Detailed planning: building and maintaining a comprehensive plan covering timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks and resourcing
• Governance and accountability: setting up clear ownership so everyone knows who is responsible for what
• Strategic fit: making sure solutions support the wider investment landscape and the firm's long-term goals
• Sustainability: recommending how the EUC environment should be managed once the transformation is complete

Your Profile:

• Proven project management experience delivering complex EUC or data-heavy transformation programmes
• Background in asset management or closely related financial services
• Strong understanding of how EUCs are used within an asset management environment
• Experience developing test strategies and managing testing phases on large-scale projects
• Knowledge of data governance principles
• Familiarity with the regulatory requirements that affect financial services technology (highly desirable)
• Comfortable with Agile, Waterfall or a hybrid approach
• Excellent stakeholder management, able to influence at every level of the business
• Organised, detail-focused and proactive, with a practical, problem-solving mindset
• Available at short notice

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