What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager - Markets Transformation, New York, NY (hybrid) position at Motion Recruitment?
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s/University degree.
- 8 years of financial industry experience.
- Front office and markets experience.
- Regulatory experience.
- Experienced in project management and with sufficient subject matter expertise to be able to provide meaningful solutions that are functional and sustainable.
- Experience in managing regulatory related projects.
- Strong & proven track record in strategic project management and delivering complex solutions.
- Significant experience in FO/COO/Finance Transformation with examples of execution deliverables met.
- Significant experience in scoping, developing and prioritizing plans for strategic initiatives.
- Familiarity and experience with Markets products, front office projects/initiatives and business-led implementations of end-to end deliveries across front office, technology and functional teams.
- Understanding of Capital/RWAs, the importance for the business and what capabilities the business needs in terms of information and decision-making.
- Familiarity with data and modelling related initiatives from Business, Risk and project management perspectives.
- 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.
- Demonstrated awareness of key project management requirements for structuring and driving projects from initiation to closure in a well-managed fashion.
- Ability to face senior stakeholders and summarize issues as well as respond to challenges in a succinct and convincing manner.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Master’s degree.
- Project Management certifications e.g. PMP or equivalent.
- RWA experience.
What You Will Be Doing
- Support the Program Initiative Lead(s) to drive execution of strategic deliverables.
- Lead or participate in working groups, workshops and with stakeholders to understand business requirements, define project plans and manage timelines.
- Impart subject matter expertise by providing guidance, support and constructive challenge on business initiatives to ensure alignment with program strategy.
- 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 risk 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
