Technical Delivery Lead

FS Technology Consulting – Technical Delivery Lead – Financial Services – Manager / Senior Manager - 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 Technical Delivery Lead will lead the delivery of complex technology transformation initiatives across financial services clients. This consolidated role brings together delivery leadership across banking platforms, payments, cards, channels, credit and adjacent domains, with a focus on large-scale transformation, full SDLC delivery and practical client outcomes.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Lead technical delivery of complex financial services technology projects from inception through design, build, test, deployment, and post-launch support.
• Collaborate with solution architects, product owners, engineering leads, test leads, vendors, and client stakeholders to drive delivery.
• Develop and maintain detailed delivery plans, track progress, manage scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery quality.
• Ensure successful completion of major delivery activities, tasks and deliverables across requirements, analysis, solution design, build, testing, and deployment.
• Apply strong delivery discipline across SDLC methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery models.
• Operate effectively in fast-paced, multi-vendor environments and support pragmatic decision-making across competing priorities.
• Communicate delivery progress, risks, and decisions clearly to senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Mentor and support team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and delivery excellence.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry trends to drive innovation.

Skills and Attributes for Success

To qualify for the role, you must have: 

• 8+ years of experience in technology delivery or technical project management within financial services or other complex regulated environments.
• Experience across large-scale technology transformation, with proven involvement across the full software delivery lifecycle.
• Strong experience in stakeholder management across business, technology, architecture, engineering, engineering, testing, and delivery teams.
• Knowledge and proven experience of IT Software Development Lifecycle methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery approaches.
• Proven track record of delivering complex technical projects on time and to high quality standards.
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines and approach work methodically with attention to detail.
• Experience in delivering business value from technology and communicating that value to senior business stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong academic record including a third-level degree, preferably in IT or a relevant field.

Ideally, you will also have:

• Previous consulting experience is a distinct advantage.
• Experience across one or more of the following is preferred: Core Banking, Payments, Channels, Credit, Financial Crime.

Preferred Domain Areas: 

• Core Banking
• Payments
• Channels
• Credit
• Financial Crime
• Cards
• Open Banking

Tools & Delivery environment: 

• MS Office, Visio, Project
• Jira, Confluence
• Azure DevOps or equivalent delivery tooling

What we look for

• Someone who is passionate about reaching their full potential and excelling in their career
• Someone with energy, enthusiasm and courage who enjoys solving complex problems and variety in their day-to-day working life
• Someone who enjoys working as part of a community which values integrity, respect, teaming, and inclusiveness

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

• Pension
• Discounted Health Insurance
• Web Doctor – Free unlimited online GP Consultations for you and your family
• The purchase of additional annual leave
• Hybrid Working
• Free Gym Membership
• Travel Pass
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Recognition Awards
• Cash incentives for Referrals
• Work Mobile
• Tech MBA paid by EY
• Wellness rooms available in some offices

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

Career Progression:

• When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
• Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, we are using the finance products, expertise, and systems we have developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities, and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Inclusion & Diversity

We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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