Candidate Profile Details:

• Degree/Certifications Required: No
• Years of experience: 7yrs
• Reason for request/why opened: new project and BAU
• Interaction with Stakeholders: 20% minimal
• Project Scope: Facilitate a currency project
• Team Size: 4 ppl
• Selling Points of Position: Working within a leading FI organization .

Background:

• Ideally from the FI working on similar currency projects , confirmed technical project management experience . Agile focused PM are not aligned to the project management required Waterfall is ideal .

Summary Of Day To Day Responsibilities:

• Planning , working with SME , engaging external stakeholders , managing a Raid , reporting
• Manages mid-size projects or significant segments of very large projects with limited supervision.
• Acts as a consultant to the business lines.
• Communicates regularly with the project team on challenges and impediments
• Prepares management reports to summarize the status of projects and work activities.
• Influences the project team to ensure tasks are undertaken and completed
• Provides leadership and guidance to project related staff and/or business lines in support of a project portfolio.
• Creates and manages the project timeline, risks, and issues throughout the lifecycle.
• Holds regular project update meetings with the team.
• Adheres to the governance process and procedures outline by the PMO.

Description:

• Manage day to day project activities of medium complexity or units/phases of a larger complex project Plan, execute, control and close out project against defined scope and budget.
• Utilize accepted standards and procedures.
• Maintain team relationships and team coaching and development.
• Manage stakeholder expectations.
• Manage risk and ensure compliance.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for the oversight and execution of several medium complexity projects.

Key accountabilities are:

• Works autonomously in the management of the unit and collaborates with other business heads to establish and execute on common goals.
• Manages activities of medium complexity projects. Ensures delivery of projects to the business partner, meeting the approved scope/cost/schedule/quality for the project.
• Perform a governing role for, ensuring that the proposal, execution, control, deployment, training and hand off, warranty support, and closure to meet schedules.
• Strong involvement in business IMO.
• Management of small to large projects (ranging in size from $400K to $3M), including multiple internal applications and external vendors.
• Estimation and planning, risk assessment, contingency planning, tracking and management of progress, issues, budget, risk and resources.
• Accountability for project budget and timelines.

Skills:

• Proven leadership skills and experience managing IT projects.
• Full life cycle development experience.
• Experience with proven project methodology tools.
• PMI or ITIL certification.
• Expertise in MS Project, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint.

Must Have:

• IT PM (Financial Services industry) – 5yrs
• Standard project governance – 5yrs
• Budget management – 5yrs
• Vendor management of critical services
• Impeccable communication skills with executive presentation experience

Nice To Have:

• Modern Authentication
• API Management
• Clarity