The posting
Job Description
PROJECT MANAGER
Who we’re looking for
Schroders Wealth Transformation team has a remit across the transformation lifecycle from strategy to execution. We collaborate with our business and technology partners across the Schroders Group to enable our Cazenove and Schroders International Wealth business to thrive in an increasingly competitive, regulated and margin pressured global landscape by shaping, mobilising and delivering both transformational and essential change to allow the business to grow profitably while providing high levels of investment performance and client experience.
The role holder will be an experienced and enthusiastic Project Manager who enjoys the challenges of delivering critical transformational change across our Wealth Management portfolio. You will lead complex business and technology initiatives from shaping and mobilisation through to implementation and transition into BAU, taking clear accountability for outcomes, delivery discipline and effective stakeholder engagement.
Working with senior sponsors, business teams, technology, operations, risk, compliance and third parties, you will establish clarity of scope, outcomes, governance and delivery approach. You will lead multidisciplinary teams through a matrix model, create an environment in which decisions are made at the right level and ensure that risks, dependencies, finances and business readiness are actively managed.
As a permanent member of the Wealth Transformation team, you will also contribute to the development of our delivery capability, standards and team culture. You will share best practice, support and mentor colleagues, and help strengthen consistent, proportionate change delivery across the portfolio
About Cazenove Capital
At Cazenove Capital we look after private individuals, families and charities. We are the wealth management business of the global investment manager Schroders. We help our clients around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.
About Schroders, our parent company
Schroders is a global investment manager which provides active asset management, wealth management and investment solutions. We aim to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. We serve a diverse client base that includes pension schemes, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, high net worth individuals, family offices, as well as end clients through partnerships with distributors, financial advisers, and online platforms.
Established in 1804, we have around 5,500 people across 36 global locations. Schroders' success can be attributed to its diversified business model, spanning different asset classes, client types and geographies.
The base
We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We're close to our clients, in the heart of the UK's financial centre and we have everything we need to work flexibly.
The team
We are one of the largest UK-based wealth management firm, headquartered in London but with offices around the country. We help private clients, families, charities and some institutions meet their long term goals by offering our expertise in investment, wealth planning, lending and family office services. We draw on the resources of the Schroders group, as well as having our own in house investment team.
We're open to flexible working, so we can all balance our personal and professional commitments.
What you’ll do
- Shape, mobilise and deliver assigned projects, translating strategic objectives into clear outcomes, scope, plans, governance and success measures.
- Take accountability for end-to-end delivery of complex business and technology change, from initiation through to implementation and transition to BAU.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams across business, technology, operations, control functions and third parties through a matrix delivery model.
- Partner with sponsors and senior stakeholders to maintain alignment on priorities, accountabilities, decisions and delivery confidence.
- Develop and maintain integrated plans covering milestones, resources, dependencies, testing, implementation and business readiness.
- Operate proportionate governance, complying with mandatory change and governance standards, and provide accurate, succinct reporting on progress, finances, risks, issues, dependencies and decisions.
- Manage project finances, including budgeting, forecasting, resource planning and financial reporting, within agreed funding and controls.
- Proactively manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, scope and change control, escalating early where intervention is required.
- Ensure business readiness, communications, training, operational acceptance and sustainable handover are planned and delivered.
- Work with Business Analysts and subject matter experts to ensure requirements, solution design, testing and acceptance remain aligned to agreed outcomes.
- Consider client, commercial, operational, regulatory and jurisdictional impacts when planning and managing delivery.
- Maintain high-quality project artefacts and a clear audit trail in line with agreed change standards and governance expectations.
- Communicate complex information and difficult messages clearly to different audiences, including senior executives and governance forums.
- Deputise for Programme Managers or Portfolio Leads where appropriate and support wider portfolio priorities as required.
- Responsibility for identifying and resolving organisational barriers to delivery.
The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need
- Strong understanding of Wealth and/or Asset Management, including the commercial, client, operational and regulatory context.
- Proven track record delivering complex business and technology change from mobilisation through implementation and transition to BAU.
- Strong delivery discipline across scope, plan, budget, resources, risks, dependencies, governance and outcomes.
- Experience shaping complex initiatives, helping sponsors define business outcomes, scope, operating model impacts, delivery approach and mobilisation activities before formal delivery begins.
- Experience working with target operating models, business process design and business architecture disciplines to support the successful delivery of strategic change.
- Strong judgement and decision-making skills, able to facilitate decisions, navigate trade-offs and resolve complex delivery challenges while maintaining focus on priority outcomes and business value.
- Practical knowledge of Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery approaches, with the judgement to tailor governance and ways of working appropriately.
- Clear, succinct communicator able to produce decision-oriented reporting and engage effectively with sponsors, senior stakeholders and delivery teams.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and support evidence-based decisions.
- Able to lead multidisciplinary teams through a matrix model, creating clarity, momentum and accountability in ambiguous or evolving situations.
- Commercially minded, balancing strategic outcomes, client impact, regulatory obligations, delivery risk and financial constraints.
- Highly organised, resilient and adaptable, able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and delivery focus.
- Collaborative trusted and transparent, with a strong commitment to integrity, high standards and follow-through.
- Educated to undergraduate degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant professional experience.
- Relevant project management and/or change qualifications are desirable such as Prince2, PMP, Agile or equivalent
We recognise potential, whoever you are
Our purpose is to deliver excellent investment performance to clients through active management. We believe diverse perspectives and an inclusive culture help us make better decisions and achieve better outcomes for our clients. That's why inclusion is a strategic priority for us, and we are an equal opportunities employer. You are welcome here, regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, or any other protected characteristic.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for all roles and provide reasonable accommodations to support applicants and employees, including those with neurodiversity, disability, or physical and mental health needs. For more information, please visit our FAQs.
About Us
We're a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.
We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And we've been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn't change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.
