A prominent financial services firm in Dublin is seeking a Program Director for Strategic Transformation to lead impactful projects. The role requires 15+ years of experience in project management, with a focus on finance, strong leadership, strategic thinking, and excellent communication skills. This full-time position offers the opportunity to shape key initiatives and drive transformation across the organization. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Program Director – Strategic Transformation Waystone invites you to apply for the Program Director – Strategic Transformation role where you will lead strategic initiatives across integration, global system implementations, and operational transformation initiatives to meet Waystone Group strategy. Responsibilities Lead the delivery of strategic transformation initiatives by ensuring project scope, budget, and synergy targets are met. Develop, approve, and continually improve a standardised Program Playbook to provide a structured approach to project delivery. Conduct discovery sessions to produce a cross‑functional agreed Playbook per project. Coordinate with Manager – Performance & Analysis to monitor and report on budgets, financial KPIs, and non‑financial KPIs across the Program. Initiate Proof of Concept analyses and ensure approved concepts are reflected in the Program Playbook and project deliverables. Oversee execution of the Playbook, managing risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies to achieve critical milestones. Ensure IT infrastructure and application requirements are aligned with the Playbook and delivered on schedule. Recommend realignment of projects to guarantee timely delivery of stated benefits where necessary. Establish project governance models and collaborate with workstream owners to drive budget accountability. Manage resourcing: determine requirements, allocate resources, monitor performance against KPIs, resolve conflicts, and promote a collaborative team environment. Design, implement, and execute a Program Communication Plan to keep stakeholders informed and engaged. Lead diversity and creative thinking initiatives, including brainstorming sessions and cross‑functional workshops to foster innovation. Education Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s in Project Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field. Project management professional qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, IPMA). Relevant work experience as a project manager or business analyst. Proficient in English; additional languages are an advantage. Experience Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in Project Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related discipline, preferably in the financial sector. Proven track record of delivering complex projects, managing budgets, and applying lateral thinking. Experience in pre/post‑merger integration programmes, global system implementations, and target operating model execution. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal. Additional Information Seniority Level: Director Employment Type: Full‑time Job Function: Business Development and Sales Application deadline: #J-18808-Ljbffr
A specialist services firm in Ireland seeks a Program Director for Strategic Transformation. The successful candidate will lead key transformation initiatives, oversee project execution, and ensure alignment with strategic goals. Candidates should have over 15 years of experience in project management, excellent communication skills, and relevant certifications. This full-time role offers the chance to significantly impact organizational change. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Program Director – Strategic Transformation Join to apply for the Program Director – Strategic Transformation role at Waystone . Waystone is a specialist services firm in asset management, partnering with institutional investors and asset managers worldwide. The role reports to the Head of Strategic Transformation and involves leading strategic transformation initiatives across integrations, mergers, and global system implementations. Responsibilities Lead the delivery of Strategic Transformation initiatives (the Program), defining scope, objectives, budget, and synergy delivery. Design and continually improve a standardized Program Playbook for consistent project delivery. Conduct initial discovery sessions and produce a cross‑functional agreed Playbook per project. Collaborate with the Manager – Performance & Analysis to measure, monitor, and report on budgets and KPIs across the Program. Develop criteria and budget for Proof of Concept analysis for project approval. Oversee execution of the Program Playbook, ensuring risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies are monitored and critical milestones completed on time. Build and nurture relationships with IT and other functions to ensure infrastructure and applications are aligned with the Playbook. Recommend re‑alignment of projects within the Program to meet benefit delivery. Support program consolidation and budget modeling, collaborating with performance analysis and governance. Analyse and determine resourcing requirements for each project, ensuring alignment with project objectives. Oversee performance of deployed resources and report on KPIs to the Manager – Performance & Analysis. Design, implement, and execute a Program Communication Plan; manage expectations and communicate progress and challenges. Foster a culture of creativity and innovation through brainstorming, workshops, and cross‑functional collaboration. Education Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s in Project Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related discipline. PRINCE2 or IPMA certification. Proficiency in English required; additional languages an advantage. Experience Minimum 15 years’ experience in Project Management, Business Administration, or Information Technology in the financial sector. Proven track record of project delivery, budget management, and lateral thinking. Experience in pre/post‑merger integration programs, global system implementations, and target operating model execution. