Technology Project Manager
Salary: National paying up to £73,000 and London paying up to £80,000 (pay offered will be based on knowledge and experience demonstrated through the recruitment process)
Are you interested in joining a team that is responsible for the successful delivery of regulatory and technology change projects within the FCA?
The team/department
The role sits within the DTI (Data, Technology and Innovation) & Ops Change Directorate, which is responsible for the successful and safe delivery of the FCA's Change Portfolio, comprising of technological changes which are of biggest strategic importance to the FCA, the Markets we regulate and the Consumers we protect. The technology projects and programmes at the FCA vary in size and complexity, from small discrete projects to large, multi-year, multi-million-pound pieces of work, the role of the Project Manager is crucial to the success and outcomes of these initiatives. Some examples include large CRM implementations, contract retenders, cloud data migrations, organisation wide resiliency programmes and replacing tooling capabilities. The work is varied and challenging….but never dull.
What you will be doing (the role)
Successfully deliver projects from inception to agreed business outcomes, following FCA quality standards and within agreed baselines of time, budget and scope
Managing budgets between £250k and several million pounds in value
Building and managing stakeholder relationships across the FCA (including cross functional teams such as contractors, consultants and 3rd parties), managing expectations, defining and agreeing scope, facilitating key decisions an
Developing the project plan, deliverables and milestones to successfully deliver the business outcomes, identifying and sourcing resources to achieve time and cost expectations
Resolving dependencies, issues and risks within delivery
Ensure delivery adheres to the FCA Project Management Policies, Standards and Methods and Governance Framework
Active participant in the community of practice, actively engaged in professional development
What you will get from the role
Exposure to FCA Senior Leadership, with opportunity to influence how business priorities are delivered within the organisation
Stimulating, innovative and experimental work to solve the biggest challenges facing financial regulation and the opportunity to make a tangible impact on the organisation
Exposure to new ideas, opportunity to increase your knowledge and understanding of regulation and new technologies in Financial Regulation
Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.
Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:
25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
Private healthcare with Bupa
A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
Income protection
We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.
The skills and experience you will have
Minimum
We are a signatory to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme. This means that we will offer an interview to disabled candidates entering under the scheme, who best meet the minimum criteria for a role.
Proven experience of managing successful business and technology change projects in Financial Services or for a government or regulatory body, managing employees and 3rd parties in a matrix, from inception through to end of warranty / exit criteria achieved
Evidence of shaping business ideas and initiatives into detailed project plans for multi-workstream delivery to achieve business outcomes
Demonstrable evidence of planning and controlling project delivery
Essential
Some experience of delivering projects related technology stability and resilience (e.g. Service and Continuity Management, Configuration Management DB, operational risk) would be advantageous
Experienced at leading people through structural, procedural and cultural change, gaining commitment to new ways of working
Ability to build working relationships with sponsors, accountable executives, key business stakeholders and business subject matter experts (SME)
Politically savvy, able to balance conflicting strategies, priorities and personalities, resilient and tenacious to ensure delivery whilst managing conflict
Analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, identifying and managing dependencies, risks and issues to ensure successful delivery
Excellent communication skills, able to engage with all levels of the organisation, providing timely and meaningful communications to update status, share progress and manage expectations of stakeholders
Able to use influencing and negotiating techniques
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of nearly 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here.
The FCA's Values & Diversity
Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.
The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our senior associate role.
Flexible working
We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we won’t judge you for asking.
Multi-location
As part of the FCA’s on-going commitment to develop our national presence, most of our vacancies are now open to working in our Edinburgh, Leeds, or London offices. This means that as part of the application process you will be able to select your preference of which office location you would like to work from.
Useful information
Applications for this role close at 23:59 on 21st July 2024
This role is graded as Senior Associate – Regulatory
Got a question?
If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact:
For internal applicants, please contact Sara Holland at Sara.Holland2@fca.org.uk
For external applicants, please contact Ifrah Azam at Ifrah.Azam@fca.org.uk
What to expect from our interview process
The assessment process consists of an initial screening call with the Hiring Manager. If successful, you will be invited to attend a competency-based interview. Interviews are looking to take place from w/c 5th August 2024.
Application support
We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.
If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.
Please note that all applications must be submitted through our online portal, applications sent via email will not be accepted.
