Investec – Where Out of the Ordinary Happens

At Investec, we do things differently. We're a leading international bank and wealth manager built on a culture of curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit and human connection. Ideas are heard, ambition is celebrated, and impact is encouraged. As part of a team that challenges convention and strives for outperformance, you'll help shape bold solutions for clients who expect something more than the ordinary.

The Senior Project manager role will be expected to lead the end-to-end delivery of the banks key strategic initiatives, it requires the effective co-ordination of change delivery inter-dependencies, the project level management of any risks and issues, and control of budgets, actuals, and variance reporting. 

Key Responsibilities 

Project Management

• Design, build and develop the project delivery structure and governance structure to ensure effective and efficient delivery of change in the organisation to achieve a project outcome for the organisation.
• Plan the project delivery schedule, monitoring progress against schedule, removing constraints to progress, escalating issues that cannot be resolved at the project level.
• Manage time, cost, scope and quality in accordance with the sponsor's mandate.
• Co-ordinate the delivery of the project outcomes, ensuring that sufficient resources are available to meet the delivery schedule and that the project outcomes are delivered to an appropriate level of quality, on schedule and within the agreed budget, in-line with the project delivery schedule and governance structure.
• To work as a community with other Project Managers across the organisation, regardless of which team/cost centre they sit in to deliver change and business outcomes in the most efficient way; reporting status as a joined-up community of Project Managers delivering change for the organisation.
• Assure the overall integrity of the project is maintained through adherence with wider Investec corporate, technical, and other specialist standards / requirements. 
• Identify key stakeholders, engage with them, and maintain regular and consistent communications with them.  
• Manage the handover of projects into BAU.
• Manage project delivery according to the Projects team project methodology and standards.
• Contribute towards / provide status information to key forums – Risk and Control, Tech and Ops, Quarterly Planning.

Special Requirements

• The project manager must be able to run multiple projects and across multiple portfolios if required.
• Regulatory change experience.
• From time to time the project manager may be required to own and execute high level business analysis tasks.

Core skills and knowledge

Communication skills

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, and an ability to communicate clearly and concisely.  
• Ability to build strong relationships across business teams and geographies.
• Strong team player who understands and demonstrates the benefits of a collaborative style and approach.
• Strong, objective facilitation skills to encourage collaboration, energise, and maintain participation.
• Emotional intelligence to ‘read the room', and the confidence to step in and actively resolve conflict when needed.

Project Management & Analytical skills

• Extensive project management experience in a financial institution
• Regulatory change experience
• Experience delivering large scale, multi-year projects that impact multiple teams
• Experience of working with the full project management lifecycle
• Experience of running both IT and non-IT related projects
• Awareness of business analysis methodologies, business analysis, facilitation and problem solving
• Sound business case development and approval skills.
• Working in a matrix management environment (with accountability to the individual projects and wider organisational team)
• Working on multiple projects running concurrently and managing conflicting priorities
• Experience with benefits realisation planning and management
• User acceptance testing, based on requirements gathering
• Excellent problem solving skills

Organisational skills

• Ability to prioritise and manage time while working on multiple projects
• Ability to multi task, work flexibly and work well under pressure
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability and willingness to work flexibly to meet deadlines

Facilitation skills

• Ability to obtain consensus within the group; to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst the members of the project teams
• Experience of facilitation & collaboration tools
• Maintain an objective role & resolve conflict as required
• To always act with integrity and embrace the philosophy of treating our customers fairly (compulsory)
• Regulatory Knowledge as applicable to role (compulsory)

Any other attributes that would be helpful, but not essential for the role
Project management accreditation preferred.

As part of our collaborative & agile culture, our working week is 4 days in the office and one day remote. We believe that being together enables us to live our values and support our clients and communities in an extraordinary way.

Investec offers a range of wellbeing benefits to make our people feel healthier, balanced and more fulfilled in their lives inside and outside of work. You can find a list of our benefits here

Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It's a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organisation. We believe that innovation thrives when everyone feels respected, included, and empowered to contribute.

We actively seek out diverse talent and foster an inclusive environment, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. Here, you'll find networks, benefits, and development opportunities designed to support your career journey, wherever it may lead.

If this role excites you but you don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Your unique perspective and experience could be exactly what we are looking for.  Get in touch!

At Investec, we're deeply invested in our clients, our colleagues, and our communities. It's more than a mindset; it's how we show up every day.

Be part of something Out of the Ordinary.

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