The FO Change team supports the front office in delivery, reporting, and administration of change, reporting to the COO function. The project supports a key initiative enabling the EMEA regional strategy and involves a merger of two existing entities.
Responsibilities
* Manage the full project lifecycle to ensure compliance with quality standards, including data completeness, accuracy, and timeliness. Responsible from initiation to handover and closure.
* Utilize central PMO reports and conduct regular meetings to monitor progress.
* Coordinate with peers and risk owners to ensure quality delivery.
* Use golden source data for updates to oversight and executive committees.
* Sign off on deliverables per project roles and responsibilities.
* Run steering committees and cross-functional working groups, ensuring accountability and timely actions.
* Support the portfolio manager in governance and delivery oversight.
* Identify, analyze, and resolve issues promptly, adhering to policies and procedures.
* Provide analysis, recommendations, and articulate project benefits to senior management.
* Foster collaboration and transparency among stakeholders, ensuring effective management of risks, issues, and dependencies.
* Define, track, and report on project outcomes and benefits.
* Engage and manage third-party vendors per procurement policies.
* Recruit and assign project delivery staff, ensuring responsibilities are clear.
* Be aware of sub-portfolios to identify synergies and prevent duplication.
* Maintain governance of steering committees and working groups, ensuring meetings are quorate and documentation is current.
* Manage project baselines, changes, risks, issues, and project closure processes.
Skills
Must have
* At least 5 years of experience delivering front office change projects in financial institutions, on time and within budget.
* Deep product and process knowledge of derivatives (IRD, FX Swaps/Fwd, FX Options), trade lifecycle, and trade migration.
* Experience in investment budget management, forecasting, and cost control.
* Ability to coordinate across stakeholders for project resource allocation and commitment.
* Subject matter expertise in project/programme management, especially for front office change supporting mergers.
* Experience designing and delivering project governance, reporting, and risk management.
* Strong document management skills and project closure experience.
* Familiarity with key controls such as SOX, operational resilience, and data protection.
* Proficiency in portfolio management, including planning, delivery, reporting, and risk management.
* Educational qualifications: Degree; certifications like Prince2, PMI, Six Sigma preferred.
Nice to have
* Knowledge of banking regulations and front office projects.
* Understanding of financial products and end-to-end processes.
* Experience managing diverse stakeholders and vendor negotiations.
* Leadership skills in coaching and mentoring.
* Experience with SDLC/PDLC methodologies, both waterfall and agile.
* Excellent communication skills across all levels.
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