Director, Technical Delivery/Programme Manager (Financial Services)

Are you a hands-on technology delivery leader with experience scaling or implementing complex financial services systems? Do you want to lead high-performing engineering teams while guiding top-tier clients in Ireland through their next wave of digital and AI-enabled modernization?

We're looking for a Director, Technical Delivery/Programme Manager (Financial Services) to join our team Dublin, Ireland where you will act as a key driving force across our Financial Services portfolio.

This role is designed for a delivery leader who understands the challenges of introducing change into high-availability systems in strongly regulated environments while maintaining strong stakeholder alignment and keeping them onside. You will be encouraged to bring a ‘point of view’, influence senior stakeholders and steer technology transformations as client organisations adapt to an AI-integrated software landscape.

We support a flexible work environment including home working, office collaboration and client site interaction.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end accountability for executing complex, large-scale technology programmes from discovery to operational readiness aligned with client strategies
• Lead delivery of software engineering, cloud infrastructure and platform modernisation initiatives within regulated banking and payments environments
• Manage multiple workstreams ensuring delivery excellence and alignment with objectives
• Establish robust governance including programme budgets, resource planning, risk management and commercial performance
• Partner with client executives at C-level translating technology roadmaps into actionable business value
• Mitigate delivery risks related to transaction integrity, processing downtime, data protection and financial regulatory compliance
• Guide execution of AI-enabled transformation initiatives including machine learning, automation and cognitive tools
• Support pre-sales by contributing technical proposals, effort estimations and development of statements of work for outcome-based models
• Foster a culture of technical excellence providing mentorship and leadership to top-performing engineering teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent work experience
• Strong ability to influence, build confidence and win over the room with senior stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills at all organisational levels
• Extensive experience in technical delivery or programme management leadership driving large-scale software engineering or systems integration programmes
• Proven success managing distributed engineering and delivery teams of 50+ across multiple geographies
• Hands-on background in software development, cloud infrastructure or solution architecture enabling effective collaboration with technical teams
• Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance including PSD2, GDPR and PCI DSS as well as security frameworks
• Commercial acumen demonstrated through programme budget oversight, contract negotiation and margin management
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders bridging strategic priorities and technical execution
• Understanding of modern data architectures and awareness of AI/ML concepts with interest in automation