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Programme Manager (Calypso)TEKsystems • London, England, United Kingdom
Programme Manager (Calypso)

Programme Manager (Calypso)

TEKsystems • London, England, United Kingdom
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Role: Programme Manager - Calypso Implementations

Level: Senior (10+ years' experience)

Industry: Financial Services / Capital Markets Technology

Client Type: Banks, asset managers, exchanges, clearing houses, financial market infrastructure organisations

Delivery Focus: Large-scale platform implementations, upgrades and migrations

What They're Really Looking For

The ideal candidate will combine:

✅ Strong programme delivery experience

✅ Capital markets domain expertise

✅ Executive stakeholder management skills

✅ experience delivering complex technology implementations

✅ Credibility in front of Senior client stakeholders

Direct Calypso experience is preferred, but candidates from comparable platforms including Murex, SimCorp, FIS, Finastra, Broadridge, or ION would also be considered.

Core Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

  • Lead end-to-end implementation programmes
  • Manage budgets, timelines, resources and governance
  • Own RAID management (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies)
  • Chair steering committees and Senior stakeholder meetings
  • Coordinate cross-functional delivery teams
  • Manage client expectations and escalations
  • Oversee testing, migration, cutover and go-live activities
  • Ensure successful delivery within regulated financial services environments

Key Skills Required

Programme Management

  • Complex programme delivery
  • Governance and reporting
  • Budget and commercial management
  • Scope and change control
  • Risk and issue management
  • Executive communication

Capital Markets Knowledge

experience across one or more of:

  • Trading
  • Treasury
  • Risk Management
  • Collateral Management
  • Clearing & Settlement
  • Post-Trade Operations
  • Fixed Income
  • FX
  • Derivatives

Stakeholder Management

The role requires interaction with:

  • Front Office
  • Middle Office
  • Back Office
  • Operations
  • Risk
  • Treasury
  • Compliance
  • Technology Leadership
  • Senior Client Executives

Strong Backgrounds for This Role

Candidates who are currently or previously:

  • Programme Manager
  • Senior Project Manager
  • Delivery Lead
  • Implementation Lead
  • Project Director
  • Professional Services Manager

within:

  • Capital markets technology vendors
  • Consulting firms
  • Financial services transformation programmes
  • Investment banks
  • Asset management firms would align well.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Calypso implementation experience
  • Murex, SimCorp, ION, Broadridge, FIS or Finastra experience
  • Consulting or vendor-side delivery background
  • PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile certification
  • Regulatory and compliance programme experience

Overall Assessment

This is effectively a Senior transformation delivery role rather than a traditional project management position. The strongest candidates will have delivered large-scale capital markets platform implementations, possess deep financial markets knowledge, and be comfortable operating as the primary interface between clients, delivery teams and executive sponsors.

Job Title: Programme Manager (Calypso)

Location: London, UK

Job Type: Contract

Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands.

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