FS Technology Consulting - Financial Services Programme Director - Dublin

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FS Technology Consulting – Financial Services Programme Director - Dublin     General Information Location:  Dublin Available for VISA Sponsorship:  Yes Business Area:  Platforms Contract Type:  Full Time - Permanent   EY is the only major professional services firm with an integrated Financial Services practice across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA). We connect our Asset Management, Banking and Capital Markets and Insurance clients to 6,500 talented people from 12 countries and 35,000 Financial Services colleagues around the world.    In EY FS Ireland, we are expanding our Consulting practice and building our Technology Consulting team as a key component of our NextWave Strategy. NextWave is EY’s global strategy and ambition to deliver long-term value to clients, people and society. It is inspired by the way innovations spread through society. We are actively recruiting high achieving individuals with customer and digital platforms experience with an expertise in multi-channel technology-enabled transformation projects/programmes within Financial Services.   When you join EY FS Ireland, you will be working with the best people on the most complex financial service issues, helping to shape the future of financial services.  By joining the Technology Consulting team, you will work in high-performing teams that deliver exceptional client service, enabling organizations to grow, innovate, protect, and optimise their business performance – playing your part in building a better working world.     About the role: The Programme Director is a senior leadership role in EY FS Technology Consulting, responsible for leading major technology transformation programmes across financial services clients. The role combines programme leadership, client stakeholder management, delivery assurance, commercial awareness, and the ability to mobilise high-performing teams across complex, regulated environments.   Your Key Responsibilities:

Lead large-scale technology transformation programme’s from mobilisation through delivery, transition and benefits realisation.

Provide senior programme leadership across multi-disciplinary teams including business, technology, architecture, engineering, testing, risk, and operations. Establish and maintain strong governance, programme controls, delivery plans, dependency management, risk management, and executive reporting. Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, translating complex delivery risks and decisions into clear business choices. Lead delivery quality across programme outcomes, ensuring alignment between client objectives, technology strategy, and measurable business value. Operate effectively in complex, multi-vendor environments and help clients make pragmatic decisions on scope, sequencing, trade-offs, and delivery priorities. Mentor and develop senior EY team members, supporting capability growth across the Platforms practice. Support growth and pursuits through programme delivery insight, proposal input, and client credibility.

Skills and Attributes for Success   To qualify for the role, you must have:

12+ years of experience leading complex technology transformation programme’s, ideally within financial services or other regulated environments. Proven ability to lead major programme’s across the full software delivery lifecycle, from strategy and design through build, test, deployment and run. Strong experience in senior stakeholder management, governance, vendor management, and executive-level reporting. Excellent understanding of technology delivery methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery models. Demonstrated ability to