Product Delivery Manager

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Role: Delivery Manager

Duration: 6 Months (Potential extensions)

Location: London (Canary Wharf)

We are looking for a Delivery Manager within the Risk Technology Product Engineering organisation based in London. Specifically the role will report directly to the Head of Risk Technology, this group develops platforms to support our clients screening their customers and third party against a defined risk topology.

Specific Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

* Technical delivery - support the development manager on all aspects of the delivery chain and manages delivery performance throughout execution and identifies opportunities to optimise the execution

* Risk Management - exhibits strong ability to identify and plan resolution of program risk risks

* Communication - identifies and manages effectively all stakeholders, provides visibility and transparency so that appropriate action can be taken by senior management

* Improving delivery performance - Identifies and recommends opportunities for improving the delivery model by analysing consistent themes in lessons learned information

* Problem solving and decision making - sound judgement at a senior management level using assertiveness and influencing skills to demonstrate business benefits and to ensure the decision is fully understood and accepted

* Dependency management - Leads analysis and ensures all impacts of dependencies are addressed in the overall project plan. Effectively works across the organisation to ensure all dependent teams are aligned with the project plans and schedules

* Financial Management and Project Accounting - application of corporate financial measures to monitor and track financial health, analysing resource requirements across multiple projects or across programmes to meet strategic goals

* Resource Estimation and Planning - work with the Finance, Portfolio Management, Business Operations and HR Business Partners to maintain overall plan for resource requirements, ensure program plans are kept up-to-date and adjusted with ongoing project activities and maintaining accurate project forecasts. Appropriately identifies when program/project is "off track" to project plans and takes immediate corrective actions, including adjusting plans to account for corrections. Leads project estimating sessions that span multiple departments and organisations

* Stakeholder Management - manage stakeholder relationships and ensure strong communication plans, both within and externally to the group

* Coordinate with The Office of the CTO on large project deliverables.

Essential Skills/Experience Required:

* Define, scope, and manage large initiatives typically less than