Grow your career as a Senior Project Manager with an innovative global bank in New York, NY. Contract role with strong possibility of extension. Will require working a hybrid schedule 3 days onsite per week.

Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. Will be part of a core central Program Management Team charged with ensuring the timely execution of deliverables across all workstreams whilst imparting subject matter expertise and know-how. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s/University degree.
• Transformation / change management / PMO experience with a focus on Capital Markets initiatives to address regulatory, audit, risk and control and / or risk management issues.
• Working knowledge of Markets business and products (FICC and Equities) and / or regulatory capital.
• Ability to influence and build collaborative relationships across Global Markets front-to-back stakeholders, e.g., trading desk, finance, operations, technology, risk management.
• Strong & proven track record in strategic project management and delivering complex solutions.
• Front office - desk facing project experience.
• Significant experience in Capital Markets Transformation.
• Significant experience in scoping, developing and prioritizing plans for strategic initiatives.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; must be articulate and persuasive with the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to senior stakeholders.
• A solid understanding of mechanisms to track and communicate performance.
• Ability to drive change to business practices by working effectively across a global organization and understand different perspectives.
• Thought leadership in target state design through engaging stakeholders at various levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated analytical skills with follow-up and problem-solving capability.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Master’s degree.
• Project Management certifications, e.g. PMP or equivalent.
• 10 years of financial industry experience.
• Experience analyzing large datasets using SQL, Python.
• Experience in Market Risk and Regulatory related projects.

What You Will Be Doing

• Assist in ensuring that all target state tools, processes, and controls are socialized effectively and are approved at or by the appropriate governance forum or level.
• Manage internal and external dependencies across initiatives, including working closely with Risk Managers, Product Owners, Front Office, Product Control, and Technology teams.
• Identify challenges and proactively seek to resolve or escalate risks and issues in a timely and well-articulated manner to the projects by engaging relevant stakeholders and PMs.
• Engage senior stakeholders continuously by escalating and resolving issues as they arise.
• Produce accurate and insightful project update materials and artifacts, tailoring to various forums and committees.
• Build strong relationships, adopting a joined-up approach, to support the execution of programs.