Interim Programme Manager – Next Gen Product Programme
Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days per week)
Contract Length: 6+ months
Role Type: Contract
Rate: Up to £675 a day DOE – Outside IR35
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead and coordinate a major strategic initiative: the development of our Next Gen product. This role will be instrumental in delivering a complex, multi-workstream programme, ensuring alignment across key teams while operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery of the Next Gen programme over an 18-month period
- Oversee and coordinate multiple workstreams, including:
- Product
- Commercial
- Governance
- Technology
- Additional cross-functional teams
- Act as the central conduit between senior leadership and the wider business
- Drive programme structure, governance, and delivery discipline across an Agile, iterative development lifecycle
- Manage shifting priorities and ensure programme momentum in a dynamic environment
- Facilitate decision-making, escalate risks, and ensure alignment across stakeholders
- Engage and influence senior stakeholders
- Build strong relationships across internal teams and with third-party suppliers / delivery partners
- Ensure delivery remains aligned with strategic objectives, timelines, and quality expectations
Key Requirements
Experience & Expertise
- Proven track record as a Programme Manager delivering large-scale, complex programmes
- Experience in software delivery environments, ideally with Agile
- Exposure to working with third-party vendors, consultancies, or in-house engineering teams
- Strong understanding of technical delivery (technical background highly desirable)
- Experience within Wealth Management or Fintech highly preferred
Skills & Competencies
- Exceptional stakeholder management with the ability to operate confidently at senior levels
- Strong leadership presence
- Resilient and able to navigate complexity and challenge constructively
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with changing priorities
- Strong organisational, governance, and delivery management capabilities
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
Working Model
- Hybrid working based in London
- Expected onsite presence: 3 days per week (ideally Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
