Project manager in financial services

As a (Senior) Project Manager, you will lead complex transformation initiatives and regulatory change programmes within Lloyds Bank GmbH, spanning Finance, regulatory and wider business requirements. You will take end-to-end responsibility for delivery, combining structured project governance with agile ways of working.

• Lead large-scale transformation projects, programmes or multiple workstreams from planning through implementation and handover into business as usual.
• Define the appropriate delivery approach, combining agile principles with traditional project governance.
• Manage project plans, budgets, resources and complex dependencies across business areas, platforms, external partners and suppliers.
• Ensure effective governance and provide clear, decision-oriented reporting on progress, risks, issues and mitigation measures to senior stakeholders and Accountable Executives.
• Embed business, financial, regulatory, risk and control requirements throughout delivery, maintaining appropriate documentation, evidence and traceability.
• Ensure business and operational readiness, including testing, acceptance, transition, change impacts and implementation.
• Identify, assess and manage material risks and issues, escalating critical matters and driving timely resolution.
• Maintain effective change control by assessing the impact of scope changes on timelines, costs, resources, dependencies and business outcomes.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, influence priorities and translate complex requirements into clear plans and actions.
• Lead and develop cross-functional project teams, fostering collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Manage supplier and partner performance in cooperation with Procurement, Legal and other relevant functions.

• A degree in business administration, management, finance, banking, economics or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 5 years of experience managing complex projects or programmes in banking, financial services or IT transformation, ideally involving Finance, regulatory, risk or control-related change.
• Strong understanding of governance and controls in a regulated banking environment, including financial controls and risks, the Three Lines model and risk appetite.
• Good understanding of relevant banking activities and requirements, such as funding, balance sheet management, treasury operations, regulatory reporting, market execution and risk disciplines, including market and liquidity risk.
• Proven experience working with both traditional and agile project management approaches, such as PMI, IPMA, PRINCE2, Scrum or Kanban, and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and navigate organisational complexity.
• Strong financial and resource management skills combined with the ability to work effectively in a changing environment.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Будет плюсом: Experience with ECB requirements is an advantage; German is an advantage

• An international team with colleagues from more than 50 different countries
• Social benefits such as a company pension scheme and capital formation contributions
• 30 days holiday as well as 24 and 31 December as non-working days
• Employee Assistance Programme – personal 24/7 helpline for all employees
• Various possibilities for flexible working, i.a. various part-time models, flexitime
• Extensive, very flexible home office arrangements
• Possibility to work from other EU countries for up to 30 days per year
• Additional benefits such as sports activities, free fruit, nuts and drinks
• Employer contributions to BVG job ticket and a Lease a bike programme
• An informal corporate culture – without dress code and ‘Sie’
• An excellent learning culture and opportunity to improve your professional competencies
• Easily accessible city centre offices, in the vicinity of many shops and restaurants to which you receive a discount