- Company Name
- Eames Consulting
- Job Title
- Program Manager
- Job Description
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Job Title: Program Manager – Defined Contribution Pension Programme
Role Summary: Lead and deliver a large, cross‑functional change programme for a DC pension client, ensuring regulatory compliance with new decumulation legislation. Manage strategy, stakeholder engagement, delivery, finance, risk, and governance across global work streams.
Expectations:
- Deliver programme objectives on time, within budget and scope.
- Maintain high‑level stakeholder confidence and partnership.
- Drive continuous improvement and process optimisation.
- Ensure robust programme governance, risk management, and financial controls.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define programme strategy, approach, and deliverables; advise on direction and timing.
- Lead stakeholder engagement, acting as primary liaison with client and internal work‑stream leads.
- Manage and coordinate multiple work streams (Development, QA, Data Migration, Target Operating Model) across time zones.
- Oversee milestone delivery, risk and issue resolution, and escalation to PMO.
- Maintain programme financials, conduct monthly briefings, manage budget and forecast.
- Develop and execute integrated communications plan for internal and external stakeholders.
- Represent programme at governance forums, steering committees, and key decision meetings.
- Ensure alignment of critical milestones, perform impact assessments, and coordinate change management.
Required Skills:
- Proven programme/portfolio management experience in Financial Services, ideally DC pension sector.
- Strong strategic planning, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
- Expertise in risk, issue, and financial management for complex programmes.
- Leadership of global, matrix‑structured teams; excellent people‑management.
- Proficiency in Agile (Scrum, DSDM, etc.) and Waterfall methodologies.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication; presentation skills for diverse audiences.
- Ability to influence technical and non‑technical stakeholders at all levels.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, or related field.
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Programme Management Professional (PgMP), or Prince2 Practitioner certification preferred.
- Deep knowledge of Defined Contribution pension regulations and Master Trust provision.