Finance Change Project Manager – Standard Life

The Role:  

• You will be an influential delivery leader, building strong, trusted relationships and energising teams to deliver high‑impact Finance Change initiatives end‑to‑end.
• You will bring proven experience delivering complex Finance Change, with a strong track record in business and operational readiness. Experience supporting actuarial model releases or working in actuarial-led environments is highly desirable.
• You will take full ownership for the definition, planning and delivery of technically complex, strategic projects, developing clear, credible plans and proactively securing the resources required to deliver against agreed objectives and timelines.
• Experience delivering technology and software-driven change across the full Software Development Lifecycle is highly desirable.
• You will set and uphold high governance standards, ensuring delivery remains controlled, compliant and transparent.
• You will maintain high-quality, decision‑focused documentation, including plans, RAID logs, actions, decisions, change controls and governance reporting, to support effective delivery and audit readiness.
• You will be comfortable operating in highly complex, fast-paced and ambiguous environments, confidently balancing competing priorities across senior stakeholder groups.
• You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, including effective management of third-party suppliers, fostering a collaborative, outcome-focused delivery culture.
• You will manage budgets and resources with discipline, operating in a cost‑constrained environment and making clear, timely decisions on prioritisation and resource allocation, with accountability for financial performance.

Profile

• Proven experience delivering complex projects within Financial Services, with successful end-to-end project delivery.
• Strong background in Finance Change, Actuarial Change, Regulatory Change, or large-scale business transformation.
• Recognised Project Management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM, APM PMQ).
• Expertise in project governance, planning, risk and dependency management, budget control, and reporting.
• Experience working in complex matrix environments, influencing senior stakeholders and driving change adoption.
• Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Knowledge of actuarial model change, capital management, financial reporting, or Finance Transformation is advantageous.