Change Programme Manager - Various Divisions (GC/I)

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Our vision is to make Lloyds Banking Group the best bank for customers. As the UK's largest retail and commercial bank, we have a footprint that touches nearly every community and household in the UK. That gives us a big responsibility to support the UK economy, and to put customers at the heart of everything we do. To achieve this, we also need to be the best bank for our colleagues and our communities - and we have a clear strategy in place to make this a reality. We are building on our many strengths: iconic brands, strong heritages and great people. To unlock the great potential in our business, we are becoming more efficient, more transparent, and more responsive to customers. Already the UK's largest community investor, we are giving even more back. Above all, we are putting customers first.

Due to the sheer pace and scale of change taking place across our business, we are embarking on an exciting period of growth.

We have an unrivalled opportunity to grow our Group Change Capability to ensure we deliver priority change programmes into our business and for our customers.

Are you a Business Analyst, PMO Analyst/Manager, Project/Programme Manager, Business Testing Analyst/Manager or Business Architect?

If so, we have a wide range of opportunities to join us and enable us to continue to build on our foundations, uplift our change capability even further and create the best banking business change community.

We are seeking talented Programme Managers in;

Digital - London

(Experience of digital delivery (online & mobile) in a matrix managed project environment, underpinned by a strong understanding of digital technologies and delivery approaches suitable in an agile environment of rapid change)

Customer Operations - Edinburgh

Commercial - Edinburgh and London

Retail - Halifax

Can you:-

- Lead, direct and control the delivery of diverse cross divisional programmes?

- Shape and lead major change initiatives which implement business strategies?

- Optimise resources across programmes and projects to ensure delivery to agreed business plans within cost, quality and timescale objectives?

- Ensure that the benefits identified in the business case can be realised?

- Create, lead and develop a high performing team of change professionals as a matrix programme team?

If so, then you'll never be short of a new challenge. You'll be responsible for all aspects of leading and delivering large, complex and cross divisional programmes.

Role accountabilities;

- To feed into business study/programme proposals and business cases, ensuring alignment with business strategy. Typically Gold/Silver Programmes.

- Works with the business to define and agree programme/project benefits and to confirm that outputs and outcomes will support their realisation.

- Deliver to an appropriate programme governance structure, with different levels of stakeholder input, to effectively control each project and workstream whilst exercising optimal control at the programme level.

- Works closely with the Accountable Executive to provide regular status reporting and solutions driven contingency plans.

- Provide a programme control framework aligned with project and programme management processes and methodologies, within which costs, benefits, risks, issues, standards and quality can be measured and within which Project Managers can coordinate their activities.

- Drive progress against the programme plan; understands, challenges and proactively manages the cost position; and acts to mitigate potential cost or time delays.

- Identify and secure appropriate resources to work on the programme or project; defines clear roles and responsibilities for all team members including specific responsibility for production of all deliverables.

- Engage with a diverse group of stakeholders to influence direction of programmes/projects to meet business goals.

- Lead, motivate, develop and coach team members to create a high performing team.

To qualify, you'll need experience of leading a range of significant programmes and projects, working with third party suppliers and managing stakeholders, supported by qualifications such as MSP (Managing Successful Programmes), APMP or similar methodology.

In return we offer a market leading benefits package which includes bonus related pay scheme, car allowance, private healthcare, contributory pension, competitive holiday and our "flex" benefits scheme.

Please specify on application; preferred location and division.

If you feel you could make a difference and want to become part the UK's largest bank, there really couldn't be a more exciting time to join us!

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