Senior Programme Manager Investment Platform Full Time NEW

We are working with a prestigious, long-standing client in the global banking sector a recognised leader in quantitative finance and structured investment products.As part of a strategic multi-year programme, they are building and scaling a next-generation investment platform designed to support complex, data-driven financial strategies at institutional scale.This is a senior individual contributor role, sitting at the intersection of technology delivery and financial markets.You will be the responsible for making its delivery coherent, evidenced and continuous, coordinating across a broad set of engineering, quant and business stakeholders in a large Matrix organisationResponsibilities:Reporting to the Head of the Investment Platform, you will work closely with platform engineering teams, quantitative developers, IT infrastructure and a range of business users and senior sponsors.Own end-to-end delivery coherence across multiple interdependent engineering teamsIdentify, track and resolve cross-team dependencies before they become blockersEstablish and enforce evidence-based delivery cycles – working integrations, demonstrated interfaces, measurable performance benchmarksDefine and oversee testing strategies; ensure appropriate environments are available and maintainedSurface risks, unknowns and integration challenges early and track them systematicallyTranslate technical complexity into clear, accurate narratives for senior business stakeholdersManage expectations proactively – communicating constraints, trade-offs and realistic delivery horizonsChallenge assumptions, validate claims and identify inefficiencies across the programmeSupport resourcing and prioritisation decisions in collaboration with team leadsCandidate ProfileProven experience delivering complex technology programmes in investment banking or quantitative finance environmentsDirect exposure to QIS (Quantitative Investment Strategies) or systematic investment platforms; understanding how strategies are researched, backtested and industrialisedHands-on experience coordinating with Quant researchers and Quant developersTechnical fluency across software architecture, infrastructure and integrationFamiliarity with quant technology ecosystems (Python, C++, distributed data systems, market data infrastructure)Background in structured products, equity derivatives or passive/systematic investment platforms is a strong advantageComfortable operating without direct line authority across Quant, Tech, IT and Business teams in large Matrix organisationsDirect and confident communicator – you adapt your message to your audience without losing accuracy