E2E Delivery & Governance Lead – Banking Transformation
Strike IT Recruitment Services · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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This senior role will take ownership of integrated planning, programme governance and execution across multiple workstreams, technology vendors and business functions.You will bring together business, technology, operations and vendor teams, ensuring delivery remains aligned to agreed scope, timelines, budget and quality objectives, while providing clear reporting and driving timely decisions at executive level.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn and maintain the master integrated programme plan, aligning activities, milestones and deliverables across all vendors and workstreams.Lead end-to-end delivery governance, including Steering Committees, PMO reviews, executive reporting and decision forums.Own RAIDD management, ensuring risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies and decisions are actively managed.Identify and resolve cross-vendor dependencies, delivery roadblocks and competing priorities.Coordinate delivery across business, technology, operations and external vendor teams, establishing clear ownership and accountability.Align release plans, testing milestones, operational readiness and production deployment activities.Provide senior leadership with clear updates on programme progress, delivery confidence, key risks and decisions required.Drive escalation management, ensuring issues reach the appropriate stakeholders and receive timely resolution.Monitor delivery against scope, timeline, budget and quality objectives, driving corrective action where required.Ensure delivery plans remain aligned with business priorities and overall programme outcomes.Required Skills & ExperienceProven experience leading complex banking or financial services transformation programmes at Programme Director, Delivery Director or equivalent level.Strong track record of end-to-end programme delivery across multiple workstreams and external technology vendors.Experience building and managing integrated programme plans, including critical paths, dependencies and delivery milestones.Strong expertise in programme governance, executive reporting, Steering Committees and RAIDD management.Experience coordinating business, technology and operational delivery, including testing, release readiness and go-live.Strong commercial and delivery oversight, with experience managing scope, budgets, timelines and quality.Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge vendors, influence senior leaders and drive decisions.Ability to turn complex delivery information into clear, concise executive communications.A proactive approach to identifying risks, resolving issues and maintaining delivery momentum.Desirable ExperienceExperience delivering corporate or transaction banking transformation, including cash and liquidity management, trade finance or client onboarding.Experience working with banking technology platforms such as Intellect, China Systems or Veefin.Experience delivering programmes within the UAE or wider Middle East banking sector.An opportunity to take a senior delivery leadership role on a significant banking transformation programme in Dubai, with the potential for extension.