Senior Project Manager

Summary:

• The role will be part of a Markets Transformation and Program Execution Team responsible for ensuring the timely execution of deliverables related to Capital and RWA.

Responsibilities:

• Define, organize and oversee delivery for new regulatory and internal strategic requirements for RWA calculations for Markets products, taking accountability to drive work on behalf of sponsors.
• Maintain a hands-on approach to project delivery, working on a daily basis with functional and technical teams to ensure requirements are understood, correctly implemented, and delivered to plan.
• Lead working groups and workshops with stakeholders to break down deliverables, understand business requirements, define project plans, and manage timelines.
• Manage internal and external dependencies across initiatives, including working closely with Business, Finance Transformation, and Technology teams.
• Identify challenges and proactively seek to resolve or escalate risks and issues in a timely and well-articulated manner to the projects by engaging relevant stakeholders.
• Engage senior stakeholders continuously by escalating and resolving issues as they arise.
• Produce accurate and insightful project update materials and artifacts, tailoring to various forums and committees.
• Build strong relationships, adopting a joined-up approach, to support the execution of programs.

Requirements:

• Senior program management skills in a Markets Capital context.
• Familiarity with Markets products, particularly fixed income and preferable securitization products.
• Demonstrable experience of daily management and tracking of technical and operational transformation with the ability to identify potential risks/issues and escalate appropriately.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to engage, inform and persuade senior stakeholders through discussion and presentations.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of software delivery lifecycle and to coordinate end-to-end delivery across teams.
• Self-starting with the ability to multitask, prioritize and proactively seek out teams and individuals across the organization to help unblock issues.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to track multiple workstreams/projects at once.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant delivery experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle and end-to-end processing as well as different functions within Capital Markets and how they interact.
• Business SME or business management skills in one or more Markets product areas, particularly derivatives or SFTs.