Business Unit: Chief Operating Office
Salary range:  £52,000 - £75000 depending on experience
Location:  UK Hybrid - with some travel to hubs including Glasgow and Newcastle driven by project requirements
Your next adventure starts here
Our Team
It’s an exciting time to be joining Virgin Money as we embark on a new journey. We’ve an ambitious portfolio of change to deliver across the bank and need talented Senior Project Managers to drive the transformation.  You’ll be strategic and hands-on as you lead Project/ Programme teams, managing all aspects of the project management life cycle to ensure successful delivery across (but limited to) Risk, Infrastructure, Payments, Cyber and Data. So, if you thrive on managing technical delivery or have a passion for delivering complex Risk and Finance regulatory change, and anything in between, we want to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing
*Mobilising and managing projects and change initiatives using formal methodologies and lifecycles.
*Developing and managing a stakeholder engagement plan ensuring continuous and clear communications with sponsors, business owners and impacted suppliers
*Working with project sponsors to develop scope and business cases including financials and project plans
*Ensuring the project adheres to the Change Book of Standard Procedures and governance framework
*Working with internal / external stakeholders and suppliers to design innovative solutions and establish requirements and priorities
*Establishing resourcing requirements for the project and work with Portfolio/Programme leads to optimise the mix of internal/external resource and develop solutions to resource shortfalls
*Ensuring the project delivers on time and within budget whilst remaining aligned to the strategy, with a disciplined change control process to make sure changes are formally agreed
*Taking accountability, assessing situations and making critical decisions when faced with complex demands and issues that can, and will, arise throughout the project life cycle
*Leading and coordinating teams of diverse technical and non-technical resources across multiple geographic sites and engaging effectively with external 3rd party service providers
 
We need you to have
*Significant experience in change and project management with the financial services or a large corporate environment
*A proven track record of successfully managing and delivering large complex projects and implementations across some of the following: Data, Risk, Payments, Fraud, Technology and Cyber
*The ability to see and communicate technology challenges in business terms; ability to understand and deliver business value
*A sound understanding of project management methodologies both Waterfall and Agile with exposure to releases, such as rapid deployment and the more traditional methods
*A track record of engaging and influencing at a senior level
*Strong planning and problem-solving skills
*Collaboration skills to stimulate debate and gravitas challenge proposals and drive activity
*Experience of successfully leading and inspiring large cross functional teams.


It’s a bonus if you have but not essential
•       Complex Regulatory project delivery environments
•       Financial Control and Risk Regulatory Reporting
•       Credit decision systems and regulated model data environments
Red Hot Rewards
*Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if Part–Time) plus the option to buy more.
*Up to five extra paid well-being days per year. 
*20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt. 
*Market-leading pension.
*Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
*Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness. 
And there’s no waiting around, you’ll enjoy these benefits from day one.
Feeling insatiably curious about this role? If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.
We’re all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.
Say hello to Virgin Money
We’re making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK’s best digital bank.  As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we’re a workforce to be reckoned with, and we’re putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people’s lives. We’re customer-obsessed and work tirelessly to deliver on our purpose, ’Making You Happier About Money.’ This means we’re able to do banking differently, and by innovating and working together we can make a real difference by creating memorable moments and red-hot experiences for our millions of customers. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work. 

Be yourself at Virgin Money
Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities.  We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.  
As a Disability Confident Leader, we’re committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion.  If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team
It’s important to note that there may be occasions where it’s not possible to interview all candidates declaring a disability who meet the essential criteria for the job. In certain recruitment situations such as receiving a high-volume of applications, we may need to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants. 
Now the legal bit
Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.
If you’re successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These