Job Title: Project Manager - Control Operations & Risk
Location: Sheffield - 2 days per week in the office
Salary/Rate: £400 per day inside IR35
Start Date: 01/09/2026
Job Type: Contract - 6 months
Company Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading financial services clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Project Manager to join their team for a six-month contract.
Job Responsibilities/Objectives
- Manage end-to-end delivery of cross-control initiatives from intake through closure
- Define scope delivery plans dependencies governance structures and execution roadmaps
- Coordinate deliverables across controls risk audit operations and technology teams
- Maintain RAID logs action trackers risk registers and governance reporting
- Drive governance forums reporting cadence and stakeholder communications
- Escalate risks issues and blockers with clear recommendations and mitigation options
- Support BAU operations through resource planning capacity management and workload coordination
- Support budget tracking forecasting and financial reporting activities
- Prepare leadership updates governance packs metrics and management reports
- Act as an extension of leadership teams and provide decision-ready recommendations
- Drive continuous improvement in governance reporting and operational processes
- Build team capability through coaching delegation cross-training and succession planning
- Ensure delivery transparency accountability and effective stakeholder alignment
Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:
- Proven Programme Management or Project Management experience
- Experience working in regulated controls operations governance or risk-focused environments
- Strong governance management experience including RAID action tracking and reporting
- Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Excellent communication and executive reporting capabilities
- Experience managing senior stakeholders and leadership teams
- Strong planning scheduling and delivery management experience
- Experience with resource planning capacity management and budget tracking
- Ability to identify assess and proactively manage risks and issues
- Experience producing leadership presentations governance packs and performance reporting
- Experience improving operating models, governance frameworks and ways of working
- Ability to coach and mentor team members while driving delivery outcomes
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