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Job Title: Strategic Programme Manager
Location: Solihull; a flexible hybrid working model which supports you as well as enabling you to work collaboratively with your colleagues
Hours: Full time, Permanent
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A bit about us:
At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we are proud to be part of a global banking group. Our mission is simple: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that empower customers to make responsible financial decisions. We partner with some of the UK’s most well-known retailers and brands to help their customers finance purchases in a responsible way.
The Role:
Experienced and visionary Senior Programme manager to lead the delivery of complex, high-impact IT transformation programmes across our Retail Finance portfolio. This role is responsible for setting strategic direction driving execution excellence and ensuring alignment between technology capabilities and the evolving needs of the business, customers, and regulatory landscape for our Flexpay leading financing product with our client. The role oversees multi[1]year programmes to develop the proposition to the client, and ensure joint targets are met
Key Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Programme Leadership
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of large-scale IT transformation programmes (>£5M) including strategy,
- delivery, governance, and benefits realisation
- Shape the technology roadmap in partnership with other Tech departments, Risk, Data, Product and
- digital teams, Marketing, and Commercial team.
- Transform key client needs into key initiatives across areas such as onboarding, repeat spend,
- credit decisioning
2. Executive Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the primary interface between the client and PF UK IT and Retail finance executive leadership.
- Translate business objectives into technical programme goals with clearly defined success metrics
- Set clear priorities for the IT delivery and Product teams
- Chair governance boards and contribute to C-level steering committees and investment councils
3. Portfolio oversight
- Lead and govern a portfolio of interdependent programmes and projects under a unified BNP
- Paribas delivery framework
- Anticipate and manage strategic and operational risks (technology, data, vendor, regulatory)
- Track programme benefits and ensures timely realisation of value to business units
4. Innovation and Continuous improvements
- Drive continuous improvements across change delivery, architecture, and governance
- Keep pace with emerging innovation of tech from BNP Paribas, and best practices in financial
- services to turn them into opportunities for the client
Skills & Attributes:
- Executive-level communication and negotiation
- Extensive experience leading major IT transformation programmes in Retail Banking or Consumer Finance
- Strong understanding of lending technology, credit lifecycle automation, digital customer journeys, and regulatory compliance (FCA, PRA, GDPR) [List required skill/attribute 4]
- Strong project management skills
- Proven ability to deliver change in complex regulated environments
What’s in it for you?
Joining BNP Paribas Personal Finance means becoming part of a Top Employer UK dedicated to making a difference to the lives of our customers. Along with a fulfilling career, you'll be able to enjoy a benefits package which you can tailor to your lifestyle and needs, with key highlights including;
- Competitive salary and a contributory pension scheme
- Access to our Health Cash Plan Scheme
- A multi-award-winning flexible benefits platform offering life insurance, private medical insurance, or lifestyle benefits that include discounts on dining, cinema, and days out
- The opportunity to buy and sell holidays, giving you even more control over your work-life balance
Could this be you?
Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do – whether for our colleagues, customers, partners, or the community. We live by our values: We’re positive, we’re brave, and we own it. We believe a positive attitude and a passion for making things happen matter most. Don’t let confidence hold you back – there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. If you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we want to hear from you! Whether you're considering a career change or exploring a sector jump, we welcome applicants with transferable skills.
Apply now to express your interest and discover how you can make a meaningful contribution to our dynamic team.
To learn more about careers at BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK, visit our website: https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/careers.
Equal Opportunities Disclaimer
BNP Paribas Personal Finance promotes equality of opportunity and is committed to ensure that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.