{"id":221930,"url":"https://alion.io/job/capco-project-programme-manager-financial-services","title":"Project / Programme Manager - Financial Services","company":{"id":1444,"name":"Capco","domain":"capco.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/capco-poland","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"services","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":77,"open_postings":124,"ghost_share":0.008,"stale_share":0.895,"repost_share":0.008,"time_to_fill_p50_days":42,"computed_at":"2026-09-27T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Edinburgh, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":41000,"max_usd":103000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":241},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":true},{"name":"Waterfall","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-31T09:18:31Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-25","last_verified_at":"2026-09-28T00:48:15Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":58,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":58},"description":"Project Manager - Capital Markets \nLocation: Edinburgh (Hybrid) | Practice Area: Capital Markets | Type: Permanent\nHelp Shape Platform-Led Change in Financial Services\nThe Role\nWe’re looking for experienced Project Managers with deep insight into the business and operating models of wealth managers, asset managers, and investment platforms. You’ll work closely with top-tier clients on complex platform transformation and migration programmes-often involving systems like Aladdin, Avaloq, Cinqor, FNZ, and Charles River. This role requires not just project management skills, but a hands-on understanding of how investment firms run front to back. You'll also be expected to leverage approved AI tools, automation, and AI-enabled workflows to enhance project delivery, reporting, planning, and decision-making, while applying appropriate human judgement and governance throughout the project lifecycle.\nWhat You’ll Do\nLead platform change and migration projects across front office, operations, and technology functions.\nDeliver end-to-end regulatory or strategic change across multiple workstreams and stakeholders, using AI-enabled ways of working where appropriate to improve delivery efficiency and insight.\nOwn project governance, tracking and reporting-ensuring transparency and proactive risk management, leveraging approved AI tools and automation to support reporting, monitoring, and project controls while maintaining appropriate review and oversight.\nCollaborate with internal teams and client stakeholders to align priorities and ensure successful outcomes.\nGuide and support client teams through change adoption, training, and business readiness, championing responsible adoption of AI-enabled ways of working where aligned to client and organisational standards.\nWhat We’re Looking For\nProven experience as a Project Manager in Capital Markets.\nSolid exposure to investment platforms or products-particularly Aladdin, Avaloq, Cinqor, FNZ, or Charles River.\nStrong understanding of business architecture in investment firms-front office, operations, and middle office.\nComfortable working in fast-paced environments with matrixed stakeholder structures.\nEffective communicator with a consultative mindset and ability to influence change.\nCuriosity and willingness to adopt approved AI tools and AI-enabled workflows to improve project delivery, collaboration, and productivity.\nAbility to apply sound judgement when using AI-generated outputs, ensuring appropriate validation, auditability, escalation, and compliance with responsible AI and organisational governance standards.\nBonus Points For\nBackground in consulting.\nExperience with portfolio management systems and investment administration.\nBusiness consulting experience, especially in regulatory-driven change.\nStrong Agile and Waterfall delivery methodology knowledge.\nFamiliarity with business readiness and user acceptance testing coordination.\nExperience supporting AI-enabled transformation, automation, or technology modernisation initiatives within financial services.\nWhy Join Capco\nDeliver high-impact technology solutions for Tier 1 financial institutions\nWork in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture\nAccess continuous learning, training, and industry certifications\nBe part of a team shaping the future of digital financial services\nHelp shape the future of digital transformation across FS & Energy\nWe offer a competitive, people-first benefits package designed to support every aspect of your life:\nCore Benefits: Discretionary bonus, competitive pension, health insurance, life insurance and critical illness cover.\nMental Health: Easy access to CareFirst, Unmind, Aviva consultations, and in-house first aiders.\nFamily-Friendly: Maternity, adoption, shared parental leave, plus paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement.\nFamily Care: 8 complimentary backup care sessions for emergency childcare or elder care.\nHoliday Flexibility: 5 weeks of annual leave with the option to buy or sell holiday days based on your needs.\nContinuous Learning: Minimum 40 Hours of Training Annually: Take your pick-workshops, certifications, e-learning-your growth, your way. Also, Business Coach assigned from Day One: Get one-on-one guidance to fast-track your goals and accelerate your development.\nHealthcare Access: Convenient online GP services.\nExtra Perks: Gympass (Wellhub), travel insurance, Tastecard, season ticket loans, Cycle to Work, and dental insurance.\nInclusion at Capco\nWe’re committed to a barrier-free, inclusive recruitment process. If you need any adjustments at any stage, just let us know - we’ll be happy to help. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. At Capco, we value the difference you make, and the differences that make you. 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