Job Description

OVERALL SUMMARY

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.


Join the Close Brothers Technology Team where you will define, plan, execute, and deliver high priority/ high importance and/or complex programmes on time, in budget, and within scope in accordance with business priorities.


our ideal team member will lead the delivery of complex, high-impact technology change initiatives. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives on driving value through delivery, shaping culture, and building high-performing teams in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

End-to-End Programme Leadership:

Define, plan, and deliver large-scale application centric programmes from initiation through to operational handover, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to scope.

Technical Delivery Expertise:

+ Deep understanding of the SDLC; able to optimise software engineering delivery, identify dependencies between technical stories, and manage handoffs between analysts and developers.
+ Experience with both Agile and Waterfall, with a strong focus on Agile delivery. You know how to drive value, foster the right culture, and spot subtle delivery risks before they escalate.
+ Ability to visualise microservices solutions, anticipate integration challenges, and ask the tough questions to ensure robust design.
+ Knowledge of cloud hosting and containerisation, with a focus on maximising value from modern infrastructure.

Stakeholder & Third Party Management:

+ Build and manage strong relationships with third-party vendors, ensuring alignment and delivery at all levels.
+ Engage, challenge, and influence senior stakeholders, including executive sponsors, to maintain focus on value and outcomes.
+ Establish and maintain effective governance to keep delivery on track and aligned to business priorities.

Scope & Prioritisation:

+ Expert in scope management, able to define hard and soft boundaries, and implement effective prioritisation frameworks and transition strategies.

Team Leadership:

+ Build, coach, and inspire high-performing teams. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
Ensure that all Governance and Compliance requirements are adhered to and all reporting and reviewing activities required by the Regulatory Bodies are carried out to the standards required

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE/CAN/ARE:

Proven experience delivering complex software technology programmes, ideally in financial services. A mastery of project management lifecycles, with the ability to tailor delivery styles to the needs of each project. A Strong technical acumen across SDLC, microservices, cloud/containerisation, and integration patterns. Deep practical knowledge of Agile delivery, with the ability to drive value and foster the right culture--not just follow the ceremonies. Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience engaging at all levels up to executive. Demonstrated ability to manage third-party relationships and deliver through others.

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAVE:

Active experience leading a number of significant business and/or technical programme deliveries in financial services or other similar regulated environment. ?Experience of both traditional and agile methods

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at recruit.ssc@closebrothers.com or request a call back.

ABOUT US

At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.


Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.

To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page:

https://www.closebrothers.com/careers

To find out more about life at Close Brothers:

https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541

To find out more about our benefits:

https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits

To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:

Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion Close Brothers Group


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At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.


We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long-term savings and investments.


We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face-to-face services to enable strong, long-term relationships with our clients.


Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.


Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.


We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities.