Adroit People Limited (UK)
Program Director – Banking & Financial Services Transformation
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Role: Program Director – Banking & Financial Services Transformation Engagements
Location: London, UK
Permanent
Onsite
Job Description
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Program Director to lead large-scale Banking and Financial Services transformation programs across Payments, Forex, Core Banking, Treasury, and Digital Banking domains. This is a senior client-facing leadership role responsible for managing strategic customer programs, overseeing multiple workstreams, driving delivery excellence, and ensuring realization of business outcomes.
The Program Director will serve as the primary executive interface for the Customer, providing leadership across delivery, solutioning, governance, risk management, and stakeholder alignment. The role requires an Accomplished Leader with a strong technology and banking domain background with proven experience in delivering complex banking transformation programs while managing senior client relationships and executive stakeholders.
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Must Have
- 20–25 years of overall experience in Information Technology and Technology Services.
- Minimum 10+ years of experience leading large programs, portfolios, or strategic customer programs.
- Proven experience delivering large-scale Banking and Financial Services transformation programs.
- Strong domain expertise in one or more of the following:
- Payments
- Core Banking
- Treasury & Forex
- Lending
- Digital Banking
- Wealth Management
- Demonstrated success of managing multi-million-dollar programs with multiple workstreams and distributed delivery teams.
- Ability to engage effectively with CXOs, business sponsors, and senior technology leaders.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and strategic consulting skills.
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Nice-to-Have
- PgMP, SAFe, Agile, or similar leadership certifications.
- Technical background in Software Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Technologies, Digital Transformation.
- Exposure to regulatory and compliance frameworks such as ISO 20022, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SWIFT, Basel, and related banking standards.
- Experience with GenAI/Agentic AI driven delivery transformation and intelligent automation initiatives.
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