Programme Manager – SAS

My Client is a Global Bank based in Sheffield; they are looking for a contract Programme Manager with SAS experience to join the Data team.

Based in Sheffield, 2-3 days a week in the office.

12 month contract. Rate is £650 per day.

• 10+ years’ programme / transformation delivery experience, leading large-scale, complex and global change across multiple work streams
• Deep experience of SAS and data platform migrations, including code remediation, data lineage, reconciliation, testing, parallel runs, cutover, decommissioning and post-migration assurance
• Strong programme leadership and governance skills, covering scope, budgets, RAID, dependencies, benefits, risk, stage gates and audit-ready reporting
• Proven ability to lead large, diverse, matrix teams and engage senior stakeholders across Business, Technology, Operations, Risk, Security, Controls and suppliers within regulated Financial Services
• Strong change, stakeholder and adoption management experience, with expertise across Agile, hybrid and traditional delivery approaches; SAFe/Agile certification desirable

• Lead delivery of an assigned SAS Analytics transformation programme, managing scope, milestones, budget, dependencies, controls and acceptance criteria
• Deliver the target-state roadmap, coordinating technology, data, controls, people, processes and adoption across the programme
• Drive SAS Analytics code and workload migration, covering platform readiness, remediation, testing, release planning, operational readiness and business acceptance
• Lead legacy estate retirement and decommissioning, including SAS Analytics programmes and Altair, ensuring accurate inventories, migration/replacement, validation, sign-off and closure
• Implement engineering, access and control governance, including SAS code governance, CI/CD, identity and access controls, security, resilience, audit evidence and regulatory requirements

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