PMO Manager - 1 | S3 | Milton Keynes | Internal Mobility

PMO Manager - 1 | S3 | Milton Keynes | Internal MobilityCountry: United Kingdom

IT STARTS HERE

Santander (www.santander.com) is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organisation, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.

This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.

Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a robust risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

The TSB Integration is one of the most exciting programmes of work to be undertaken across the TSB and Santander businesses and this role is to join a team of great individuals already collaborating on it with the objective of Creating the Best Bank for Customers in the UK

THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE

The Integration Programme is seeking a Part VII Delivery Plan Manager who can be based out of Milton Keynes. FTC till March 2027

The Part VII Delivery Plan Manager role is responsible for supporting the establishment, maintenance and control of the Part VII programme delivery plan, ensuring that key milestones, dependencies and workstream plans are aligned, baselined and actively managed through Signal.

The role holder will work closely with workstream PMs, the IMO Central Planner and programme leadership to create a consistent and controlled view of Part VII delivery. This includes ensuring Level 0 milestones are formalised through the appropriate governance and used as anchor points for aligned Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Part VII workstream plans.

The role will provide practical planning support to workstreams, helping ensure comprehensive plans are established, baselined and maintained in Signal, with

appropriate milestone levelling, Part VII tagging, dependency management and adherence to agreed planning standards.

Working in a complex, high-profile programme environment, the role holder will conduct regular reviews of delivery progress and plan updates, maintain the integrity of the Part VII delivery plan, identify critical path implications and provide clear reporting to support programme prioritisation, governance and external reporting requirements.

This role requires a structured, delivery-focused planner who can bring clarity, discipline and momentum to workstream planning, while supporting colleagues who may have varying levels of planning experience and capability.

We’re shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring Part VII Level 0 and 1 milestones are formalised, governed and maintained as anchor points for all Part VII workstream plans.
• Working with workstreams to establish, baseline and maintain comprehen-sive Level 1 and Level 2 and Level 3 Part VII plans in Signal.
• Supporting Part VII work package leads and PMs with planning discipline, helping improve the quality, completeness and consistency of their plans.
• Ensuring agreed planning standards are followed, including effective mile-stone levelling, Part VII tagging and alignment to IMO planning require-ments.
• Establishing, maintain and report the Part VII plan critical path to inform programme prioritisation, delivery focus and escalation.
• Working with Part VII work package leads to establish, track and manage plan dependencies through the agreed mechanism.
• Conducting weekly reviews of Part VII milestone delivery progress and plan updates to maintain the integrity of the Part VII delivery plan.
• Reporting on Part VII plan progress with appropriate management infor-mation and eight-week lookaheads through the Part VII Operational Readi-ness Forum which reports into Part VII Opco.
• Aggregating Part VII workstream plans into a high-level Part VII plan for inter-nal governance and external regulatory or scheme reporting.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us greater as a team and as an organisation. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Professional Experience

• Experience supporting complex programme, change, integration or regulatory delivery planning within a large organisation. (Required)
• Excellent understanding of planning disciplines, including milestone management, baselining, dependency tracking, critical path analysis and controlled plan governance. (Required)
• Proven ability to work with delivery teams and workstream PMs to improve plan quality, maintain delivery discipline and support effective progress reporting. (Required)
• Experience using enterprise planning tools, with the ability to learn and apply Signal planning standards and processes consistently. (Required)
• Awareness of regulatory, legal transfer, scheme or assurance environments, including the importance of evidence, traceability and formal governance. (Preferred)
• Ability to coordinate milestones, dependencies, risks, actions and plan updates across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups. (Required)
• Ability to translate detailed delivery plans into clear plan status updates, escalation points and governance reporting for senior programme stakeholders. (Required)
• Experience working with cross-functional workstreams, including delivery, risk, legal, operations, technology and programme governance teams. (Required)

Education

• No specified education requirement.

Languages

• English (Required)

Skills (Required)

• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to establish, baseline, maintain and quality assure complex integrated delivery plans. (Required)
• Excellent attention to detail, ensuring milestones, dependencies, critical path items, tagging and planning standards are accurately maintained. (Required)
• Great stakeholder engagement capability, able to support, influence and challenge workstream teams to improve planning quality and delivery discipline. (Required)
• Skilled and experienced enterprise planner, with great Microsoft Project capability and the ability to apply enterprise planning discipline, standards and controls effectively within Signal. (Required)
• Great analytical skills, including the ability to identify critical path implications, delivery risks, dependency gaps and required escalations. (Required)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide concise progress updates and convert complex planning information into clear messages. (Required)
• Highly structured and proactive delivery mindset, able to create momentum, maintain control and support colleagues in a fast-paced programme environment. (Required)

WE VALUE YOUR IMPACT

At Santander, your contribution matters. We recognise the difference you make every day, and we make sure you feel valued, supported and rewarded in return. Here, recognition goes beyond pay. It’s about the pride you feel in your work, the impact you have on customers and communities, and the opportunities you have to grow and thrive — personally and professionally.

Salary Range:

£49,274.00 - £73,912.00 per annum (depending on experience)

This salary range represents the expected remuneration for the role. Annual salary is based on a standard 35-hour working week. Actual salary offered will depend on skills, experience, qualifications and location.

• Competitive rewards that reflect the real impact you make and the value you bring.
• Wellbeing that goes beyond work — we work with a range of wellbeing partners across our 4 pillars of wellbeing (physical, mental, social and financial) to give you access to a suite of apps, discounted gym and fitness access, weekly online classes, flexible healthcare and mental health support.
• Support for every life stage — from menopause and pregnancy to parenthood and beyond, with enhanced family leave, childcare options and tailored wellbeing support.
• Time to give back through volunteering opportunities that let you make a difference in the communities we serve.
• Global growth opportunities to shape your career, learn new skills and explore what’s possible across our international network.

Ready to be recognised? It starts with you.

LOCAL COMPLIANCE

At Santander, we’re proud to be an inclusive organisation that provides equal opportunities for everyone — regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation.

We’re committed to creating a recruitment experience that’s accessible, fair and welcoming for all candidates.

We want our people to thrive — at work and at home — while delivering the best outcomes for our customers and supporting each other to grow.

To make this possible, our roles are site-based with a hybrid working pattern, where colleagues are expected to attend the office at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

When applying, please consider the travel distance, time and cost to your chosen office location(s).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS:

SECONDMENT OR FTC ROLES:

• If you are currently employed by Santander UK plc on TSB Legacy terms and choose to apply for this Santander fixed term vacancy, please be aware that, if successful, you will move onto full Santander terms and conditions of employment and will no longer be part of the TSB Legacy population with effect from the start date of your new role. Please also note that if the role you accept is a secondment role, this change will also apply to your substantive/home role (i.e. the role to which you would normally return at the end of your secondment): you will no longer be TSB Legacy for either your secondment role or your substantive/home role with effect from the start date of the secondment role. If you have any questions about what this means, you should raise them during the application process or log a ticket with Ask HR.

• If you are currently employed by TSB and the role you accept is a secondment role (rather than a fixed term contract), this will not impact the terms and conditions of your substantive/home role (and you will remain employed by TSB on your current terms and conditions until your employment transfers to Santander under TUPE).
  

WHAT TO DO NEXT

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

For further guidance please visit Internal Mobility - Candidate Guidance.

If you want to know more about the opportunity:

Please contact Andrew Strong – andrew.strong@tsb.co.uk

The Santander Way

Santander is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.

This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.

Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

Ready to make it happen?

It starts with you. It starts here.