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Head of Software Delivery - Private Banking The Head of Software Delivery for Private Banking is responsible for leading the development and delivery of software solutions that support the bank's private banking operations. This includes managing core banking systems, Treasury systems, Finance systems, and ensuring the efficient operation of Equation and SQL Server environments. The role involves strategic leadership, project management, and close collaboration with stakeholders to align technology initiatives with business objectives. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement the software delivery strategy for the private banking division, ensuring alignment with the bank's business goals. Lead the adoption and integration of best practices for software development, deployment, and maintenance within the context of private banking operations. Stay abreast of emerging technologies and methodologies to enhance the bank's software delivery capabilities, particularly in core banking and financial systems. Project Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects related to core banking, Treasury systems, Finance systems, and Equation. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, managing risks, dependencies, and resource allocation effectively. Team Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software developers, project managers, and QA engineers specializing in private banking systems. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Conduct performance reviews, identify training needs, and support career development for team members. Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business units, product owners, and other stakeholders in private banking to understand their requirements and priorities. Ensure effective communication and alignment between development teams and stakeholders. Provide regular updates on project status, risks, and outcomes to senior management. Quality Assurance: Implement robust testing frameworks and quality assurance processes to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions for private banking. Monitor and improve software performance, reliability, and security, particularly in core banking and financial systems. Process Improvement: Continuously analyze and improve software delivery processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness, with a focus on core banking and finance systems. Implement and refine agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines tailored to private banking needs. Vendor Management: Manage relationships with external vendors and service providers, ensuring they meet the bank's standards and requirements. Negotiate contracts and oversee vendor deliverables related to private banking systems. Qualifications: Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Finance, or a related field. Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in software development, with at least 5 years in a leadership role within banking or financial services. Proven track record of managing large-scale software delivery projects in core banking, Treasury systems, and finance systems. Experience with Equation and SQL Server environments. Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, DevOps). Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Java, C#, Python) and software development tools. Experience with core banking systems (e.g., Equation), Treasury systems, and finance systems. Proficiency in SQL Server and database management. Familiarity with cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) is a plus. Leadership Skills: Excellent leadership and team management skills. Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Certifications: Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, Scrum Master, ITIL) are a plus. Why Join Us: Impact: Play a pivotal role in driving the bank's digital transformation and innovation in private banking. Growth: Opportunity for professional growth and development in a dynamic and supportive environment. Culture: Join a collaborative team committed to excellence and continuous improvement. The position will be based in Central London at least 3 days week in the office. The salary for this position is circa £75K - £100K. Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and cover letter detailing their relevant experience and qualifications. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and notice period.

Project Manager - LLI (Long Lead Items) - Inside IR35 - Hybrid Our client is delivering a flagship national nuclear programme, leading the UK's first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) deployment. They are seeking a Project Manager to lead the Long Lead Items (LLI) workstream, overseeing the procurement, manufacture, and delivery of critical components. This is a high-profile role at the heart of a major nuclear and energy infrastructure project, working closely with strategic suppliers and key stakeholders across the UK and internationally. Key Skills & ExperienceInfrastructure project management - Managing complex site and construction-related scopes, ensuring time, cost and quality objectives are met. Regulated environment experience - Working within nuclear or energy frameworks, complying with stringent safety, quality and regulatory requirements. Long lead item procurement - Planning and overseeing early procurement of critical components to protect the programme's schedule and critical path. Manufacturing surveillance - Monitoring manufacturing activities and quality across the supply chain to ensure specification and regulatory compliance. NEC3 and NEC4 contracts - Applying NEC contract forms to manage commercial performance, risk, and supplier relationships. Alliancing delivery model - Collaborating within multi-party delivery structures to align objectives and drive best-for-project outcomes. Multi-sector project exposure - Drawing on experience across nuclear, energy, civils or other regulated industries. Organisational & stakeholder engagement skills - Coordinating multiple workstreams and engaging suppliers, regulators and government stakeholders effectively. Rate - Inside IR35 - £440 a day all in rate. If you are excited by leading critical infrastructure within a landmark nuclear project, we would be keen to introduce you to our client and discuss this opportunity further. Please click to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement. To find out more about Progressive please visit Progressive Recruitment, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales

We require a Business Analyst for this digital project. You must have at least 3 to 5 proven tack as a Business Analyst with the following skills: The role will be working with product owners and other key stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities, scope product deliveries and solutions, and influence the priority of delivery against strategic objectives and co-existent technical solutions. You will have experience in leading the analysis of complex business systems to support organizational change, including the migration of users and data between systems. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to translate complex business processes to technical solutions. Experience Must have: · Digital publishing background and experience of content management systems and processes. · Hands-on experience working in an agile environment managing the identification and delivery of projects and software solutions using Scrum. · Leading requirements gathering and definition workshops for functional and non-functional requirements. · Writing user stories and defining acceptance criteria with product owners. · Grooming product backlogs and prioritizing features and user stories into releases with the product owner. · Analysis of existing business behavior and business systems to identify business process, actors and systems as well as opportunities for improvement. · Supporting the creation and presentation of business cases, business value realization documents and project initiation briefs. · Supporting the product owner in explaining user stories to technical teams, supporting solution design and resolving clarifications with the product owner. · Demonstrating user stories to product owner and stakeholders. · Defining, leading and undertaking user and acceptance testing, including knowledge of methods for designing system acceptance and test approaches. Knowledge and experience of test driven development and behavior driven development an advantage. · Working with and managing relationships with third party product and services vendors. · Working and coordinating across teams of local and remote business users in a high pressured, time sensitive environment. · Working with local and remote technical teams with a combination of in-house and partner resources. · Leading other business analysts to achieve project and business objectives. Nice to have: · Scrum master experience. · Risk, issue, dependency and assumption identification and management. · Analysis of business information patterns, data analysis and data modelling. · Working with user experience designers to deliver end-user focused benefits realization. · Financial services background with experience in commodities markets. Skills · Self-starter able to work to achieve objectives with minimum direction. · Comfortable working independently as well as in a team. · Requirements analysis, use case design, user story creation. · Business process modelling and analysis (e. g. Value stream mapping, value chain, UML, EPC, BPMN, SWOT, 5 whys). · Process improvement methods (e.g. Lean Six Sigma). · Experience with agile workflow tools (e.g. VersionOne). · Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience presenting at all levels of an organization. · Ability to influence and negotiate across the organization. · Knowledge of the project lifecycle. · Knowledge of the software delivery lifecycle. · Relationship management with third party software suppliers. · Familiarity and / or experience with mockup tools (e.g. Balsamiq). · Project management experience (PRINCE2). · Proficient use of Microsoft Office & Visio. This is a 3 to 6 month contract based in Canary Wharf London. Please send your CV to us in Word format.

Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain transition plans - Define schedules, timelines and checklists - Coordinate technical onboarding and offboarding activities - Ensure alignment with project scope, SLAs and business objectives - Maintain transition documentation - Manage inventories and configurations - Ensure compliance with security requirements, data protection and governance - Verify completeness of runbooks and operational documents before transfer - Ensure service continuity - Coordinate operations and support teams - Organize tests and validations after transition - Monitor the Early Life Support period after production deployment