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Transformation Programme Manager

BriefYour role

L3 salary: Not published yetSalary figures open with the salaries section.
Upcoming dated changes: 4 changes aheadNext: 11 Jan 2027
Where the changes come from
Each change in the Regulatory calendar comes from an official text, linked on its page.
A change affects this role directly when it names a process that is one of the role's main tasks.
Top critical skills: Change management and adoption
Project governance and reporting
Target operating model design

What the role does

Transformation Programme Manager is a role in Change, Projects & Product. The family covers project, programme, product ownership, business analysis, process and service delivery. The core skill is change management and adoption, and the main work is change and project delivery and regulatory change management.

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Levels

L1 Starting out 0-2 years
L2 Independent 2-5 years
L3 Senior or specialist 5-9 years
L4 Leads a team or an area 8-14 years
L5 Leads the function 12+ years

Full level descriptions and job titles

The EFO level names are the common scale; job titles differ between employers.

Levels of Transformation Programme Manager
Level	What the work looks like	Typical years	Typical job titles
L1 Starting out	Learns the job; executes defined tasks with supervision	0-2	Banks: Analyst, Junior Analyst, Associate (asset servicing), Trainee, GraduateAsset servicers: Junior, Specialist (entry), Officer
L2 Independent	Owns a process end to end; trains L1; first contact for the team's clients	2-5	Banks: Analyst / Senior Analyst, AssociateAsset servicers: Specialist, Senior Specialist, Senior Officer
L3 Senior or specialist	Deep expertise; handles exceptions and change; represents the function in projects	5-9	Banks: Senior Associate, AVP, Assistant ManagerAsset servicers: Senior Specialist, Expert, Team Lead (small team)
L4 Leads a team or an area	Manages people or a large process; owns budgets or controls; escalation point	8-14	Banks: VP, Manager, Senior ManagerAsset servicers: Team Lead, Manager, Head of Section
L5 Leads the function	Accountable for the function in a legal entity or region; sets priorities and standards	12+	Banks: Director, Executive Director, Managing Director, Head of functionAsset servicers: Head of Department, Director

Skills

The percentage is the skill's share of the role; the bars are drawn relative to the anchor skill, which is shown full.

Critical 6

The job cannot be done without these.

Change management and adoptionWeight 12.2%Anchor skillExpected level: expertRelevant to you
Project governance and reportingWeight 8.2%Expected level: expertRelevant to you
Target operating model designWeight 8.2%Expected level: expertRelevant to you
Risk and issue management (RAID)Weight 8.2%Expected level: expertRelevant to you
Business case and cost-benefit analysisWeight 8.2%Expected level: expertRelevant to you
Data migration and cutoverWeight 8.2%Expected level: expertRelevant to you

Important and supporting skills 17

Important 8

Needed in most positions.

Project planning and dependenciesWeight 4.1%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Project budget managementWeight 4.1%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Leading without formal authorityWeight 4.1%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Stakeholder managementWeight 4.1%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Reading organisational and political contextWeight 4.1%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Prioritising with incomplete informationWeight 4.1%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Professional written communicationWeight 4.1%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Vendor and service contract managementWeight 4.1%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you

Supporting 6

Help in many positions.

Project tools (Jira, Asana)Weight 2.0%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Microsoft PowerPointWeight 2.0%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Verbal communication and presentingWeight 2.0%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Effort estimation and capacity planningWeight 2.0%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Commercial acumen and business senseWeight 2.0%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Defining and using KPIsWeight 2.0%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you

Useful 3

Occasionally useful.

Advanced Microsoft ExcelWeight 0.7%Expected level: working knowledgeRelevant to you
Querying data with SQLWeight 0.7%Expected level: working knowledgeRelevant to you
Agile delivery (Scrum, Kanban)Weight 0.7%Expected level: working knowledgeRelevant to you

Processes

The work the role takes part in.

What each process covers

Change and project deliveryMainRunning programmes and projects: plans, budgets, requirements, testing, cutover.
Regulatory change managementMainTurning new rules into changes to processes, systems and controls.