Senior Project manager: Financial domain

Senior Project Manager

This individual would be responsible for driving the execution of a complex, global program to build a total return swaps offerings.

Core Project Management

• Drive project execution and provide challenge to working group members accountable for their deliverables throughout project
• Manage work streams to define operating model and technology requirements which feed into different external and internal approvals
• Lead steering committees and other governance forums and provide regular project updates to all stakeholders (including key global strategy committees)
• Create and manage project plans and all other project governance documentation required to ensure the project meets the Change Management Framework minimum standards (regulatory requirement for projects impacting EMEA)
• Liaise with project/program leads across the broader enterprise on related projects and build strong working relationships

Operating Model / Technology

• Create comprehensive trading and operational project plans working with key workstream leads
• Work with downstream data users (eg: Treasury, Risk, Finance) to define and capture requirements
• Design client trade reporting, and support delivery of regulatory reporting
• Create and execute development and testing plans

Regulatory Framework and Approvals

• Support delivery of regulatory compliance and necessary approvals for product launch
• Facilitate and track delivery of governance and oversight programs necessary to support the launch of a new business

MUST HAVE

• Large scale, global project management experience
• Background in swaps / equity derivatives
• Takes initiatives, entrepreneurial, tenured – does not require hand holding

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in project/program management driving enterprise level, high impact and cross-functional initiatives
• 7-10 years of experience in equity finance/prime brokerage, synthetics or equity derivatives as a senior Project Manager would be desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills being able to manage across different teams, locations and disciplines
• Detail oriented, with the ability to distil and summarize key concepts in writing and present these to a variety of audiences
• Proven experience of managing complex and multi-workstream programs with collaboration across multiple stakeholders to achieve a common goal
• Excellent influencing skills required, including at a senior level across stakeholder groups
• Strong reporting and presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure and high attention to detail
• Thorough understanding and experience with project management techniques and methods (e.g. Agile, SCRUM)
• Degree level, MBA preferred