Centre of Excellence Lead - Project Management

Centre of Excellence Lead - Project Management Job Description Job Title: Centre of Excellence Lead - Project Management City: Telford State/Province: Shropshire Posting Start Date: 9/29/26

About Servaada, a Wipro company:

Servaada is Wipro UK entity, authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK financial services regulator, to undertake regulated activities on behalf of its clients, as an outsourced service provider.

Job Description

About the Role

Servaada is looking for an experienced Project Management leader to develop and enhance Project Management capability across the business.

You will lead the Project Management Centre of Excellence, supporting successful delivery of transformation, regulatory, migration and business change initiatives.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop the Project Management Centre of Excellence.
• Create and maintain project delivery standards, frameworks and templates.
• Support Project and Programme Managers through coaching and guidance.
• Lead the Project Management community and encourage knowledge sharing.
• Improve project governance, planning, reporting and delivery consistency.
• Support project management tools and best practice adoption.
• Drive continuous improvement across delivery teams.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong Project or Programme Management experience within financial services.
• Experience creating and embedding project management frameworks.
• Knowledge of waterfall, agile and hybrid delivery approaches.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong coaching, mentoring and leadership capability.
• Understanding of governance, financial management, risk management and benefits delivery.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in outsourcing, consulting or professional services.
• Experience building project management communities or capability frameworks.
• PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, Agile or similar qualifications.

Core Competencies

• Must act with integrity
• Must act with due skill, care and diligence
• Must be open and cooperative with the FCA and other regulators
• Must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Must observe proper standards of market conduct
• Must act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

Equal Opportunities:

Servaada is committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion in the workplace. All applicants welcome.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, caste, creed, religion, gender, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, political orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Wipro is committed to creating an accessible, supportive, and inclusive workplace. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to all applicants including persons with disabilities, throughout the recruitment and selection process. Accommodations must be communicated in advance of the application, where possible, and will be reviewed on an individual basis. Wipro provides equal opportunities to all and values diversity.

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