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Seniority level Director Employment type Full‑time Job function Business Development and Sales Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Waystone by 2x. Sign up to set job alerts for “Transformation Director” roles. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading asset management firm in Ireland is seeking a Program Director for Strategic Transformation to lead initiatives across integrations and strategy. The ideal candidate will have at least 15 years of relevant experience in Project Management, a successful track record in budget management, and strong leadership abilities. This role offers an inclusive work environment that fosters personal and professional development. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading asset management firm in Ireland is seeking a Program Director – Strategic Transformation to lead and deliver strategic projects across integrations and global system implementations. The successful candidate should have a minimum of 15 years of relevant project management experience in the financial sector, strong budget management skills, and excellent communication abilities. This role aims to foster creative collaboration among teams to drive business results. #J-18808-Ljbffr
For over 20 years, Waystone has been at the cutting edge of specialist services for the asset management industry – partnering with institutional investors, investment funds and asset managers. We work with our clients to help build, support, and protect investment structures and strategies worldwide. Our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain the best, most diverse talent and provide our employees with a broad spectrum of professional development opportunities. Our workplace environment is an inclusive one, where employees can be themselves, reach their full potential and drive business results. Program Director – Strategic Transformation will report to the Head of Strategic Transformation. The successful candidate will work collaboratively, with different Waystone Functions, Departments and Senior Management across a diverse skillset covering strategic, tactical, and practical solutions for integrating acquired entities, businesses, and staff. Program Director – Strategic Transformation will work closely with identified stakeholders to deliver strategic projects across integrations pre and post-merger, Global system implementations meeting Waystone Group strategy. Duties & Responsibilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty to a high standard. Candidate must lead the delivery of Strategic Transformation initiatives (the Program) by meeting the following responsibilities: Responsible for holding the business to account for delivery of defined agreed project scope, objectives, budget, project actions and synergy delivery across the Program. Establishes, obtains approval for, executes, and continually improves a standardised Program Playbook ensuring a defined, structured approach to project delivery across the Program. Leads initial discovery sessions to produce a defined, cross functionally agreed Program Playbook per project. Collaborates with Manager - Performance & Analysis to determine, measure, monitor, report on and oversee delivery of individual and consolidated budgets (including financial KPIs (savings, costs) and non-financial KPIs) across the Program. Develop robust criteria and budget to facilitate Proof of Concept analysis for project for approval. Oversees the execution of Program Playbook and ensures all risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies are known, agreed and monitored and critical milestones are completed fully and on time across the Program. Creates and nurtures professional relationships in IT to ensure delivery across the Program of: IT infrastructure requirements are in place in a timely manner, aligned to the Playbook. Business Applications are in place in a timely manner, aligned to the Playbook. Identifies and recommends re-alignment of projects within Program, to assure timely delivery of stated benefits are met where necessary. Budget Modeling – Program Consolidation Collaborate with the Manager - Performance & Analysis to Ensure that the approved Proof of Concept is reflected in the Program Playbook, project objectives and deliverables. Establish robust Project Governance Model to facilitate collaboration with project each workstream owners to drive accountability for agreed budgets, hold workstream leads responsible for delivering against budget across the Program. Agree ownership, track, monitor and evidence budget delivery including synergies (savings) and dis-synergies (cost) across the Program. People Management Responsible for analysing and determining the resourcing requirements for each project within the Program, involving a comprehensive consolidated understanding of project objectives, timelines, connectivity and deliverables. Ensure project managers and stakeholders clearly define and agree the scope and objectives of each Program project. Ensure specific project objectives and deliverables align type, skills and volume of resources (internal and external) needed and challenge where necessary. Responsible for overseeing the performance of all resources deployed to Program, including establishing KPIs, monitoring the performance and reporting results and feedback to Manager – Performance and Analysis. Address conflicts or challenges related