Senior Project Manager

Grow your career as a Senior Project Manager with an innovative global bank in New York City, NY. Contract role with strong possibility of extension. Will require working a hybrid schedule 2-3 days onsite per week.

Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.

Contract Duration: 6+ Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's/University degree.
• 8+ years of Technical project management experience.
• Must have strong understanding of RWA and significant experience in Capital Markets Transformation.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills: must be articulate and persuasive with the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to drive change to business practices by working effectively across a global organization and understand different perspectives
• Significant experience in Market Risk and Regulatory related projects.
• Experience in strategic project management and delivering complex technical solutions.
• Strong & proven track record in delivering technical projects with aggressive timelines.
• Significant experience in scoping, developing and prioritizing plans for strategic initiatives.
• Solid understanding of mechanisms to track and communicate performance.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Master's degree
• Project Management certifications e.g. PMP or equivalent desired but not required.

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 very senior stakeholders, 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.