Director of Strategic Initiatives

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Wellington Management Full time
About the Role

The Director of Program Management is a key member of the Infrastructure Design team within Investment Services and Technology (InvesTech). This role oversees the Firm's largest and most complex strategic projects, working globally across the Client, Investment, and Infrastructure platforms. The Director will require strong program oversight, governance, and control, as well as the ability to act as a 'Program Manager' on some of our largest and most complex deliveries.

Responsibilities
  • Appointed Program Manager of designated initiatives, covering all applicable responsibilities
  • Ensure business and infrastructure connectivity, strategy, and engagement across the globe
  • Coordinate and facilitate working sessions with stakeholder groups from various parts of the firm
  • Monitor project progress, manage project risk, and plan resource availability
  • Estimate resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
  • Own the budget process and program/ROI tracking
  • Be accountable for program progress against the vision, roadmap, and prioritized outcomes
  • Report against business outcomes/OKRs, consolidating workstream-level updates back to the Program stakeholders and Steering Committee
  • Marshall inbound delivery requirements and demand received from technology and the business, coordinating, consolidating, and prioritizing this demand in concert with a team of Product Owners
  • Work closely with Product Owners, business SMEs, and technology delivery teams to define and drive the vision for a workstream or set of business outcomes
  • Identify opportunities, articulate, and translate business needs and strategies into actionable and executable visions and roadmaps across the program's workstreams
  • Establish and facilitate ongoing program governance that sits across multiple Agile teams/workstreams
  • Lead and/or facilitate prioritized work and analysis that will help solve complex issues that impact the wider organization
Qualifications
  • Experience leading and developing program management teams across multiple regions
  • Confident in both leading and communicating with colleagues in both technical and business disciplines
  • Ability to influence senior leadership, sponsors, and stakeholders
  • Demonstrated record of success delivering complex technology/technology change at the program-level
  • Experience in managing large technology program delivery in the Asset Management industry
  • Experience in or familiar with scaled agile methodologies such as SAFe
  • Experience within scaled agile teams delivering change
  • Excellent leadership, people management, and organizational ability
  • Familiarity with project management tools used by technology teams, e.g., Jira
About Wellington Management

Wellington Management is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation, including salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is USD 100,000 - 150,000.

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