to resource allocation and performance promptly and diplomatically. Consistently creating a positive and collaborative team environment. Regularly assess and report on resource performance against project goals and budget. Foster open communication channels between Program project teams to ensure shared resource priority, needs and availability is known, measured, and mitigated for. Communication Design, implement and execute a Program Communication Plan to ensure information is disseminated efficiently, stakeholders are well-informed, and team members are engaged throughout the Program lifecycle. Ensure an appropriate, standardised, commensurate Project Governance Model is in place to oversee, report and elevate matters arising across the Program. Communicate set and manage realistic expectations regarding Program deliverables, timelines, and potential challenges at project commencement. Communicate clear, timely, appropriate information to all stakeholders on Program objectives, connectivity, progress, deliverables, achievements, and challenges. Establish a feedback loop to gather input from stakeholders and team members to foster a culture of continual improvement. Ensure Program Communication Plan is enshrined in regular communications, meetings, and collaboration platforms. Provide high-level prompt updates, escalations, and periodic structured reporting to the Head of Strategic Transformation. Lateral Thinking Foster a culture of creativity and innovation within the Program project teams, and across peers in Transformation Office. Facilitate brainstorming sessions and workshops to generate innovative ideas, including facilitating an environment where diverse perspectives are welcomed and explored. Drive cross functional collaboration to bring diverse expertise to problem-solving, breaking down silos to promote a holistic approach to Transformation. Lead diversity embracement, creating an environment where diverse teams can give a broader range of perspectives, ideas, opinions, and are all treated equally. Education Bachelor’s Degree or Masters in a relevant field e.g. Project Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related discipline. Project management professional qualification e.g., PRINCE2 or IPMA certification. Project management or business analyst relevant work experience. Proficiency in English is required. Additional languages, an advantage. Experience Minimum of 15 years’ relevant experience in Project Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related discipline in the financial sector with proven path of advancement. Funds Industry experience preferred. Proven track record of project delivery, exemplary budget management and lateral thinking. Pre/post merger integration programs, global system implementations, target operating model execution experience preferred. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading asset management services firm in Dublin seeks a Program Director – Strategic Transformation to lead strategic projects, including integrations and global system implementations. The ideal candidate should have over 15 years of experience in project management, strong budget management skills, and proficiency in English. This role is critical in delivering initiatives that align with the firm's strategic objectives. #J-18808-Ljbffr
For over 20 years, Waystone has been at the cutting edge of specialist services for the asset management industry – partnering with institutional investors, investment funds and asset managers. We work with our clients to help build, support, and protect investment structures and strategies worldwide. Our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain the best, most diverse talent and provide our employees with a broad spectrum of professional development opportunities. Our workplace environment is an inclusive one, where employees can be themselves, reach their full potential and drive business results. Program Director – Strategic Transformation will report to the Head of Strategic Transformation. The successful candidate will work collaboratively, with different Waystone Functions, Departments and Senior Management across a diverse skillset covering strategic, tactical, and practical solutions for integrating acquired entities, businesses, and staff. Program Director – Strategic Transformation will work closely with identified stakeholders to deliver strategic projects across integrations pre and post-merger, Global system implementations meeting Waystone Group strategy. Duties & Responsibilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty to a high standard. Candidate must lead the delivery of Strategic Transformation initiatives (the Program) by meeting the following responsibilities: Responsible for holding the business to account for delivery of defined agreed project scope, objectives, budget, project actions and synergy delivery across the Program. Establishes, obtains approval for, executes, and continually improves a standardised Program Playbook ensuring a defined, structured approach to project delivery across the Program. Leads initial discovery sessions to produce a defined, cross functionally agreed Program Playbook per project. Collaborates with Manager - Performance & Analysis to determine, measure, monitor, report on and oversee delivery of individual and consolidated budgets (including financial KPIs (savings, costs) and non-financial KPIs) across the Program. Develop robust criteria and budget to facilitate Proof of Concept analysis for project for approval. Oversees the execution of Program Playbook and ensures all risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies are known, agreed and monitored and critical milestones are completed fully and on time across the Program. Creates and nurtures professional relationships in IT to ensure