Senior Project Manager

What is the opportunity?

Bank of Ireland are delighted to be hiring a Senior Project Manager to join our Group Change division!

The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of major change programmes, from initiation to closure, to meet defined business and technical objectives within agreed time, cost and quality standards.

In this role, you will:

• Establish and maintain an appropriate project governance structure and effective communication processes and manage project issues, risks, dependencies and change control within agreed processes to ensure delivery of agreed outcomes
• Confirm the scope of a proposed project or programme, and clearly define the objectives and Business outcomes
• Plan the project and monitor its overall progress, resolving issues, initiating corrective action as appropriate and referring major issues upwards as necessary
• Lead the operational activities of internal teams, partners, third parties, where appropriate i.e. providing mentorship, checking invoices, internal cross charging and confirming / signing-off deliverables
• Ensure effective communication with all partners to the project and an effective relationship with relevant partners to coordinate delivery of the technical solution(s)
• Manage both dependencies and the interfaces between constituent projects and workstreams
• Ensure that business readiness preparation is complete to ensure successful transitioning to live customer and colleague environment
• Robust maintenance of all documentation/registers and management of suitable governance for Risk and Compliance

What will make you stand out?

The successful candidate will have experience of delivering business value from programmes as senior PM and through large scale organisational change and have experience of delivering technical and business projects and solutions in the financial services sector.

You will have a consistent record in deliverling large scale efficiency programmes via process improvement/simplification.

Experience with any of the following will help you to stand out but is not vital in order to apply:

• Formal Project Management Qualification ( PRINCE 2, PMP)
• Knowledge of financial services

Essential Qualifications

There are no specific qualifications or minimum educational requirements needed for this role.

More about the team

Group Change is responsible for end-to-end delivery of change across Bank of Ireland's services. This function works closely with Bank of Ireland collaborators to shape and deliver change and enables the Bank to evolve its delivery capability to suit best how it serves Bank of Ireland customers.

Group Change is an exciting dynamic agile environment that is transforming the bank by:

1. Enhancing the customer experience
2. Streamlining processes
3. Reducing costs

As Senior Project Manager, will be part of a growing team that is consistently delivering results!

This job can be done anywhere in the Republic of Ireland with the primary office location as Dublin to which travel will be required for in person collaboration.

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Why work with us?

The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 23 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid mat leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.

Your wellbeing is important to us, we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and improve your career!

Flexible working matching promise

A fear of losing your current working flexibility shouldn't hinder you from applying for new opportunities, which is why we aim to match your existing flexible working arrangements.

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Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email.

Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.