Project Manager - Markets Risk & Transformation

Job Title - Project Manager - Markets Risk & Transformation

Location - Whippany , New Jersey 

Contract Duration - 12+ Months

W2 position only. No third-party vendors permitted.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's/University degree in relevant field; Master's degree preferred
• 10-15 years of Financial Services industry experience
• Experience in Markets, Risk and Regulatory related projects/programs
• Significant experience in Capital Markets Transformation
• Experience with delivering IMA (Internal Models Approach) specific components (ES, NMRF, RFET, PLAT, etc.)
• Strong Market Risk experience and familiar with HVaR model management
• Experience with FRTB and/or other material front office driven regulatory initiatives
• Experience with derivatives trading, risk and P&L flows
• Strong & proven track record in strategic project management and delivering complex solutions are essential
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; must be articulate and persuasive with the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to senior stakeholders
• 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

Desired Skills

• Project Management certifications e.g. PMP or equivalent
• Experience with JIRA and Agile tech framework

What You Will Be Doing

• Transformation / change management / PM experience with a focus on Capital Markets initiatives to address regulatory, audit, risk and control and / or risk management issues
• Working knowledge of Markets business, products, regulatory capital and Market Risk (VaR) or Credit risk
• Ability to influence and build collaborative relationships across Global Markets front-to-back stakeholders, e.g., trading desk, finance, operations, technology, risk management
• Manage mutliple stakeholders to derive business requirements and assist Technology in understanding to allow them to translate into technical requirements
• 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
• 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