delivery across the Program of: IT infrastructure requirements are in place in a timely manner, aligned to the Playbook. Business Applications are in place in a timely manner, aligned to the Playbook. Identifies and recommends re-alignment of projects within Program, to assure timely delivery of stated benefits are met where necessary. Budget Modeling – Program Consolidation Collaborate with the Manager - Performance & Analysis to Ensure that the approved Proof of Concept is reflected in the Program Playbook, project objectives and deliverables. Establish robust Project Governance Model to facilitate collaboration with project each workstream owners to drive accountability for agreed budgets, hold workstream leads responsible for delivering against budget across the Program. Agree ownership, track, monitor and evidence budget delivery including synergies (savings) and dis-synergies (cost) across the Program. People Management Responsible for analysing and determining the resourcing requirements for each project within the Program, involving a comprehensive consolidated understanding of project objectives, timelines, connectivity and deliverables. Ensure project managers and stakeholders clearly define and agree the scope and objectives of each Program project. Ensure specific project objectives and deliverables align type, skills and volume of resources (internal and external) needed and challenge where necessary. Responsible for overseeing the performance of all resources deployed to Program, including establishing KPIs, monitoring the performance and reporting results and feedback to Manager – Performance and Analysis. Address conflicts or challenges related to resource allocation and performance promptly and diplomatically. Consistently creating a positive and collaborative team environment. Regularly assess and report on resource performance against project goals and budget. Foster open communication channels between Program project teams to ensure shared resource priority, needs and availability is known, measured, and mitigated for. Communication Design, implement and execute a Program Communication Plan to ensure information is disseminated efficiently, stakeholders are well-informed, and team members are engaged throughout the Program lifecycle. Ensure an appropriate, standardised, commensurate Project Governance Model is in place to oversee, report and elevate matters arising across the Program. Communicate set and manage realistic expectations regarding Program deliverables, timelines, and potential challenges at project commencement. Communicate clear, timely, appropriate information to all stakeholders on Program objectives, connectivity, progress, deliverables, achievements, and challenges. Establish a feedback loop to gather input from stakeholders and team members to foster a culture of continual improvement. Ensure Program Communication Plan is enshrined in regular communications, meetings, and collaboration platforms. Provide high-level prompt updates, escalations, and periodic structured reporting to the Head of Strategic Transformation. Lateral Thinking Foster a culture of creativity and innovation within the Program project teams, and across peers in Transformation Office. Facilitate brainstorming sessions and workshops to generate innovative ideas, including facilitating an environment where diverse perspectives are welcomed and explored. Drive cross functional collaboration to bring diverse expertise to problem-solving, breaking down silos to promote a holistic approach to Transformation. Lead diversity embracement, creating an environment where diverse teams can give a broader range of perspectives, ideas, opinions, and are all treated equally. Education Bachelor’s Degree or Masters in a relevant field e.g. Project Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related discipline. Project management professional qualification e.g., PRINCE2 or IPMA certification. Project management or business analyst relevant work experience. Proficiency in English is required. Additional languages, an advantage. Experience Minimum of 15 years’ relevant experience in Project Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related discipline in the financial sector with proven path of advancement. Funds Industry experience preferred. Proven track record of project delivery, exemplary budget management and lateral thinking. Pre/post merger integration programs, global system implementations, target operating model execution experience preferred. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal. #J-18808-Ljbffr
For over 20 years, Waystone has been at the cutting edge of specialist services for the asset management industry – partnering with institutional investors, investment funds and asset managers. We work with our clients to help build, support, and protect investment structures and strategies worldwide. Our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain the best, most diverse talent and provide our employees with a broad spectrum of professional development opportunities. Our workplace environment is an inclusive one, where employees can be themselves, reach their full potential and drive business results. Program Director – Strategic Transformation will report to the Head of Strategic Transformation. The successful candidate will work collaboratively, with different Waystone Functions, Departments and Senior Management across a diverse skillset covering strategic, tactical, and practical solutions for integrating acquired entities, businesses, and staff. Program Director – Strategic Transformation will work closely with identified stakeholders to deliver strategic projects across integrations pre and post-merger, Global system implementations meeting Waystone Group strategy. Duties & Responsibilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty