What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Capco?
Joining Capco means joining an organisation that is committed to an inclusive working environment where you’re encouraged to #BeYourselfAtWork. We celebrate individuality and recognize that diversity and inclusion, in all forms, is critical to success. It’s important to us that we recruit and develop as diverse a range of talent as we can and we believe that everyone brings something different to the table – so we’d love to know what makes you different. Such differences may mean we need to make changes to our process to allow you the best possible platform to succeed, and we are happy to cater to any reasonable adjustments you may require. You will find the section to let us know of these at the bottom of your application form or you can mention it directly to your recruiter at any stage and they will be happy to help.
About Capco
Capco is a global technology and business consultancy, focused on the financial services sector. We are passionate about helping our clients succeed in an ever-changing industry.
We are:
- Experts in capital markets, banking and payments and wealth and asset management
- Deep knowledge in financial services offering, including e.g. Finance, Risk and Compliance, Financial Crime, Core Banking etc.
- Committed to growing our business and hiring the best talent to help us get there
- Focus on maintaining our nimble, agile and entrepreneurial culture
Role Description:
A Capco project manager is an agent of change with accountability for driving success over a full project or program lifecycle. The project manager designs, plans and implements projects and programs, either standalone or as part of a larger team, or teams according to scope, targets and objectives set for time of delivery, budget and quality.
You will:
- Assist in defining strategic roadmaps and objectives across client projects and programs, defining project scope and goals
- Create project plans including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines and allocating resources
- Successful project/program delivery in line with the defined success criteria and set goals
- Effectively and consistently project/program communications and reporting to the business stakeholders
- Ensure an appropriate roll-out strategy and engagement
- Contribution and ongoing improvement of the project management tools and methodology (as part of the project management community)
- Partner with clients, product owners and project teams to ensure on-time, and on-budget, quality delivery
- Perform quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected.
Skills and Experience
To qualify for the role you must have:
- At least 5 years of experience as Project Manager, preferably in management and/or technology consulting firm
- Knowledge of various project management methodologies (agile/scrum, waterfall, etc.)
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Great influencing skills and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams
- Experience with project management tools (Jira, Rally, Confluence, Trello, etc.)
Why join Capco?
You will work on engaging projects with some of the largest banks in the world, on projects that will transform the financial services industry.
We offer:
- A work culture focused on innovation and building lasting value for our clients and employees
- Ongoing learning opportunities to help you acquire new skills or deepen existing expertise
- A flat, non-hierarchical structure that will enable you to work with senior partners and directly with clients
- A diverse, inclusive, meritocratic culture
Office location: Via Sassetti 32, Milan (MM Gioia/Isola)
