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, involving the merger of two existing entities.
Responsibilities
* Manage the full project lifecycle, ensuring compliance with quality standards, complete data capture, current data, and accuracy from initiation to closure.
* Utilize reporting from the central PMO and conduct regular meetings with staff involved in the portfolio.
* Coordinate with peers and risk control owners to ensure quality project delivery.
* Use golden source data for updates to oversight and executive committees.
* Sign off on all deliverables within the project delivery lifecycle.
* Manage steering committees and cross-functional working groups, ensuring accountability and timely actions.
* Support the portfolio manager in governance and delivery oversight.
* Identify issues and resolve problems efficiently, adhering to policies and procedures.
* Analyze issues and propose solutions, articulating strategic benefits to senior management.
* Ensure collaboration with project partners and maintain transparency and accuracy in updates.
* Define and monitor project outcomes and benefits to support business cases and prioritization.
* Engage and manage third-party vendors according to 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, reviewing terms of reference, and managing risks and issues.
* Manage project baselines, change approvals, risk mitigation, and project closure processes.
Skills
Must have
* At least 5 years of experience managing front office change projects in financial institutions, delivered on time and within budget.
* Deep knowledge of derivatives (IRD, FX Swaps/Fwds, FX Options), trade lifecycle, and trade migration.
* Experience in investment budget management, cost forecasting, and control.
* Ability to coordinate project resources and secure necessary capacity.
* Expertise in project/programme management, governance, and documentation standards.
* Proficiency in project closure, change control, baseline management, and lessons learned.
* Understanding of key controls (SOX, risk management, data protection, etc.).
* Experience in portfolio management, including planning, reporting, risk management, and governance.
* Educational qualifications: Degree level; certifications like Prince2, PMI, or Six Sigma are preferred.
Nice to have
* Knowledge of banking regulations and front office project execution.
* Understanding of financial products and end-to-end front-to-back processes.
* Proven stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
* Experience negotiating vendor and consultancy contracts.
* Leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.
* Experience delivering projects using waterfall and agile methodologies.
* Excellent communication skills across all organizational levels.
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