RS&AM Project Manager

Job Type:Permanent

Closing Date:10th November

Location: Edinburgh

Salary and benefits:
Up to £97,000 dependant on experience, discretionary bonus, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more!

Flexible working
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All roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about flexible working here.

We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.

Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.

This role will report into the Head of PIO Transformation but will work closely with the Head of Policyholder Operations and their SLT, wider PIO stakeholders and other functions across Standard Life Group and third parties, to deliver the Project outcomes.

Both the ability to manage complex and potentially competing priorities and excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills will be critical to being successful in this role. You will have experience of building and running multi-disciplined, cross-functional business and change teams, managing initiatives with several projects and work streams. Strong knowledge of the policyholder asset processes, investment operations, data, reporting, trading and fund-related change is essential as is a detailed understanding of the broader securities services landscape especially custody & fund accounting.

As Project Manager you will be responsible for delivery on behalf of the executive sponsor and will act as the primary contact for the executives and other key stakeholders in relation to the PIO outcomes. You will:

• Work closely with the Executive Sponsor and colleagues to translate PIO strategic objectives into actionable plans.
• Undertake a leadership role to ensure that the project team remains focussed on the core business outcomes and benefits aligned to the Retirement Solutions and Asset Management work streams of project migration.
• Work collaboratively with delivery team leads across Standard Life and external partners.
• Lead on all aspects of the PIO workstream of project migration, including shaping, approach/planning, and driving day‑to‑day delivery (including risk management elements) to make sure core objectives / required business outcomes are achieved.
• Work closely with the Head of PIO Transformation and other change teams to ensure efficient resource allocation and project execution.
• Work closely with the RS & AM Finance team on all financial matters (budgeting, forecasting, and reporting)
• Effectively manage strategic business partners / third party providers, working with other teams as required.
• Be responsible for project governance and reporting, chairing relevant forums and providing MI as required, including updates to Boards and Committees (where required).
• Work closely with the three lines of defence on risk management and assurance aspects.
• Define and provide appropriate MI on progress versus the roadmap into the relevant governance…