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Programme Manager (Asset Servicing)- London

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About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Programme Manager to work for our client within the Financial Services sector. This is initially a 6 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London.

Our client is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead the delivery of complex transformation initiatives for their end client in Asset Servicing. This role will be responsible for overseeing large-scale programmes spanning business, technology, operations, and third-party delivery partners, ensuring successful outcomes across multiple workstreams.

The successful candidate will act as the primary interface between internal stakeholders, external vendors, and client organisations, driving programme governance, delivery execution, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. Experience within banking, wealth management, securities services, asset servicing, or broader capital markets environments would be highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex business and technology transformation programmes.
  • Manage multiple workstreams, dependencies, budgets, risks, and delivery timelines across large-scale initiatives.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, clients, vendors, and delivery partners.
  • Establish and manage programme governance, steering committees, and executive reporting processes.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams including business, operations, technology, and external suppliers.
  • Ensure project objectives, milestones, benefits, and deliverables are clearly defined and successfully achieved.
  • Identify, manage, and mitigate programme risks, issues, and dependencies.
  • Drive effective communication across internal teams and client organisations to ensure alignment and transparency.
  • Oversee third-party and vendor engagement, ensuring contractual and delivery obligations are met.
  • Support change management, business readiness, and successful adoption of programme outcomes.

About You

  • Proven experience delivering complex programmes within banking, wealth management, securities services, or financial services organisations.
  • Strong client-facing experience, including working with external customers and executive stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated success managing large-scale technology, operational, or regulatory transformation initiatives.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across senior leadership populations.
  • Experience coordinating delivery across internal teams, external partners, and offshore or distributed delivery functions.
  • Strong programme governance, reporting, budgeting, and risk management capabilities.
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience managing projects within vendor-led or consulting delivery environments is highly desirable.

Desirable Experience

  • Asset Servicing, Custody, Securities Processing, Wealth Management, or Capital Markets exposure.
  • SaaS platform implementations or large-scale system transformation programmes.

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.


Why join us
  • Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
  • Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
  • Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
  • Annual leave and work-place pension

Skills

Change & Transformation - CHANGE MANAGEMENT, Change & Transformation - CHANGE MANAGEMENT, IT Operations - OPERATIONS

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