Project Manager III_US

Our client is hiring a Project Manager on a long-term contract basis.

Work Location: New York, New York
Work Model: On-Site

Summary:

The implementation consulting - project management team is a global team working with product solutions and engineering teams to successfully deliver client implementations for Securities Processing & Corporate Actions solutions. Securities Processing & Corporate Actions solutions is the world's most trusted post-trade software provider. As an international team of industry experts, we architect and deliver intelligent post-trade software applications to the capital markets globally. We have a proven history of transforming business models for the world's premier financial institutions, enabling them to enter new markets, reduce risk, increase profitability and improve service standards.

Responsibilities:

• This role involves managing large product implementations that involve high degree of product development effort and customization.
• Driving clients and internal teams to ensure projects are delivered according to defined scope, dates and budget.
• Project management, leadership, dependency management and cross-group collaboration skills with a proven track record of leading complex projects with multiple stakeholders/partners.
• Ability to engage competently with client at all levels of the organisation.
• P&L responsibility for the project.
• Contribute as required to process improvements, pre-sales and team development initiatives within the team.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree & 5+ years of experience in program/project management delivering software products or services, product development in financial services domain OR equivalent experience
• 3+ years of working in a similar Product & solutions company with exposure to post trade automation business domain OR similar experience.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering highly complex IT transformation projects within the financial services industry.
• Good written, presentation, and verbal communications skills that can applied across organizational levels
• Good business knowledge in post trade automation space
• Excellent client facing skills. A good communicator with strong relationship building skills.
• Training or understanding of standard project management methodologies e.g. PMI.
• Degree in Computer Science or Finance required
• Must have PMP certification
• Candidates should be from the Finance industry
• Must be able to communicate with all levels of organization

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent influencer with proven ability to work collaboratively in a matrix organization.
• 10+ years of experience in program/project management experience in financial services/ solutions vendor organizations OR equivalent experience.
• Certification in Project/program management (PMP OR equivalent)
• Flexible and adaptable to project needs and changing priorities. Strong inter-personal skills with practical, can-do approach.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and manage own time accordingly

Pay Rate: $60 - $65
Job ID: 84014