Programme Director - Core Banking Transformation

Overview

In this role you will lead a high-profile Core Banking Modernisation programme for a leading retail bank, guiding strategy, delivery, and governance. You will collaborate with executive and technology leadership to shape a cloud-enabled, next-generation banking platform that supports growth, innovation and an optimal customer experience. You will drive cross-functional partnerships, ensure regulatory and risk alignment, and deliver tangible business outcomes through simplification and platform transformation. This contract-to-permanent opportunity offers significant scope to influence technology strategy and organisational culture while managing a multi-year programme at board level.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• contract-to-permanent opportunity
• leadership exposure to senior executives
• competitive day rate plus permanent option
• high-profile programme with executive sponsorship
• long-term career progression

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the Core Banking Modernisation programme
• Define and execute the transformation roadmap aligned to business/technology strategy
• Drive migration from legacy platforms to cloud-enabled architectures
• Build partnerships across Technology, Operations, Product, Risk and Executive leadership
• Establish programme governance, controls and reporting at Board/Executive level
• Manage large multidisciplinary teams, vendors and systems integration partners
• Embed regulatory, operational resilience and risk requirements throughout delivery
• Deliver outcomes through automation, simplification and platform transformation
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration and delivery excellence

Key requirements

• Proven experience leading large-scale Core Banking or Banking Platform transformation programmes
• Extensive background in Retail Banking, Commercial Banking or Financial Services
• Track record delivering complex technology transformations with budgets exceeding 50m+
• Strong understanding of modern banking architecture, cloud technologies, APIs and platform modernisation
• Experience operating at Executive, CIO, CTO and Board stakeholder level
• Exceptional programme leadership, governance and commercial management capability
• Experience leading large teams through significant organisational and technology change

• stakeholder management
• leadership
• communication
• cloud technologies
• APIs
• platform modernisation

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