What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager position at Robertson & Company Ltd.?
Banking or financial background is a MUST
W2 only
(beginning they may need to be in the office 5 days a week for training)
Contract Period: 12 months with potential to extend or convert
Location: New York, NY
Location Type: Hybrid; Onsite twice a week (beginning they may need to be in the office 5 days a week for training)
Business Hours: Monday to Friday; Core Business Hours
Experience & Qualification Requirements:
- Fixed income experience
- Treasury experience
- Strong MS Office – Excel
- Strong communication
- Project delivery/management experience
- Testing experience
- Reconciliation experience
- Strong leadership skills
Job Responsibilities:
- Coordinating testing, doing the testing
- Documenting testing
- Working with static data team
- Managing program- display strong leadership skills, Treasury Clearing program Engages executive sponsor to ensure active participation on project initiatives
- Engages appropriate stakeholders to identify and manage required outcomes of projects for the business
- Establishes effective project oversight and other governance bodies, and engages the correct levels to support the direction for the project
- Provides on-going communication to key stakeholders, including the Project Sponsor, Business Project Owner, Program Manager and Portfolio Manager to ensure they are aware of significant changes to the project status in a timely manner
- Responds to inquiries and escalates concerns from stakeholders at all levels in the organization (technical, business, Senior and Executive Management)
- Provides advice and guidance to business partners and project team as required regarding best practices in project management
- Delivers and owns project outcomes that are aligned to established cost, timing, deliverable and scope objectives
- Proactively identifies and tracks project risk and develops mitigation plans to manage risk (i.e., risk related to technology, change management, procurement, business process management, requirements management)
- Adheres to enterprise project gating and governance controls to ensure that projects meet all the performance, quality and compliance standards and conforms to appropriate methodology
- Creates detailed project status reports and presents key highlights and related implications for business partners & leaders
- Accountable for the project management process and project management deliverables, for assigned projects
- Ensures production of necessary project documentation as agreed to by the Project Sponsor and involved Stakeholders Investigates and where necessary escalates all project issues to support effective resolution
- Oversees the scope during the project and collaboratively adjusts scope where necessary ensuring adherence to established project change management processes
