Project and Programme Delivery Director
Encore
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Lead
Tech Stack
PMP
About the role
- Define and drive the project delivery strategy aligned with business priorities and regulatory requirements.
- Lead the delivery of major programmes including transformation, regulatory change, and business improvement initiatives.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, influencing decisions through data-driven insights and project performance metrics.
- Establish and embed robust programme and project governance frameworks, ensuring transparency, accountability, and compliance.
- Own and evolve portfolio management standards, tools, and methodologies.
- Ensure governance and controls are in place and that there is effective risk, issue, and dependency management across all projects.
- Lead, inspire, and grow a team of project managers, business analysts, and PMO professionals.
- Manage the budget.
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement, agility, and excellence in execution.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, IT, Legal, Risk, and HR to enable cohesive project execution.
- Maintain strong relationships with external vendors, regulators, and consultants as needed.
Requirements
- Proven experience in a senior PMO or programme delivery leadership role within financial services (banking, insurance, lending, etc).
- Deep understanding of regulatory environments (e.g., FCA, PRA) and change delivery within such contexts.
- Strong command of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
- Experience overseeing multi-million-pound portfolios with cross-functional interdependencies.
- Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments with high expectations on delivery and quality.
- Degree in Business, Technology, or related field (preferred).
- Professional certifications such as PMP, MSP, PRINCE2, or Agile qualifications (Scrum, SAFe) are desirable.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
project managementportfolio managementAgileWaterfallHybridrisk managementissue managementdependency managementdata-driven insightsperformance metrics
Soft skills
leadershipstakeholder managementcommunicationcollaborationinfluencingcontinuous improvementagilityteam managementrelationship managementstrategic thinking
Certifications
PMPMSPPRINCE2ScrumSAFe