Mode: 12 mths Contract Employment (Non Hybrid, full on-site)
This role demands exceptional organizational skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work extended hours in a high pressured environment to meet project deadlines.
Must Haves:
- We are seeking a Dedicated Wealth Project Manager who is ready to take on a challenging role that requires a significant commitment of time and energy. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing complex projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Sound knowledge in Wealth operational process, investment products domain and services.
- Demonstrated at least 15 years of experience in project management with the focus on financial services
- Full end to end project management in a lead role
- Direct responsibility of project budgets of $5 - $20 million dollars
Stakeholder and Communications Management
- Manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues
- Continually manage stakeholder expectations through governance processes
- Deliver appropriate and effective executive level communication
- Provide status reporting regarding milestones, deliverable, dependencies, communicating across leadership and business stakeholders
Process and Delivery Execution
- Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business
- Own the full project life cyle end to end
- Ensure the program is aligned to and supports strategic objectives
- Prepare detailed project plan for all phases of the project
- Manage the day-to-day project activities, including project management working and steering committees
- Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs
- Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables
- Ensure that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards
- Seasoned project manager with deep product and operational expertise in banking and investments, preferably Wealth Management
- Degree in an appropriate field of study or equivalent
- Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification is a plus
- A confident and self-aware leader with a high degree of independence with analytical/problem solving ability
- Able to clearly articulates complex matters and provide recommendations on best course of action to be taken
- Executive level communication skills with excellent written and verbal communication
- Ability to multi-task and perform well under pressure
