Project Manager- Capital Markets
Typical Day in Role:
• Supports program manager and provide project/workstream updates where applicable
• Leads end to end delivery planning of assigned project(s)/workstream(s) like implementation plan, RAID log and transition to BAU including budgeting & resourcing.
• Influence the decision-making process to ensure alignment to business priorities, strategic technology architecture and resource allocation for assigned project(s)/workstream(s).
• Works independently and exercises judgement based on precedents, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• Impacts project design, risk and delivery across business areas or subfunctions supported.
• Manage governance forums as required with primarily business stakeholders, technology partners and other support functions (e.g., working group meetings, standups, etc.)
• Responsible for interactions with all impacted key stakeholders from business, risk, operations & technology teams including stakeholders in different geographic locations where applicable
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
1) 7+ years of experience as a Project Manager within financial institutions
2) 3+ years of Capital Markets experience
3) Demonstrated experience creating status reports for multiple forums on a daily/weekly basis
4) Excellent experience with Project Management tools (eg. Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, MS Project, Visio). Please list tools
Nice-To-Have Skills:
1) Demonstrated experience working on complex technology transformation projects with multiple workstreams (with product lifecycle and IT platforms experience)
2) Experience with equity products
Soft Skills Required:
• Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, challenging and dynamic business environment
• Superior interpersonal skills, leadership and influential capabilities
• Highly developed relationship management skills to effectively manage relationships across the Bank, partners and external vendors
• Self-motivated; able to work in a team and independently in ambiguous situations
• Proven track record delivering business/strategic initiatives from concept to change management
• Organizational and administrative agility; developed and superior negotiation skills
• Ability to work calmly and intentionally under pressure
• Strong writing and verbal skills
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required, preferably in the disciplines of Business Management, Finance or STEM