Technical Project Manager S3 Financial Support Multiple locations

Technical Project Manager S3 Financial Support Multiple locations

Technical Project Manager S3 Financial Support Multiple locations

Country: United Kingdom

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Are you ready for an engaging opportunity that will allow you to make a difference? We are currently seeking an enthusiastic IT Technical Project Manager to join our dynamic team within the Financial Support IT department.

Here we play a crucial role in supporting customers who are facing financial difficulties and require our bank's assistance. By joining us, you will not only have the chance to help these customers, but also ensure that our bank's commitments are met. At Financial Support, we are undergoing a transformative phase, where we are replacing older classic technologies with new, cutting-edge digital solutions. This transformation is aimed at better serving our customers' needs and enhancing their overall experience. As an IT Technical Project Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in this transformation, ensuring that multiple products and services are maintained and leveraged to serve both our customers and the bank's needs.

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a team that is driving positive change and innovation. We value diversity and inclusivity and we believe that every voice matters. By joining our community, you will have the chance to collaborate with talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, bringing fresh perspectives and ideas to the table.

The difference you'll make:

• Collaborating with a dynamic team to drive the transformation of Financial Support IT
• Managing and overseeing multiple projects to ensure the successful delivery of products and services
• Leveraging your expertise to maintain and enhance our digital solutions.
• Working closely with stakeholders to understand customer needs and align project objectives
• Contributing to the overall success of the department and the bank

What you'll bring:

These are the essential requirements you need to be successful in this role:

• Demonstrable experience in delivering complex IT projects around transformation & migration activities
• The ability to maintain a grasp of IT architecture, software development methodologies and integration frameworks
• An understanding of cloud platforms, SaaS solutions and their supporting services and models, software development methodologies and IT infrastructure
• Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; and ability to plan, organise, monitor and control projects
• Understanding the importance of inter-team collaboration in breaking down silos and achieving business results; ability to lead employees from various functions to communicate, coordinate work across divisions
• Demonstrable knowledge of the agile methodology; ability to apply agile approaches in the processes of software development & CI/CD practices

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Pragmatic and dogged determination to identify the relevant teams, stakeholders and technology stacks, to ensure a consolidated view of required activities can be identified and managed across the lifecycle
• Knowledge of API/Microservices & App Development
• Knowledge of Atlassian tools (Jira/Confluence) & how to leverage their reporting capabilities

What else you need to know:

This is a permanent role. Our preferred location for this role is Milton Keynes, but we'll also consider locating the role in Glasgow, Bradford & Sheffield.

We want our people to thrive at work and home and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

If you apply for this role in this location, it's important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location.

We're happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.

If you're interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

Application process

If your application is successful a member of our recruitment team will be in touch. We will arrange a short call with you to learn more about you and what you are looking for from your next career move, as well as answer any questions you have about working in the Santander tech team. If both sides agree we will send your CV to the hiring manager to review. For this position, the interview process will be :

1st Stage - A virtual interview lasting 90 mins and covering a mixture of Competency and Technical questions.

If there's anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know.

Inclusion

At Santander we're creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we'll reward you.

As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don't contribute yourself. We'll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• £6,000 car allowance per year.
• Company funded individual private medical insurance.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share in Santander's success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.

Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies

What to do next:-

If this sounds like a role you're interested in, then please apply.

If there's anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it's a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we're available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at or call .

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