Sr. Associate Director, Technology Management

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Sr. Associate Director, Technology Management.

Principal responsibilities:

• Own the programme management of IDP's partnerships workstream feeding the Group AI programme – building and maintaining the plan, milestones, dependencies, RAID log and financials, and ensuring the workstream delivers against the commitments made into the wider programme.
• Run the governance and reporting cycle for the workstream – preparing status reporting, steering and programme board submissions, and ensuring a single, accurate and timely view of progress, risk and value is available to the Group AI programme and to IDP leadership.
• Act as IDP's interface into the Group AI programme, managing dependencies with other workstreams, escalating blockers, and ensuring partnership commitments, timelines and benefits are reflected consistently in the overall programme view.
• Support the Director of IDP in shaping and refreshing the function's strategy – conducting analysis, developing options and recommendations, translating agreed direction into objectives, roadmaps and measurable outcomes, and tracking delivery against them.
• Run the operating rhythm for the Director of IDP and the leadership team – setting agendas, preparing materials, capturing decisions and actions, and driving follow-through to closure.
• Support the Director of IDP on organisational and team matters, including onboarding, colleague engagement, internal communications, capability planning and cultural initiatives that sustain a high-performing global team.
• Lead strategic initiatives and analyses on behalf of the Director of IDP where dedicated focus is required, from framing the problem through to a decision-ready recommendation and implementation.

Requirements:

• Proven track record of managing complex, multi-stakeholder programmes or workstreams in a large organisation – planning, dependency and risk management, governance, and reporting into senior programme structures.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems, conduct rigorous analysis, and develop clear, decision-ready recommendations for a senior audience.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, with demonstrable experience producing materials for executive and Board-level audiences.
• Strong grasp of engaging with diverse stakeholders, covering business, technology and external partnerships, to align innovation efforts with bank priorities.
• Working knowledge of artificial intelligence and its practical application in financial services – sufficient to engage credibly with technical colleagues and strategic partners, and to translate technical progress into business terms.
• Understanding of how strategic technology and AI partnerships are structured, governed and commercially realised within a large, regulated organisation.
• Proven track record in translating strategy into executable plans and measurable outcomes.