Project Manager

SUMMARY:
Project Manager Investments Permanent and Hybrid role with highly competitive salary and benefits

POSITION INFO:

Project Manager

Permanent and Hybrid role with highly competitive salary and benefits

Purpose of the job:

We are looking for a dedicated Project Manager to oversee and manage complex projects within the Business Solutions area of our transfer agency. The role involves driving project delivery, ensuring alignment with business goals, co-ordinating project teams, and ensuring projects are completed within scope, time, and budget. They will be responsible for creating and embedding the necessary structure for effective project delivery, removing blockers, and ensuring delivery within agreed timeframes.

The main tasks of the project manager include managing projects, addressing reliability issues, tracking project metrics, managing budgets and stakeholder liaison and ultimate responsibility for meeting project delivery dates with the level of quality required. To be a successful Project Manager in our environment, you should demonstrate strong leadership, ownership and teamworking skills. You should demonstrate excellent communication skills, have a deep curiosity and eventual competence around the system SDLC.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Project Management -

• Lead and manage end-to-end project life cycles for transfer agency-related initiatives (e.g., system implementations, process improvements, compliance upgrades).
• Develop and define project scopes, objectives, and deliverables aligned with business goals and financial regulatory requirements.
• Implementation and maintenance of effective delivery frameworks internally and with our outsourced IT service partner
• Managing the delivery through the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) including client implementation of the change
• Collaborate with stakeholders (internal teams, external vendors, and clients) to define and refine project requirements and key milestones.
• Create detailed project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Ensure smooth execution of projects from initiation to completion, while managing day-to-day operations and removing obstacles for the project team.
• Monitor project progress and adjust plans as necessary to meet deadlines, budgets, and client expectations.
• Manage risk, identify potential issues, and propose solutions to minimize project disruptions.
• Analyzing third-party as well as internal processes, and creating strategies for project delivery optimization
• Performance & Quality Management
• Timely and accurate project reporting.
• Manage and negotiate project expectations with stakeholders, ensuring that all expectations are clearly defined and met.
• Oversee project budgets and ensure efficient allocation of resources, ensuring projects are completed within financial constraints.

Ideal experience:

• 5+ years BA / Scrum Master / Project Management / Delivery experience
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex, large-scale projects in a regulated environment.
• Knowledge of Retail Investment domain

Competencies and ideal personality attributes:

• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and best practices (Agile, Waterfall, etc.).
• Proven track record of managing projects from conception to successful completion.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high levels of quality and efficiency.
• Ability to manage both technical and non-technical team members.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and motivate cross-functional teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels and with external parties.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving project-related issues.
• Experience with project management tools and software (e.g., MS Project, Jira).
• Familiarity with asset management systems and technologies used within transfer agencies.
• Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate project risks.

Software, Systems knowledge:

Essential:

• Understanding of financial markets and financial systems

Highly Desirable:

• Flexcube
• Bizagi
• Digiata