Senior Delivery Lead

Senior Delivery Lead

Band B/PR3

Salary - £72,800

Hybrid – 2/3 days in Coventry or Manchester office

Want to change the world? Choose a career that makes a difference

At The Co-operative Bank we’re proud to be different. We’re proud ofour values and ethics, and our unique, customer-led Ethical Policy that shapes everything we do.

Born out of the co-operative movement over 150 years ago, you could say that doing the right thing has always been our thing. We don’t just help people with their money, but help people fight for justice and the causes they care about. We put people at the heart of every decision we make and there’s never been a more important time for our Bank to stand up for the causes that matter most to our customers, colleagues and partner organisations.

Join us and help us continue to make progress in environmental and societal change, all with the UK’s original ethical bank.

We promote a hybrid working environment, which means you will work at either our office in Manchester or Coventry 2-3 times a week and then remotely from home. To enable you to work from home, you will need have a suitable office set up which includes a desk and a chair in a location which is free from the interruptions of day-to-day life.

As The Co-operative Bank and Coventry Building Society come together as one organisation, we are embarking on an exciting period of integration and transformation. This role will play a key part in overseeing and driving the definition, planning, direction and delivery of medium to large scale integration projects, ensuring alignment with stakeholder expectations and organisational objectives. The successful candidate will ensure projects are delivered to agreed time, cost and quality standards, supporting a seamless transition and laying the foundation for further strategic initiatives in the year ahead.

• Define and deliver project objectives – Establish and agree project deliverables, critical success factors, and measurable outcomes to enable effective planning, execution, and benefit realisation.
• Engage and align stakeholders – Collaborate with Project Sponsors, IT leaders, and Delivery Leads to define change requirements, ensure business readiness, and maintain strong relationships for effective issue resolution.
• Ensure financial and supplier control – Oversee budgets, forecasts, and 3rd party cost models, driving value for money through rigorous cost management and supplier performance oversight.
• Maintain governance and delivery standards – Manage projects in line with approved methodologies and governance frameworks, ensuring proactive RAIDDA management to deliver agreed outcomes on time, within scope, and budget.
• Plan and support implementation – Develop and maintain project plans, manage handover to business-as-usual, and capture ongoing IT run costs to support sustainable delivery and benefit realisation.

• Project Management – Demonstrable experience delivering £1m–£2m projects using Waterfall and Agile; project management qualification desirable.
• Technical Delivery – Strong track record managing technical projects and 3rd party suppliers in large, complex, and ideally regulated environments (financial services preferred).
• Governance & Planning – Good knowledge of project governance, frameworks, and risk/issue control; skilled in planning and tracking with Microsoft Project.
• Leadership & Communication – Proven ability to lead virtual teams with strong stakeholder engagement, influencing, and presentation skills at senior levels.
• Commercial & Customer Focus – Solid financial and cost management skills with awareness of commercial, legislative, and regulatory requirements; promotes a strong customer-focused culture.

• Flexible and home working options
• 27 days holiday rising to 30 with service, plus opportunity to buy 5 extra days
• Competitive pension with up to 10% employer contribution
• Income protection / life assurance
• Commitment from employers on continued learning & development
• Wellbeing support ‘Help@Hand’ offers mental health support, physiotherapy, GP’s for both you and your family.
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