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Programme Manager

DF Capital
Manchester, GBR
Executive
Onsite
Discovered 4 days ago
Programme managementProject planning and schedulingProgramme governance and controlsBudget managementRisk, assumptions, issues and dependencies managementChange management

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About DF Capital

DF Capital is a specialist bank providing commercial finance, retail finance and savings products to consumers and small businesses.

The bank serves customers across the UK and Europe and launched DF Capital Retail Finance in 2025.

Your role

Lead a team delivering enterprise-wide projects across change and transformation.

Coordinate related projects, people and resources to meet strategic business goals.

Oversee planning, governance, delivery, schedules and budgets while resolving bottlenecks and improving efficiency.

Work across leadership, operations, technology, commercial and support functions.

Strategic alignment and governance

  • Organise projects that contribute to the organisation’s strategic vision and objectives.
  • Design, coordinate and improve internal and external programmes to align with organisational goals.
  • Develop programme plans, schedules and budgets; establish governance controls, scope and success criteria.
  • Define objectives with stakeholders and ensure technical, process and resource feasibility.
  • Manage risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, mitigating actions and controls through a RAID log.
  • Use company project frameworks, complete and file documentation, and manage changes to scope, schedule and cost.
  • Measure project performance with appropriate systems, tools and techniques.

Delivery and stakeholder management

  • Monitor progress through the programme lifecycle, resolve issues and initiate corrective actions.
  • Report progress and escalations to the CTO and key stakeholders; deliver on time, within scope and budget.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders, team members and external partners to support aligned execution.
  • Work with sponsors and stakeholders to define, document and prioritise business cases for change.
  • Manage third-party relationships, assigned tasks and expected deliverables.

Leadership

  • Lead major programme launches and coordinate activities from initiation to completion.
  • Mentor, guide and coach a team of Business Analysts and Change Analysts, including performance management.
  • Advocate for change and work with stakeholders to identify improvements in current ways of working.

Requirements

  • Able to lead enterprise-wide change and transformation projects and coordinate projects, people and resources toward strategic goals.
  • Able to oversee planning, governance, schedules, budgets and delivery, resolving bottlenecks as needed.
  • Able to combine transformational planning with detailed hands-on delivery.
  • The employer says applicants with the right attitude and drive can succeed.

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