Responsibilities

Societe Generale is a major French multinational banking and financial services company. Established in 1864, it offers a wide range of services including retail banking, corporate and investment banking, asset management, and private banking. Headquartered in Paris, the bank operates internationally and is one of France’s largest financial institutions.

About the team:

Societe Generale’s Global Technical Services (GTS) division is a critical arm of the bank, specializing in the design, implementation, and maintenance of technology solutions that support the bank’s global operations. This division ensures the robustness and efficiency of the bank’s IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, and data centres. It handles the deployment of software applications, manages cybersecurity measures, and provides technical support to internal users.

The division is also involved in driving technological innovation within the bank, working on projects related to digital transformation and the integration of new technologies to enhance operational efficiency and customer experience. By aligning its technical strategies with the bank’s business goals, Global Technical Services helps maintain the stability and scalability of Societe Generale’s IT systems, ensuring that they meet both current and future needs.

Summary of Key Purposes of the Role:

The Trainee IT Project manager will be a member of the Digital Workplace Services (DWS) department which ensures that end user tools (workstations, telephones, printers etc.) and the corresponding technical services (email, telephony, technical directories, office tools, security) all operate smoothly.

Working within the department - you will be involved in:

• Delivering and deploying technical solutions, for the UK, which are in line with the Digital Workplace Services central strategy and standards.

• Providing full, accurate, timely reports on the financial status and progress of the projects to the Project Management Office and Project stakeholders.

• Managing the production of all project deliverables to ensure the successful completion of the project through to Project sponsor acceptance.

Responsibilities:

• Support lead Programme Managers and Project Managers on various projects underway across all divisions in the bank.

• Monitor overall progress and use of resources and report project performance against budget and plan to the Project Sponsor and the PMO

• Coordination of Regular Documentation updates and organise the governance (Steering Committees, Operational Committees) meetings.

• Track and monitor Risks, Costs, Delays, Quality Management/follow up.

• Creation and publication of dashboards sending to sponsors and project teams.

• Support monthly reporting to Regional and Central management, Weekly reporting to DWS management.

• Support a good relationship with customers, peers, and providers by managing escalations and communicate with End Users, management, external providers, and other technical partners.

• Ensure adherence to GTS standards and security guidelines through actively enforcing and incentivising compliance.