Project Manager

Position: Project Manager
Contract: W2 Only

Responsibilities:

• Lead projects through their full life cycle, including defining and managing project scope and detailed project plans.
• Drive projects to completion by resolving issues, removing blockers, and ensuring steady progress.
• Deliver successful project implementations with measurable business benefits.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure project outcomes align with organizational goals and strategic objectives.
• Organize and manage project teams, assign tasks, and monitor workloads.
• Track progress on project tasks, manage dependencies, and adjust plans as needed.
• Escalate issues and risks promptly, facilitating their resolution with appropriate input.
• Communicate proactively with project teams, stakeholders, and senior management, ensuring expectations are clearly set and managed.
• Prepare clear, well-structured documentation and audience-appropriate communications.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings to gather requirements, gain consensus, secure commitments, and drive decisions.
• Manage project budgets and maintain accurate, up-to-date project documentation.
• Ensure successful implementation through adequate training and testing plans.
• Foster team collaboration and encourage open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in an investment management organization, with a significant portion in a project management role.
• Proven track record managing complex projects within investment management environments.
• Experience with modern software implementation approaches.
• Strong understanding of the full investment operations lifecycle, including processes, workflows, and systems supporting investment business functions.
• Detailed knowledge of multiple investment types, security types, and asset classes, including their unique characteristics and application in investment strategies.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with SimCorp Dimension and/or Order Management Systems such as Charles River Development (CRD).
• Project management qualifications/certifications (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, etc.).
• Strong relationship-building skills at all organizational levels.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new processes and technologies.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience developing and executing change management plans.
• Exceptional attention to detail, collaborative mindset, and high work ethic.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.