We are looking for a Project Manager! The Project Manager interfaces and engages directly with the business stakeholders and senior leaders across the front, middle and back office on the implementation of a new trade order management system. The ideal candidate enjoys a challenge and has the ability to frame and communicate complex issues in a way that everyone can understand.
Responsibilities:
- Develop strong business relationships across the firm
- Interface with business leads, portfolio managers & researchers to lead, manage and document project activity
- Manage all project artifacts; decision, risk and issue logs, project plan, budget trackers, presentations etc.
- Lead project workstream meetings, aligning stakeholders with project goals
- Drive the design and decision making process with business subject matter experts, across all project work streams
- Ensure clear communication is maintained across the project team and externally to all stakeholders
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance or similar field
- 5+ years project management experience, ideally for an asset management firm
- Experience running programs consisting multiple sub-projects across multi year periods
- Experience with outsourcing type of projects
- Proficient in both waterfall and agile methodologies
- High degree of financial product literacy
- Experience working directly with trading desks and/or portfolio managers
- Experience performing detailed business analysis, data analysis
- Strong understanding of data and technology architecture
- Highly proactive, willing to take ownership of issues and follow through to resolution
- Has the ability to be flexible and to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities
- Ability to create a structured project out of an unstructured problem statement
- Strong teamwork, communication and time management abilities
- Organizationally diligent and meticulous with details
- Enthusiasm for learning about investment management and across various asset classes: Fixed Income, Alternative Investments, Structured Products, Equity options, etc.
- Is personable, open, and engaging, with a customer-facing attitude