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Financial Services Project Manager - Platforms & Operations

# Financial Services Project Manager - Platforms & Operations

Norton Blake

## Job Description

Project Manager – Platforms & Operations

Contract Type: Contract (Initial 6 Months)

Location: London / Hybrid

Daily Rate: £400 – £450 per day (Inside IR35)

Norton Blake is recruiting a Senior Project Manager on behalf of a leading technology and management consultancy, delivering a high-profile platform and operational change program for a major UK Financial Services client.

This role requires a launch-focused Project Manager to lead end-to-end integrated delivery across Proposition, Operations, and Technology workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

- Integrated Delivery Ownership: Build and maintain master delivery plans spanning technology platform development, operational workflows, and business launch readiness.

- Workstream Alignment: Act as the strategic bridge between Business/Operations teams and Platform/Technology delivery leads, translating business requirements into technical outcomes.

- Governance & RAID Management: Drive rigorous project governance—actively managing risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies (RAID), milestone tracking, decision logs, and senior escalations.

- Launch & Business Readiness: Define readiness checkpoints, acceptance criteria, cutover strategy, and post-go-live hypercare support.

- Stakeholder & Third-Party Management: Coordinate cross-functional delivery partners, platform vendors, third-party suppliers, and C-level executive stakeholders.

Required Experience & Technical Skills

- 7+ Years PM Experience: Proven track record delivering complex business and platform change strictly within Wealth Management, Private Banking, or Broader Financial Services.

- Platform & Systems Expertise: Hands-on experience delivering projects centered around core banking systems, wealth management platforms, CRM solutions, or workflow engines.

- Delivery Discipline: Mastery of RAID management, dependency mapping, and structured governance frameworks in launch-critical, fast-paced environments.

- Senior Stakeholder Management: Excellent C-suite reporting skills, producing clear executive dashboards, decision logs, and status updates.

- Consultancy/Client Dynamics: Ability to operate effectively within a consultancy-led delivery model, navigating client dynamics with high autonomy.

To Apply

Submit your CV directly to Norton Blake for immediate consideration. Please only apply if you have relevant Financial Services experience and the full right to work in the UK.

Posted August 27, 2026

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