Delivery Lead

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IWPB Global Transformation Delivery Lead (for Transaction banking) plans, mobilises and directs projects of high complexity and scale from project definition to closure. They are responsible for the end-to-end planning and delivery of one or more projects proactively balancing scope, schedule, budget, risks, team, outcomes and benefits. Projects can be standalone or form part of a programme. They are responsible to support IWPB in delivering business outcomes through successful project/ programme delivery. They work closely with the Business, Product Owners, Technologies, Programme Managers and Global Portfolio Management Office to ensure alignment of their project with the wider change portfolio and the Group Strategy, Values and Behaviours.

**What you’ll do**:

- Delivery Leads will often play a people / team management role within the projects / programmes they work on. As members of the IWPB Global Transformation management team, they will also have line management responsibility for a group of more junior resources within their resource pool (as related to their job family). Alongside project delivery responsibilities, the Delivery Lead may have a line responsibility for a pool of Transformation staffs (Delivery Managers/Business Analyst/PMO on people management, performance management, resource management and professional development.
- We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Delivery Lead.

**Value Creation**:

- Plans effectively around delivery constraints and optimises the plan to maximise benefits and minimise risk. Develops the plan within constraints, considering the delivery approach, key milestones and dependencies within the plan, requirements and scope, effort and resources, budgets and quality.
- Ensures the baselined scope, requirements, benefits, schedule and budget are managed as outlined in HSBC Change Framework. Identifies and intervenes where there is slippage and variance from plan.
- Plans and analyses costs, tracking operating and capital spend, and tracks reporting to financial business case commitments.
- Oversees the tracking of project/s risks/issues/dependencies, assesses the impact on the benefit realisation for the project/s and takes action to minimise impact, actively challenging and removing obstacles.
- Influences and collaborates with stakeholder and business partners to drive the right project outcomes. Represents the project team at discussions regarding project prioritisation and to create buy-in for risk mitigation and contingency plans.
- Obtains sponsor and stakeholder buy in to plans, key commitments and changes against baseline as they arise.
- Obtains sponsor and stakeholder sign-off for deliverables, formally closes project, assesses stakeholder satisfaction, and captures feedback. Captures key learns from each project and feeds back into Global Change Delivery methodologies and best practice.
- Articulates to stakeholders the targeted benefits and takes joint responsibility for benefits realisation.
- Manages the business sponsor, working with them to ensure project deliverables are met.
- Plans and manages the implementation of the change, to ensure business benefits are realised and that the transition from current state to target state is smooth. Ensuring that the organisation and other change audiences are ready, willing and able to function in the new business environment.
- Works closely with delivery partners on planning, design and estimating, bringing together delivery and business partner teams; actively managing dependencies between these teams and other projects and programmes.
- Sets the pace and operating rhythm, driving a culture of achievement and ensures pace by identifying and removing barriers to project success.
- Promotes pace and energy within the team and leads by example.

**Operational Performance**:

- Produce a well-defined project plan in Clarity, dictate the key milestones and assign responsibilities/resources.
- Demonstrates effective financial skills to develop a detailed business case, including investments, detailed benefits and link to overall finances of the business.
- Demonstrate familiarity to IWPB Agile Ways of Working.
- Develops and/or reviews estimates and estimating assumptions for the project’s schedule, effort, and cost using established Global Change Delivery estimating models, best practices, and past experience.
- Mobilises the project team and allocates tasks and roles.
- Provides timely reports on project status, risks and issues, evaluating project performance based on management information.
- Manages and reports on the project budget, acting on any variance.
- Manages and reports project risks, issues and dependencies.
- Maintains project change control, ensuring a