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Mid level PM/BA (Demand Management Specialist) consultant for direct NYC based financial industry client
HYBRID - 2 days in office in midtown Manhattan NYC
LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY
In this role, you will support the Executive Management Change Committee (EMCC) and Demand Lead, which is part of Americas Project Management Organization under Technology, in managing the process of onboarding new projects for IT review and approval (The Demand Process) and supporting the review of projects t
You must be a self-starter who can work independently and indirectly manage relationships with project managers and senior business and IT stakeholders.
The primary responsibilities are: Ensuring that projects are aligned to defined strategic targets with required level of detail for thorough review and effective challenge by stakeholders and impacted parties.
Creating and managing documents and communications that are meticulously drafted and understood with risks, assumptions, and dependencies that are documented, managed, and communicated across all the appropriate governance channels.
Support the management of the prioritization process of Tier 1 (highest priority) initiatives.
Responsible for the quality assurance process as it relates to the project intake data submitted for review by the EMCC.
Manage budget review and approval process with Finance Team for approved projects through demand management budget process.
Additional responsibilities include: Preparation of PowerPoint and presentations and confidence in presenting in front of varying audiences for trainings and updates.
Managing upkeep of process and training documents.
Ensuring that the business sponsors and project managers are adhering to Governance standards that are set firm wide for Demand Management.
Create process flow charts for Governance Standards, trainings and management decks.
Requirements gathering/ Business Analysis for projects enhancing Demand and Intake Process.
Major Responsibilities:
Manage project intake and update process, ensuring communication with stakeholders is seamless and standardized to maintain effective process and relationship management
Provide appropriate information and updates for senior management and other key stakeholders.
Provide end to end governance and oversight on Demand Process
Manage demand budget process with Finance partners, working with management on new budget requests
Engage internal clients to understand their needs and where and how to provide governance and support on new project submissions.
Gathering and interpreting user requirements
Create and maintain accurate process documents reporting, metrics, processes, RACI, etc
Ability to promptly escalate any delays or issues and address conflicts.
Helping project teams create their intake forms with accuracy and meeting project detail and budget requirements.
Creating strong presentations using PPT and Visio for senior management; training and new rollouts
Advanced level experience in Microsoft tools PPT, SharePoint, Visio, Excel
Negotiate with stakeholders and prioritize as required.
Keeps project stakeholders informed using appropriate tools.
Produce meeting minutes, and have face-to-face meetings and manage strong, professional relationships.
Identify and manage risks. Recognize issues and proactively create ways to mitigate their impact.
Manage meeting communications and documentation- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with different stakeholder audiences.
Skills:
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field
5-7 years' work experience in a PM or BA capacity
Understand E2E
Project Lifecycle
Extreme attention to details
Effective presentation skills
Ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple tasks
Able to work independently and in a team environment
Cross functional experience or exposure to multiple business services / corporate functions
Strong business, analytical, quantitative, problem-solving and decision making skills
Excellent stakeholder management skills including experience at performing this across multiple functions, committees and areas
Superior communication skills: both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff
Solid knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools
Tolerance and understanding of multicultural work environment
Keywords:
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field
Skills and Experience:
Required Skills:
PROBLEM-SOLVING
SELF-STARTER
BUSINESS SERVICES
VISIO
Additional Skills:
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
PROJECT LIFECYCLE
FINANCE
FLOW CHARTS
DOCUMENTATION
GOVERNANCE
PROCESS FLOW
BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS
PRESENTATION SKILLS
METRICS
MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT
EXCEL
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
BUDGET
EXCELLENT WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
SHAREPOINT