Project and Change Manager

The role

The Project and Change Manager will lead and deliver various change initiatives, projects, and programmes. This includes acquisition integration, IT, business, and operational change implementation.

What you will do

• Leading and delivering a variety of change initiatives, projects and programmes
• Taking responsibility for autonomously driving projects forwards
• Developing and executing detailed project and integration plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables and key project management collateral
• Establishing and maintaining appropriate project governance
• Partnering with business and operational stakeholders to assess and implement change
• Translating complex project information into clear, concise and audience-appropriate communications
• Identifying and managing risks, challenges, and opportunities in change projects
• Monitoring and measuring change progress
• Serving as an ambassador for the internal change team
• Supporting continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and refining change approaches

Required qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in project management, change management, consulting and/or transformation, in particular in operational change
• Extensive proven experience in leading and delivering operational change, including acquisition integration, IT implementations, Business Change and Operational implementation projects as a project or
• Understanding and experience of the end-to-end project management and change management process, including working with key frameworks and collateral
• Proven ability to lead and deliver complex projects whilst and working with cross-functional teams
• Strong understanding of project management and change management frameworks as well as their practical applications
• A self-starter who is proactive and shows initiative
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in working with senior (up to C-suite) stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organisational skills
• Ability to influence and build relationships at all levels of the organisation
• Experience in developing and delivering change communications and training
• Ability to multitask and work on multiple initiatives simultaneously

Nice to have

• Experience in other SaaS systems (e.g. Salesforce, Slack) is a plus
• Professional certification in Change Management
• Project management certification or experience working in structured project environments
• Relevant Professional Services and/or Financial Services experience
• Experience with digital transformation or large-scale systems implementations
• Exposure to business process improvement methodologies

Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual profit-sharing opportunity
• 25 days’ holiday additional to bank holidays
• Private Medical Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Mobile phone and Company laptop

About the company

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. It has over 1,180 consultants working with clients across North America, the UK, Europe, Middle East and APAC.