to a high standard. Candidate must lead the delivery of Strategic Transformation initiatives (the Program) by meeting the following responsibilities: Responsible for holding the business to account for delivery of defined agreed project scope, objectives, budget, project actions and synergy delivery across the Program. Establishes, obtains approval for, executes, and continually improves a standardised Program Playbook ensuring a defined, structured approach to project delivery across the Program. Leads initial discovery sessions to produce a defined, cross functionally agreed Program Playbook per project. Collaborates with Manager - Performance & Analysis to determine, measure, monitor, report on and oversee delivery of individual and consolidated budgets (including financial KPIs (savings, costs) and non-financial KPIs) across the Program. Develop robust criteria and budget to facilitate Proof of Concept analysis for project for approval. Oversees the execution of Program Playbook and ensures all risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies are known, agreed and monitored and critical milestones are completed fully and on time across the Program. Creates and nurtures professional relationships in IT to ensure delivery across the Program of: IT infrastructure requirements are in place in a timely manner, aligned to the Playbook. Business Applications are in place a timely manner, aligned to the Playbook. Identifies and recommends re-alignment of projects within Program, to assure timely delivery of stated benefits are met where necessary. Budget Modeling – Program Consolidation Collaborate with the Manager - Performance & Analysis to Ensure that the approved Proof of Concept is reflected in the Program Playbook, project objectives and deliverables. Establish robust Project Governance Model to facilitate collaboration with project each workstream owners to drive accountability for agreed budgets, hold workstream leads responsible for delivering against budget across the Program. Agree ownership, track, monitor and evidence budget delivery including synergies (savings) and dis-synergies (cost) across the Program. People Management Responsible for analysing and determining the resourcing requirements for each project within the Program, involving a comprehensive consolidated understanding of project objectives, timelines, connectivity and deliverables. Ensure project managers and stakeholders clearly define and agree the scope and objectives of each Program project. Ensure specific project objectives and deliverables align type, skills and volume of resources (internal and external) needed and challenge where necessary. Responsible for overseeing the performance of all resources deployed to Program, including establishing KPIs, monitoring the performance and reporting results and feedback to Manager – Performance and Analysis. Address conflicts or challenges related to resource allocation and performance promptly and diplomatically. Consistently creating a positive and collaborative team environment. Regularly assess and report on resource performance against project goals and budget. Foster open communication channels between Program project teams to ensure shared resource priority, needs and availability is known, measured, and mitigated for. Communication Design, implement and execute a Program Communication Plan to ensure information is disseminated efficiently, stakeholders are well-informed, and team members are engaged throughout the Program lifecycle. Ensure an appropriate, standardised, commensurate Project Governance Model is in place to oversee, report and elevate matters arising across the Program. Communicate set and manage realistic expectations regarding Program deliverables, timelines, and potential challenges at project commencement. Communicate clear, timely, appropriate information to all stakeholders on Program objectives, connectivity, progress, deliverables, achievements, and challenges. Establish a feedback loop to gather input from stakeholders and team members to foster a culture of continual improvement. Ensure Program Communication Plan is enshrined in regular communications, meetings, and collaboration platforms. Provide high-level prompt updates, escalations, and periodic structured reporting to the Head of Strategic Transformation. Lateral Thinking Foster a culture of creativity and innovation within the Program project teams, and across peers in Transformation Office. Facilitate brainstorming sessions and workshops to generate innovative ideas, including facilitating an environment where diverse perspectives are welcomed and explored. Drive cross functional collaboration to bring diverse expertise to problem-solving, breaking down silos to promote a holistic approach to Transformation. Lead diversity embracement, creating an environment where diverse teams can give a broader range of perspectives, ideas, opinions, and are all treated equally. Education Bachelor’s Degree or Masters in a relevant field e.g. Project Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related discipline. Project management professional qualification e.g., PRINCE2 or IPMA certification. Project management or business analyst relevant work experience. Proficiency in English is required. Additional languages, an advantage. Experience Minimum of 15 years’ relevant experience in Project Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related discipline in the financial sector with proven path of advancement. Funds Industry experience preferred Proven track record of project delivery, exemplary budget management and lateral thinking Pre/post merger integration programs, global system implementations, target operating model execution experience preferred. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal #J-18808-Ljbffr
