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

10–15 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
 Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or relevant programme/project management certification (e.g., PMP,
PRINCE2) preferred