Programme Manager - FinTech

Interim Programme Manager - Next Gen Product Programme

Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days per week)
Contract Length: 6+ months
Role Type: Contract

Rate: Up to 675 a day DOE - Outside IR35

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead and coordinate a major strategic initiative: the development of our Next Gen product. This role will be instrumental in delivering a complex, multi-workstream programme, ensuring alignment across key teams while operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery of the Next Gen programme over an 18-month period
• Oversee and coordinate multiple work streams, including:
• Product
• Commercial
• Governance
• Technology
• Additional cross-functional teams
• Act as the central conduit between senior leadership and the wider business
• Drive programme structure, governance, and delivery discipline across an Agile, iterative development lifecycle
• Manage shifting priorities and ensure programme momentum in a dynamic environment
• Facilitate decision-making, escalate risks, and ensure alignment across stakeholders
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders
• Build strong relationships across internal teams and with third-party suppliers / delivery partners
• Ensure delivery remains aligned with strategic objectives, timelines, and quality expectations

Key Requirements

Experience & Expertise

• Proven track record as a Programme Manager delivering large-scale, complex programmes
• Experience in software delivery environments, ideally with Agile
• Exposure to working with third-party vendors, consultancies, or in-house engineering teams
• Strong understanding of technical delivery (technical background highly desirable)
• Experience with in Wealth Management or Fintech highly preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional stakeholder management with the ability to operate confidently at senior levels
• Strong leadership presence
• Resilient and able to navigate complexity and challenge constructively
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with changing priorities
• Strong organisational, governance, and delivery management capabilities
• Excellent communication and influencing skills

Working Model

• Hybrid working based in London
• Expected onsite presence: 3 days per week (ideally Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)