Programme Manager at Ovations Technologies

• We're looking for a high-impact Programme Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic transformation programmes within Transactional Services (TS)—driving execution, alignment, and measurable business outcomes.

About the Role

• This role is the single point of accountability for programme delivery—translating business strategy into executable plans and ensuring benefits are realised across multiple workstreams.
• You'll work at the intersection of business, technology, operations, risk, and compliance, managing complexity while maintaining strong governance and stakeholder alignment.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Delivery & Execution

• Lead large-scale TS programmes across business, IT, operations, risk, and compliance
• Define and manage programme roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths
• Ensure delivery within scope, budget, timeline, and quality expectations

Stakeholder & Executive Management

• Engage senior stakeholders, including Exco and SteerCo
• Deliver clear, concise programme reporting and insights
• Manage escalations, expectations, and governance forums

Governance, Risk & Control

• Implement robust governance frameworks (RAID logs, reporting, controls)
• Proactively identify and mitigate delivery and regulatory risks
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and audit standards

Financial & Benefits Management

• Manage programme budgets, forecasts, and financial tracking
• Drive benefits realisation, cost optimisation, and efficiency tracking
• Support business cases and investment decisions

Change & Delivery Enablement

• Drive adoption through structured change management and communication
• Coordinate delivery across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid environments
• Enable collaboration across multidisciplinary teams

Key Stakeholders

• Transactional Services Leadership
• Group Technology & IT Delivery Teams
• Operations, Finance, Risk & Compliance
• PMO & Change Management Teams
• External Vendors & Delivery Partners

What We're Looking For

Experience:

• Proven experience delivering large, complex programmes in banking/financial services
• Strong background in Transactional Services, Payments, Cash Management, or Core Banking
• Experience managing multi-workstream, multi-vendor programmes
• Strong exposure to executive-level stakeholder engagement

Technical & Delivery Skills:

• Programme delivery across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid environments
• Strong financial management, budgeting, and benefits tracking
• Excellent risk, dependency, and issue management capability
• High-quality executive reporting and communication

Qualifications & Certifications

• Degree in Business / Commerce / Administration
• Postgraduate Diploma in Project or Programme Management
• PMP® (Project Management Professional)
• Scrum Certification
• SAFe® (Scaled Agile) Certification
• ITIL® 4 Foundation

Key Competencies

• Strong ownership & accountability
• Strategic thinking with attention to detail
• Calm, structured decision-making under pressure
• Ability to influence without authority
• Results-driven with a focus on outcomes