Legal Due Diligence Project Manager and Business Analyst - Talent Solutions TAPFIN

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Job Description

Legal Due Diligence Project Manager and Business Analyst
Rate: Inside IR35 via Umbrella company - £706.38
Location: London – Hybrid – 3 days in the office
Duration: 30/09/2025

Role Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Legal Project Manager with a strong track record in managing Request for Proposal (RFP) processes with external legal firms. The RFP will include loan contract review for due diligence to support prepositioning. The ideal candidate will have expertise in navigating regulatory change programs such as LIBOR transition or MiFID. The role requires exceptional communication skills, proficiency in written English, and the ability to engage with senior stakeholders and prepare papers to the board.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic professional to play a pivotal role in shaping and optimizing legal and operational frameworks while driving critical regulatory and operational projects.

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead and manage end-to-end RFP processes, including contract negotiation.
2. Collaborate with legal, procurement, and various business teams to ensure compliance and alignment with organizational goals.
3. Develop and implement timelines, ensuring milestones are met efficiently.
4. Prepare and present detailed papers, reports, and presentation decks for senior management and board-level audiences.
5. Act as the central point of communication between cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment and understanding.
6. Work with the Loans BA to draft and deliver the Target Operating Model (TOM) for future-state operational workflows.
7. Work closely with IT teams to design and implement necessary system and process changes.

Essential Skills

1. Proven experience in managing RFP processes within legal or financial services.
2. Expertise in loan contract review, due diligence, and regulatory change programs (LIBOR, MiFID).
3. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English.
4. Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities.
5. Proficiency in preparing and presenting high-quality documentation and presentations for senior stakeholders.
6. Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
7. Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills.
8. Adaptability and resilience under pressure.

Knowledge and Experience:

Technical Skill Requirements

1. Strong project management skills covering the whole project lifecycle from initiation to closure, including delivery in waterfall, agile, and hybrid methodology.
2. The role holder will have good knowledge of Collateral Management within the context of liquidity and funding, understand key liquidity measures as per the Group Framework (ILM, LCR, NSFR, PRA110, and other secondary monitoring metrics), Bank financial systems, related business areas, products, and their strategic drivers.
3. Good understanding of the Treasury business and associated risks, with the ability to translate complex concepts into programme artefacts.
4. Good understanding of systems and data architecture in Treasury, risk and/or Finance environments, with the ability to bridge communication between business stakeholders and Technology teams.

Educational Requirements

1. Educated to a minimum of degree level or equivalent professional qualification.

Personal Skill Requirements

1. Strong execution and problem-solving skills.
2. Strong stakeholder management skills.
3. Ability to present information in a professional manner, including preparing documents for review by C-level audiences.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills to C-level audiences.
5. Personal ownership of targets and resolution of issues.
6. High degree of motivation and commitment.
7. Ability to deal with change in role and working environment.
8. Team player and able to manage conflict and conflicting priorities.
9. Ability to provide direction to more junior colleagues.

Experience

1. Minimum 10 years of experience in Financial services and project delivery.
2. Experience delivering legal projects and therefore understanding of the specific challenges that could be faced during delivery.
3. Project management experience in Group Treasury.
4. Experience in change management, driven by IT systems implementation or enhancement, across a large organisation, including agile delivery frameworks.