Project/Program Manager

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Project/Program Manager for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in New York, NY.

Responsibilities:

• Provide an independent initial assessment and challenge on project and program artifacts during all project phases
• Work with project managers to remediate data quality deficiencies within Risk book of work
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders including project managers, program managers, portfolio leads, and other members of the Risk Org PMO team
• Execute against multiple competing priorities simultaneously
• Support the PM community in identifying upcoming artifacts due, phase changes, risk, and issue maintenance, and required training coming due
• Escalate past due artifacts, phases, risks, issues, and required training
• Perform monthly entitlements reconciliation to assure the right roles for the right people
• Perform routine Jira maintenance to track PQA (project quality assurance) findings
• Assist with thematic analysis and PowerPoint slide creation
• Governance and project management oversight
• Be proactive and self-motivated in driving quality and timely reviews/assessments end-to-end.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's/University degree
• 8+ years of progressive experience in the financial services industry; experience in Risk Management and understanding of regulatory and risk management in the financial services industry.
• A critical thinker who seeks to understand the business and its control environment.
• Proven project management skills to drive alignment across stakeholder groups and review and provide feedback on execution of required administrative processes as required by firm's Program and Project Management Council (CPMC).
• Ability to work as a member of a team where success is defined not only on individual performance but also that of the entire team.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to articulate deadlines and deliverables clearly to senior members of organization
• Risk Management
• Project Management
• Risk Analytics & Reporting
• Data Quality
• Jira
• PTS

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor's degree: major in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration preferred.
• Prior experience in Project Management at Firm is highly desirable.
• Recent experience in managing projects and/or quality assurance reviews for a banking institution is preferred.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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