IBC Project Manager

CLS helps clients navigate the changing FX marketplace – reducing risk and creating efficiencies. Our extensive network and deep market intelligence enable CLS specialists to lead the development of standardized solutions to real market problems. Our innovative, forward-looking products make the trading process faster, easier, safer

and more cost-effective - empowering our clients' success.

Functional title

Project Manager

Location

London

N/A Contractor

Report to

Department

No. of direct reports

0

The Project Manager will lead a series of projects/initiatives within the CLS Internal Business Change ( IBC ) Portfolio. The PM will be responsible for the successful delivery to time, budget and quality and will be required to work on projects simultaneously.

These projects/initiatives cover system; upgrades, replacements, and new system installations for CLS's internal divisions (e.g. HR, Compliance, Finance etc.). The portfolio is predominantly composed of cloud system deliveries (SaaS) of commercial off-the shelf software (COTS) and cross-divisional transformations.

The role will include liaising on a day to day basis with a series of senior CLS stakeholders (onshore and offshore), CLS's project management office, technical teams, and external delivery partners. Chairing periodic project meetings across a range of stakeholders and drafting project materials.

The Project Manager will lead project teams of c. 10 to 12 people composed of technical and non-technical resources and report to the Head of CLS's Internal Business Change Portfolio.

The Project Manager will also be expected to provide project cover to team members within the Internal Business Change portfolio.

Scope: Lead cross-divisional workshops and, with support of business analysts, ensure both functional and non-functional requirements are gathered and maintained throughout the life of the project.

Time: Liaise with 3rd party suppliers and internal divisions to develop and maintain a consolidated project plan for all stages of the project's lifecycle.

Cost: Manage budgets for projects including creating and maintaining finance tracking spreadsheets, and managing the associated purchase order & invoicing processes.

Project Governance: Work with CLS's Project Management Office to ensure that the project adheres to CLS's delivery framework. Ensuring all documents on the project are kept up to date and to the expected quality (for example: business requirement documents, high level designs, test strategies, business cases, etc.). Additionally, provide progress updates within the relevant PMO tooling (e.g. SharePoint).

Test Coordination: Liaise with CLS's test teams to coordinate all stages of testing on the project (including ST, SIT, UAT, NFT, and Penetration Testing).

Communications: Run periodic project meetings (e.g. project boards, team meeting, etc.), communicating with teams and stakeholders both in the UK and offshore.

Stakeholder Management: Work with the project's sponsor and other senior stakeholders to keep them effectively informed and communicate any messages they have to the project team. Managing day to day decisions on the sponsor's behalf, and knowing when to escalation

Vendor Management: Manage vendor teams on a day to day basis (onshore and offshore) to enable them to complete their relevant elements of the project. Monitoring and controlling vendor performance and commercials as required.

Risk and Issue Management: Monitor, record (via RAID logs), and appropriately elevate any risks, issues, and assumptions on the project.

Technical Coordination: Liaise day to day with the relevant CLS technical teams, to ensure the systems development is completed from all areas (e.g. Architecture, IT Engineering, Info Sec, compliance, etc.)

• 7 years+ experience of leading projects from end-to-end, particularly implementation of SaaS products
• In-depth knowledge of the software development lifecycle (including associated artefacts)
• Strong understanding…