Job Description

SAP Platform team acts as a central team servicing all CIOs within MTD providing product architecture roadmap, reliability, best practice adoption and resilience. As a Project Manager, you will be at the heart of our strategic programmes and will be responsible for having control on the dates, technical risks, delivery framework alignment across all the projects that are delivered within the platform. This role is within the MTD function, part of the wider COO organisation, which is responsible for delivering IT solutions which have our customers and colleagues at heart. Reporting into our SAP Platform Lead, you will oversee project management and governance, supporting the delivery of our strategic programmes, particularly in the SAP technology set. At Nationwide, we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected. For this job, you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part-time, you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at our Swindon, Northampton or London office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can. What you'll be doing Responsible for the day-to-day delivery of various initiatives through the change lifecycle - identifying and implementing appropriate methodologies, helping create a collaborative team, and demonstrating an agile mindset where appropriate to enable efficient change delivery and support the team in self-sustainability. Create project plans using relevant tools (Excel, Microsoft Project, etc.) and track the plan to delivery working alongside internal and external teams. Responsible for the overall status reporting to relevant stakeholders on a weekly basis showcasing the in-flight work across all areas within the SAP platform. As a project lead, you would be accountable to ensure Business, Regulation, Technology Service/Run process & control requirements are met in accordance with policy & control standards, ensuring the project and team adhere to the value delivery framework. Guide our colleagues within the teams we support and the wider organisation on our connection to the Society priorities via the Golden Thread. Work with key stakeholders on the development and execution of performance optimisation, cost and sourcing strategies, agreeing and contributing to cost-out initiatives and budget and financial oversight. About you Strong experience of working within a complex change management environment. Good experience in change delivery for the level of role required (including project management, release management, inception, delivery, demand planning and PMO) within small to medium scale complex change environments. Good understanding of change and run lifecycles gained through tangible experience. Comprehensive knowledge of change and run methodologies recognisable at Industry (i.e., waterfall, agile, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, IT Service Management). Good business/regulation knowledge as required in order to deliver complex change initiatives on behalf of regulated parts of the business. Good stakeholder management experience. Good negotiating, influencing, motivational and leadership skills. Good analytical and problem-solving abilities. Ability to communicate effectively and influence at all levels. Planning, reporting, and managing delivery. Experience or basic understanding of SAP landscape. The extras you'll get A personal pension - if you put in 7% of your salary, we'll top up by a further 16%. Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year. Life assurance worth 8x your salary. A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme. Wellhub - Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness. Access to an annual performance-related bonus. Access to training to help you develop and progress your career. 25 days holiday, pro rata. What to do next If this role is for you, please click the 'Apply Now' button. You'll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us. We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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