About the Role
As a (Senior) Project Manager, you will lead complex transformation initiatives and regulatory change programmes within Lloyds Bank GmbH, spanning Finance, regulatory and wider business requirements. You will take end-to-end responsibility for delivery, combining structured project governance with agile ways of working.
Responsibilities
•Lead large-scale transformation projects, programmes or multiple workstreams from planning through implementation and handover into business as usual.
•Define the appropriate delivery approach, combining agile principles with traditional project governance.
•Manage project plans, budgets, resources and complex dependencies across business areas, platforms, external partners and suppliers.
•Ensure effective governance and provide clear, decision-oriented reporting on progress, risks, issues and mitigation measures to senior stakeholders and Accountable Executives.
•Embed business, financial, regulatory, risk and control requirements throughout delivery, maintaining appropriate documentation, evidence and traceability.
•Ensure business and operational readiness, including testing, acceptance, transition, change impacts and implementation.
•Identify, assess and manage material risks and issues, escalating critical matters and driving timely resolution.
•Maintain effective change control by assessing the impact of scope changes on timelines, costs, resources, dependencies and business outcomes.
•Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, influence priorities and translate complex requirements into clear plans and actions.
•Lead and develop cross-functional project teams, fostering collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
•Manage supplier and partner performance in cooperation with Procurement, Legal and other relevant functions.
Requirements
•A degree in business administration, management, finance, banking, economics or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
•At least 5 years of experience managing complex projects or programmes in banking, financial services or IT transformation, ideally involving Finance, regulatory, risk or control-related change.
•Strong understanding of governance and controls in a regulated banking environment, including financial controls and risks, the Three Lines model and risk appetite.
•Good understanding of relevant banking activities and requirements, such as funding, balance sheet management, treasury operations, regulatory reporting, market execution and risk disciplines, including market and liquidity risk.
•Proven experience working with both traditional and agile project management approaches, such as PMI, IPMA, PRINCE2, Scrum or Kanban, and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
•Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and navigate organisational complexity.
•Strong financial and resource management skills combined with the ability to work effectively in a changing environment.
•Excellent English communication skills.
Nice to have
•Experience with ECB requirements is an advantage.
•German is an advantage.
Benefits
•An international team with colleagues from more than 50 different countries.
•Social benefits such as a company pension scheme and capital formation contributions.
•30 days holiday as well as 24 and 31 December as non-working days.
•Employee Assistance Programme – personal 24/7 helpline for all employees.
•Various possibilities for flexible working, including various part-time models and flexitime.
•Extensive, very flexible home office arrangements.
•Possibility to work from other EU countries for up to 30 days per year.
•Additional benefits such as sports activities, free fruit, nuts and drinks.
•Employer contributions to BVG job ticket and a Lease a bike programme.
•An informal corporate culture – without dress code and 'Sie'.
•An excellent learning culture and opportunity to improve your professional competencies.
•Easily accessible city centre offices, in the vicinity of many shops and restaurants, with a discount offered.
