Programme Manager - IT Security Operations

About ITRS

Recognised as a Great Place to Work, ITRS is an Enterprise SaaS provider with industry-leading solutions. Our prestigious customer base includes 90% of the world's top investment banks. We are backed by leading private equity investors and are rapidly growing.

Our headquarters are in Shoreditch - London's tech hub – with offices in other UK and global locations from the Netherlands to Manila, NYC and Florida. We pride ourselves on a diverse, friendly, dynamic culture - with a focus on internal promotion and developing our people.

Scope of Role

Whilst you will report to the Head of IT in the UK, its scope and effect is global.  You will lead on programmes and projects to have a significant impact on our operational and business processes.  As such there will be a need to work with global and functional partners to ensure all change projects are observed, whilst maintaining the working relationships created by the team.  

You will be located in London with a hybrid work pattern. This is a full time maternity cover role offered as a fixed term or temporary contract.

As a Programme Manager, you will:

• Initiation, scoping and managing the fulfilment of initiatives that follow organisational goals.
• Plan and design programmes of work, monitoring its progress, resolving issues, and initiating appropriate corrective action.
• Identify main requirements needed from cross-functional team and external vendors. Coordinating activities between multiple projects giving detailed attention to programme strategy.
• Oversee the programme’s governance, identifying risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department.
• Manage the programmes for integration of IT and Security processes of new acquisitions into ITRS Group’s existing environment, infrastructure, and governance structure.
• Third-party contract initiation, negotiation, and management. Maintaining relationships with external partners and managing internal visibility on opex and capex budgeting for Business Systems within IT & Security Operations.  
• Oversee multiple internal & external project teams, ensuring programme goals are achieved.
• Build credible, trusted advisor relationships with main client partners at all levels of the organisation

Requirements

• Experience with software implementation
• Experience of implementation of infrastructure / enterprise-wide projects
• Working knowledge of third-party vendor and IT contract management.
• Familiarity with CRM software and Business Systems.
• Collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to develop a collaborative work environment, maintain effectiveness, high performance teams, and organise people and resource to identify opportunities
• Knowledge of best practices of waterfall and Agile project management, including: sprint life cycle, scope definition and management, planning and scheduling, monitoring, communication cycles, managing project teams and risk management.
• Prior experience managing and influencing teams, ensuring good collaboration and coordination between multiple sites, time zones and cultures.

Benefits

ITRS is an Equal Opportunity employer and Inclusion is part of our everyday life. We celebrate diversity and pride ourselves on providing an environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and have a voice, allowing everyone to contribute equally. We remain committed to advocating inclusion, diversity, and equality into our ITRS family as we grow and enrich our business.

We welcome applications from everyone in the community as we recognise that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.