Investec
Programme Director (Private Client and Corporate Bank)
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Programme Director – Corporate Bank & Private Client / Private Bank
Investec – Where Out of the Ordinary Happens
At Investec, we redefine what it means to succeed. As a leading international bank and wealth manager, we thrive on curiosity, ambition, and human connection—challenging convention to deliver out-of-the-ordinary client solutions. These roles, within the COO team for Corporate Banking or Private Client & Retail, provide an opportunity to shape bold, high-impact programmes while fostering a delivery culture.
About the Role
We are seeking to hire two Programme Directors:
- 1x Programme Director for Corporate Bank
- 1x Programme Director for Private Client / Private Bank
These are pivotal strategic leadership positions focused on:
- Portfolio prioritisation & execution
- Large-scale programme mobilisation
- Embedding delivery discipline
Key Responsibilities
Portfolio & Programme Oversight & Control
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Prioritisation & Strategic Alignment
- Lead stakeholder-informed prioritisation of programmes/projects, ensuring alignment with business strategy and optimal resource allocation.
- Balance competing initiatives with clear trade-off decisions backed by data.
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Performance Governance & Control
- Provide consolidated oversight of delivery, including:
- Financial management (budgets, cost controls)
- Risk/issue trends and escalation protocols
- KPI/performance tracking to maintain transparency and accountability.
- Provide consolidated oversight of delivery, including:
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Portfolio Roadmap Development
- Translate high-level business objectives into phased initiatives, aligning sequencing, interdependencies and resource scope.
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Multi-Stream Programme Execution
- Mobilise large-scale, integrated incentive streams by:
- Roadmapping dependencies and resolving cross-team conflicts
- Driving active problem-solving and operational momentum.
- Mobilise large-scale, integrated incentive streams by:
Advisory, Enablement & Delivery Support
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Stakeholder Facilitation
- Support stream leads in critical workshops:
- Planning sessions
- Risk/issue discussions
- Cross-team alignment meets.
- Support stream leads in critical workshops:
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Strategic Advisory
- Contribute expertise to target operating models
- Governance structures
- Optimise programme cadences and delivery flow.
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Actionable Decision Support
- Produce "early-stage innovation insights" (options analysis, scenarioブレインストーミング).
- Enable resolution blockers, clarify ownership escalation routes.
Delivery Culture & Continuous Improvement
- Operate in a collaborative ecosphere:
- Maintain alignment to strategy + client needs via:
- Clear backlog management
- Transparent risk awareness and escalation
- Drive improvement in:
- Programme rhythms with Execution Health Reviews
- Effective governance frameworks (RAID logs).
- Maintain alignment to strategy + client needs via:
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Financial & Resource Oversight
- Time & Materials Discipline
- Ensure value alignment in T&M engagements
- Allocate resources to optimise central and federated execution streams efficiently.
Stakeholder Management
- Senior Leadership Support
- Serve as trusted advisor to Executive Leadership (ExCo/SteerCo) by:
- Providing clear campaign trade-offs
- Leading executive briefings and progress summaries.
- Serve as trusted advisor to Executive Leadership (ExCo/SteerCo) by:
- Diverse Client Engagement
- Foster relationships across business/IT/operations teams.
Team Leadership & Capability
- Community Development
- Coach junior programme managers and embed best-practice delivery behaviours.
Core Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Mandatory Attributes & Compliance
- Demonstrated integrity, unconditional adherence to Investec’s Consumer Duty principles and fair customer treatments.
- Proven regulatory knowledge applicable to the role (compulsory).
- CoachingAssessment expertise (for roles with people-management responsibilities).
Technical Proficiencies
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Strategic Alignment Mastery: Balance competing initiatives to realise value across the portfolio.
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Programme Shaping & Recovery expertise in either:
- Corporate Bank & Private Client areas.
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Operational Guiding
- Deep governance, risk management and stakeholder engagement experience.
- Skilful facilitation and navigating centralised/federated matrix environments.
Leadership Competencies (Aligns with Investec’s Values)
- Strategic & Proactive – Drives vision forward under pace.
- Pragmatic-Driven – Focuses decisively on reliable outcomes.
- Collaborative & Influential – Builds trust and consensus.
- Results-Driven – Learns, adapts to challenges.
- Resilient & Adaptive – Excels under pressure with agility.
Critical Technical Capabilities
| Skill Category | Essential Contribution Expected |
|---|---|
| Complex Programme Delivery | 5+ years of delivering large-scale, multi-year campaigns with explicit replication replicates. |
| Stakeholder & Client Mapping | Fosters user-focused outcomes across distributed teams in Corporate/Private Bank environments. |
| Analytical Rigour | Develops robust business cases, trade-off calibrations and benefits realisation planning. |
| Conflict Resolution | Neutral host expert in resolving disputes through structured decision-making. |
| Technological Leveraging | Strong understanding of IT programme processes in non-tech projects (e.g. system-risk assessments). |
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Communications & Collaboration
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Exec-Savvy Concision: Short, value-add written/verbal updates for diverse audiences.
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Global Partnership Building: Cultivates teamwork across geographies+functions.
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Balance Clarity & Influence – Leads governance forums by:
- Building consensus
- Resolving capability challenges.
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Emotional Intelligence – Naعلuocytes disruption and constructs environments to unite conflicting priorities.
Qualifications
- Preferred: Programme Management or Portfolio Management (e.g. PM23, Prince2, PMP).
- Willingness for performance assessments.
What We’re Offering
Working Hours
Enhanced flexibility, 4-days office, 1-day remote (aligns with Investec’s collaborative culture).
Culture & Inclusion
- Belonging Commitment:
- Junior collegiality (empowerment for women, neurodiverse learning needs).
- Diversity & Inclusion Focus:
- Willingness to enjoy applications beyond traditional criteria.
Curiosity (and flexibility) rewarded—If mandatory requirements are not fully met, input from diverse backgrounds still considered.
Investec’s Values in Practice
| Well-being & Benefits | Listed on our Careers Portal (drivers: physical health, evidenced social justice). | |----------------------------|} Teams can leverage tech like Recite Me (support for accessibility in recruitment). |
Impact Through Alliance
Fostering methods to align not just business performance, but belonging—integral to best-in-class delivery.
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We’d love to see you contribute to—and help shape organisation and settings ordinary expectations askew.
Apply today: We welcome your curiosities at: CareersUK@investec.co.uk
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