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
1. Manage the full project lifecycle to ensure compliance with quality standards, including data completeness, accuracy, and timeliness. Responsible from initiation to handover and closure.
2. Utilize central PMO reports and conduct regular meetings to monitor progress.
3. Coordinate with peers and risk owners to ensure quality delivery.
4. Use golden source data for updates to oversight and executive committees.
5. Sign off on deliverables per project roles and responsibilities.
6. Run steering committees and cross-functional working groups, ensuring accountability and timely actions.
7. Support the portfolio manager in governance and delivery oversight.
8. Identify, analyze, and resolve issues promptly, adhering to policies and procedures.
9. Provide analysis, recommendations, and articulate project benefits to senior management.
10. Foster collaboration and transparency among stakeholders, ensuring effective management of risks, issues, and dependencies.
11. Define, track, and report on project outcomes and benefits.
12. Engage and manage third-party vendors per procurement policies.
13. Recruit and assign project delivery staff, ensuring responsibilities are clear.
14. Be aware of sub-portfolios to identify synergies and prevent duplication.
15. Maintain governance of steering committees and working groups, ensuring meetings are quorate and documentation is current.
16. 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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