Programme Manager

NatWest is a major UK retail bank, providing every day banking services to over 19 million customers. The banks expertise and services span retail, commercial and private banking.

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

We partner with NatWest to deliver their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

On behalf of NatWest, we are looking for a Programme Manager for an initial 3 month contract based in Edinburgh, London, Manchester or Birmingham. Remote first-with 2 days per month required on-site.

Purpose of the role

This role will play a key part in delivering strategic change initiatives across Transaction Services, supporting major programmes focused on Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance and Deposits. Working across business and technology functions, you will be responsible for shaping, mobilising and delivering complex programmes that drive growth, improve customer experience and modernise critical banking platforms.

What You'll Do

• Lead the mobilisation, structuring and delivery of complex transformation programmes.
• Establish programme governance, operating models, plans and reporting frameworks.
• Manage programme budgets, forecasting, risks, dependencies and delivery milestones.
• Chair Steering Committees, governance forums and senior stakeholder meetings.
• Build strong relationships across business, technology, product, finance and risk functions.
• Drive decision making, prioritisation and resolution of programme challenges.
• Support programme shaping activities including business case development and roadmap creation.
• Oversee third-party suppliers and delivery partners where applicable.
• Ensure successful implementation of change, including customer migration and business adoption activities.
• Provide clear and concise updates to senior stakeholders and leadership teams.

The Skills you'll need

• Proven experience delivering large-scale transformation programmes within banking or financial services.
• Strong programme management expertise with experience owning end-to-end delivery outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience establishing and mobilising programmes from an early-stage or greenfield environment.
• Excellent governance experience including Steering Committees, budget management, forecasting and executive reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge at senior leadership level.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional programmes involving both business and technology teams.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments and provide structure where required.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to balance delivery priorities, risks and business outcomes.
• Knowledge of Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Transaction Banking or Corporate Banking would be advantageous.
• Experience using Agile delivery methodologies and tools such as Jira would be beneficial.

Why NatWest

There are plenty of reasons why NatWest is a great place to work in a temporary job; they are becoming a simpler Bank, which is more integrated and technology driven. You'll be helping to build a sustainable bank, committed to helping customers to succeed.

We will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella engagement model.

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

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