Project Manager x2 - Financial Services - Leeds

Project Manager x2  LEEDS

The Company
Our client, a global asset management company based in Leeds are looking for two Project Managers who have gained experience project managing within Financial Services. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well established company who offer longevity and career enhancement.

The Role

• Project initiation and definition of required deliverable and governance models
• Planning across all stages of the project lifecycle and obtaining appropriate levels of sign-off
• Ensuring projects are delivered to agreed time, cost, quality, TCF, Conduct Risk and compliance objectives
• Management of the project on a day to day basis to deliver in line with agreed project plans
• Management of third parties to ensure successful delivery
• Execution of project plan, monitoring progress and taking all necessary actions and escalations where appropriate
• Reporting progress at agreed intervals to the Project Review Board
• Engaging and communicating effectively with key business and client stakeholders
• Risk identification, documentation and impact assessment, including action mitigation and management
• Issue and dependency management with appropriate stakeholder communication
• Provision of accurate project and financial status updates
• Identifying potential improvements as part of a wider Project Management Competency
• Working in accordance with group policies, client and regulatory requirements and operational frameworks
• Completing Project Closure ensuring all lessons learnt are documented and appropriate actions assigned to prevent reoccurrenc
• Take on Programme level responsibilities as and when required
• Mentoring  and coaching less experienced project managers within the team

 

The Person
Essential

• Proven project management track record in a delivery environment
• Demonstrate effective and productive stakeholder management both internally at all levels and with 3rd parties
• Must be able to lead, motivate and manage cross functional, multi-disciplined teams
• Builds productive relationships with functions and third parties outside of the project team
• Operate effectively in a commercial environment
• Apply a flexible approach to successfully deliver to tight deadlines or changing scope
• Ability to prioritise and multi task in a challenging working environment with excellent organisational skills
• Strong influencing skills and an ability to apply an appropriate level of challenge
• A professional approach and manner with an aptitude to learn
• A team player – contributor – takes pride in helping the team to deliver
• Ability to demonstrate strong customer focus and communicate in business language
• Experience of working with business customers and technical delivery resources (including 3rd party suppliers)
• Practitioner in Project Management – Prince 2 or industry standard equivalent qualification

 Desirable

• Experience working within an outsourcing environment
• Experience in delivering regulatory projects
• Experience either in the delivery of and or working with SAP, Crest, Calestone, Pega Document Management,  EMX, Web Services
• Relevant Collective Investment / Transfer Agency qualification such as the Investment Operations Certificate (IOC) or equivalent
• Proficient in MS Office applications including but not limited to, MS Project, VISO,

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