Design & Governance Manager at Together

Stockport, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

12 Apr, 26

Salary

62000.0

Posted On

12 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Project Management, Governance, Stakeholder Management, Data Management, Change Management, Performance Tracking, Design Quality, Architecture Management, Risk Management, Collaboration, Metrics Development, Strategic Planning, Continuous Improvement, Communication, Team Leadership, Technical Knowledge

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Company Description Pivotal role ensuring alignment between the i.e. Data, Tech, PMO, Operational teams etc base of £56,000 - £62,000 Discretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward Bonus Free access to company holiday homes Buy & sell holidays Matched pension contribution Health cash plan plus Private medical insurance Life assurance and Critical illness cover Travel season ticket loans and Ride to work scheme Free local gym access Local bar / restaurant discounts We’re Together. For over 50 years, we’ve helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to mortgages and secured loans. We take the time to understand our customers and our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can’t or won’t. Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 900 colleagues help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7.8 billion loan book. Job Description As the Design Governance Manager, you will be the glue which, ensures that design practices across projects and products align with organizational standards, brand guidelines, regulatory requirements, and strategic objectives. You will be a guardian of design quality, consistency, and compliance, often bridging creative, technical, and business teams. Similar to a Project Management role, you will be working hand in hand with our PMO team to manage projects and ensure that each team is aligned, working within governance standards, risk is correctly managed and quality standards are maintained. This role is focused on data projects and in turn, you will be working very closely with our Data Teams. Typical duties include: Manage and run effective architecture and design governing groups - and their intended controls over changes across the organisation. Ensure that changes are robustly reviewed are aligned to our target operating model and target architecture. Own the architecture catalogue for the department - ensuring that the right teams and departments are 'thinking ahead' to plan for renewals, mandatory upgrades and exits in good time. Purpose of What you’ll be doing day to day: Manage and maintain the Architecture catalogue; which will inform emerging priorities of the Technology and Change teams Ensure the good governance of Design Groups - ensuring robust design interventions and controls across our Design Collective and Architecture Boards. Lead the governance of key Enterprise change delivery fora; Enterprise Interlock & Enterprise Design Authority Establish and lead the Design Collective - ensuring this effectively promotes disciplined designs that balance business, data and technical considerations Work with other key governance roles across PMO (Change) and the CIO function more broadly. Lead modernisation and improvement workstreams that seek to place good design practice squarely in the middle of our change delivery. Develop and deploy a monthly performance dashboard to help demonstrate the value and performance of Architecture & Design. Qualifications ideal experience includes: This role might appeal to someone with previous PMO or Project Management experience within Data or wider Tech, but all backgrounds will be considered. Knowledge and experience of running governing forums, ideally in a Change, Tech or Transformation world. Ability to continually review and improve ways of working - particularly the effectiveness and control of governance. Experience of managing complex workloads that span different teams and disciplines. Experience of tracking and reporting performance - including the development and embedding of robust metrics that drive business performance and cost effectiveness. Able to act as an SME for Design - both within the department and more broadly with key stakeholders Ability to own and maintain complex business artefacts that inform our departmental priorities - ideally as part of a strategic planning cycle. Excellent stakeholder management and ability to develop strong profile with Exec-level stakeholders. Additional Information If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above, but not all, please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role. Together embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference – we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process. Click here for more information on our Recruitment Process Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks. Working Hours: Standard (09:00am-17:30pm) Department: Business Change Office or Field Based: Office Based (Cheadle, SK8 3GW) Contract type: Permanent Compensation: GBP56000 - GBP62000 - yearly

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Responsibilities

The Design Governance Manager ensures that design practices align with organizational standards and manages projects to maintain governance standards. This role involves leading design groups and ensuring robust design interventions across the organization.