Program Delivery Lead

Functional Responsibilities:
Establish and enforce robust governance reporting and delivery assurance mechanisms including
regular SteerCo and executive updates
Drive accountability across internal teams and external partners ensuring clarity of roles
deliverables and performance expectations
Lead financial management of the programme including budgeting forecasting cost tracking and
ensuring adherence to approved spend envelopes
Identify and manage financial risks optimisation opportunities and trade-offs to maximise value
delivery within budget constraints
Oversee vendor commercial performance including tracking against contractual commitments
deliverables and commercial terms
Ensure disciplined change control assessing scope cost and timeline impacts before approval and
integration into the programme plan
Drive continuous improvement in delivery efficiency implementing best practices in agile execution
resource utilisation and productivity
Act as the central point of coordination between business technology and delivery teams to ensure
seamless execution and outcome realisation

1015 years of experience in programme delivery transformation or large-scale digital/technology
initiatives ideally within banking or financial services
Proven track record of leading complex multi-year programmes with multiple squads vendors and
cross-functional stakeholders
Demonstrated experience in end-to-end delivery ownership across scope timeline budget and quality
in large transformation environments
Strong experience in programme financial management including budgeting forecasting cost control
and executive-level financial reporting
Deep expertise in programme governance delivery assurance and structured reporting (e.g. SteerCo
executive forums RAID management)
Experience managing external vendors and delivery partners including commercial performance
contracts and delivery accountability
Strong background in agile delivery at scale coordinating across multiple squads and driving consistent
execution discipline
Experience working closely with senior executives supporting decision-making through clear structured
insights on delivery and financial performance
Bachelors degree required; MBA or relevant programme/project management certification (e.g. PMP
PRINCE2) preferred