Position Overview & Specifications

End Date Wednesday 08 February 2023 Salary Range £52,912 - £85,982
Agile Working Options Flexible / Variable Hours Job Description Summary . Job Description Location: Edinburgh Please note, the team observes a hybrid working pattern, that involves working in the office two days a week. Salary: £52,912-66,140 per annum Further basic salary increases should be expected from July 2023. More information on these increases will be given to the successful candidate. Benefits also include:
  • Annual personal bonus percentage;
  • Employer pension contribution (up to 15%);
  • 4% flexible cash pot;
  • private medical insurance, and;
  • 30 days holiday plus bank holidays;
We offer flexible working hours around the 9-5 and are a very family friendly company. About our team Lloyds Banking Group are redefining the way Engineering is carried out. We’ve created “LBG Labs” and we're building multi-functional, co-located teams giving them freedom to bring technology to the forefront of our business. This will help us create new, and improve existing, products and services to help us really make a difference to our customers. Our Cash Management & Payments Platform, GEM & Payment Direct Channels Lab teams aim to deliver the highest quality software whilst continually challenging, motivating, mentoring and supporting colleague development. This is a software engineering level role within the Lab that will blend deep domain / technical expertise with great passion for mentoring and developing software’s in delivering technical solutions to become the bank of the future. About the role We're looking to recruit someone who is keen to further develop their technical delivery lead career within our GEM & Payment Direct Channels lab. You will manage and control the delivery of complex, high profile projects, coordinating different deliverables within the Lab and across other Labs (within or outside Cash management and payments lab). Here’s how you’ll make a difference:
  • Reporting into the Engineering lead, you’ll be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a project, producing and owning all project management deliverables, using a blend of Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
  • You’ll build and motivate project teams to deliver on agreed outcomes and developing their Transformation Principles and Practices behaviours.
  • You’ll own key project activities such as managing and monitoring risks, issues and change management.
  • You’ll manage constructive relationships with project stakeholders and be involved in developing an appropriate stakeholder communication plan.
  • You’ll input into regular status reporting, highlighting successes and blockers to key stakeholders.
About you We believe that people don't always fit neatly into roles, and we value everyone's individual skills, experience, and knowledge — it's what makes you unique! As such, we encourage applications from different backgrounds, however, candidates that demonstrate the below essential and desirable skills, are likely to perform well in this role: What we need from you:
  • Experience of end-to-end project delivery.
  • Experience of managing change in a large organisation, responsible for all Business and Technology deliverables.
  • Proven track-record in managing stakeholders across the organisation.
  • Experience in project financial management.
  • Strong communication skills and proven ability to work with a wide range of technical and non-technical colleagues
What will be desirable:
  • Experience of working with cash management and payments applications.
  • Experience in implementing and using Agile practices and tools.
  • You’ll have a relevant qualification (APM or similar).
About Lloyds Banking Group We're on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it. Continuing our extensive transformation programme, we're redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology, our culture, and our mindset is changing to craft a true engineering-led organisation. Our culture brings together creative, hardworking and passionate people from a diverse set of backgrounds and sits at the core of who we are. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment and selection process, or as an employee, please let us know, and we would be happy to help. Our continued dedication to helping Britain recover means that as a colleague you can make a difference to customers, businesses, and communities. Together we make it possible! At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.