
Driven Project Manager with over 8 years experience with Lloyds Banking group. Team player with excellent communication skills, stakeholder management, high quality of work, driven and highly self - motivated. Strong negotiating skills and able to work both well independently or as part of a team. Looking to secure a role where I can explore and flourish each day, striving to take on new challenges and adapt to become the best I can be.
- Delivered on projects' key objectives with agreed budgets, timelines and standards.
- Identified and managed budget, timescale and scope changes, recommending actions and improvements to meet project goals.
- Built and nurtured professional relationships with wide range of stakeholders.
- Led cross-functional teams in project completion, offering continuous guidance to proactively mitigate delays.
- Developed and maintained project timescales, providing contingency planning to support timely completion.
- Acted as single point of contact for stakeholders.
- Led meetings with both client and internal teams to facilitate and drive project completion and provide status updates.
- Implemented and maintained systems for successful planning and project management.
- Supported wealth eligible customers, managing my time to explore and support them with their individual financial situation
- Managed my own diary to ensure I was there when right for the customer and used my expertise to explore the customers financial circumstances, having quality conversations to identify the best ways to help
- Was an advocate for wealth eligible customer relationships, working collaboratively with specialist partners and other areas of the bank to make appropriate referrals most suitable for the customer
- Used my expertise to identify and support customers in vulnerable circumstances and/ or those in or nearing financial difficulties, demonstrating empathy and compassion, recording their support needs and signposting expert services where appropriate
- Demonstrated flexibility and used my skills to respond and adapt to the varying needs of my role, customers and the business
- Built, maintained and deepened customer relationships with our wealth and 'Bank Manager' Customers
- Mananged and maintained 7 portfolios worth of wealth customers
- Established and maintained strong working relationships with key stakeholders
- Travelled to several Branches across West Yorkshire to support customers and coach colleagues
- Liased weekly with Senior Managers to give key updates on workload, referrals and key achievements
- Coached Customer Advisers and Bank Managers across 7 Branches
- Supported our wealth customers to achieve their financial goals
- Assisted new and existing customers with their financial and service needs via a range of channels where appropriate, delivering an excellent customer service experience
- Worked collaboratively with branch and pool/area colleagues
- Championed key changes whilst supporting colleagues to embrace change
- Carried out management responsibilities in the absence of management such as cash management, risk checks and coaching
- Led appointments to support our vulnerable customers with bereavements and Power of Attorney as well as opening savings accounts for all customers
- Logged complaints on behalf of customers and third party companies accurately, so figures were reported correctly to our regulators
- Ensured cheques made to customers were produced correctly in order for customers to be compensated for any errors
- Cancelled and stopped any cheques requested by the business or customer
- Ensured all work was completed to the highest of standards, maintaining 100% quality and productivity
- Built and maintained strong stakeholder relationships within the Group
- Coached new starters
- Resolved customer complaints through use of several systems, aided by exceptional customer service
- Completed thorough investigations to allow me to make correct decisions after evaluating all available information
- Utilised my communication skills to relay the decision to the customer in a professional and friendly manner
- Wrote coherent written responses to customers outlining the decision made and provided a rationale behind it
- Made sure all decisions were fair and correct whilst operating inside all risk guidelines, in line with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
-Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Team building
- Team player
- Diary management
- Planning
- Risk management
- Leadership
- Adaptivity
- Change management
- Inclusivity
- Decision - making
- Stakeholder relationships