Programme Manager, Markets Operations Transformation

Programme & Delivery Management

• Own end‑to‑end delivery of defined work‑streams within the Markets Operations AI Transformation Programme, from mobilisation through to scaled rollout and benefits realisation.
• Maintain integrated delivery plans covering AI, automation, operating‑model change and controls, ensuring dependencies across work‑streams are actively managed.
• Track progress against milestones, risks, issues, and benefits, escalating decisively where delivery, resilience or regulatory outcomes are at risk.
• Manage cost effectively.

• Customer query AI delivery
• Controls automation
• Agentic and low‑code business process automation
• Redesign of customer reporting through modern alternative technologies

• Act as a central coordination point across Markets Operations, Markets Engineering, AI & Cloud Enablement, and Risk, ensuring alignment.
• Prepare materials for senior governance forums, including Markets COO / MLT updates, Investment reviews, and Steering Committees.
• Ensure delivery is executed within existing governance models for operational resilience, audit, and “human‑in‑the‑loop” AI deployment.

• Support change management activity across Markets Operations teams, including readiness planning, communications, training coordination and transition to run‑state.

• Capacity creation (FTE efficiency)
• Reduction in manual processes and controls
• Incident avoidance and resilience improvements

• Proven experience delivering complex, cross‑functional transformation programmes in a regulated environment (financial services, market infrastructure, payments, clearing, or similar).
• Strong project management discipline (planning, RAID, governance, financials), combined with comfort operating in complex, large organisations.
• Experience working with engineering, automation or AI‑enabled change.
• Ability to operate credibly with senior stakeholders and challenge constructively where required.
• Strong written communication skills, able to produce clear, executive‑ready updates and board level artefacts.

• Experience in Markets Operations, post‑trade, clearing, settlement, or operational resilience transformation.
• Exposure to AI governance concepts (model risk, human‑in‑the‑loop, fallback design).
• Previous involvement in benefits‑led transformation programmes.
• Experience managing scaled delivery across onshore and offshore operations and delivery teams.

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