Upskills is a global consulting firm with a particular focus on IT solutions for financial organizations and Capital Market industry. We provide expert financial software consulting for investment banks and leading financial institutions in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Europe regions. With a strong front to back expertise of the cash, securities and derivatives markets, coupled with an in-depth knowledge of financial markets technologies.
We are seeking a highly motivated Project Manager to participate in a client-servicing role to drive one of our client’s system implementations with the following responsibilities:
- Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
- Estimate project resources, identify project dependencies, plan and schedule project timelines / milestones to develop full-scale project plan.
- Project manage the full ‘life cycle’ of the implementation from scoping to testing.
- Management of a project team members “from business and IT" as well as external partners such as software vendors.
- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals and system specifications documentation, and presentations to the Project Steering Committee.
- Determine the frequency and content of status reports from various project streams, track project activities, and troubleshoot problem areas.
- Contribute to the setup of the capability-based project management (methodology, templates, best practices).
Requirements
- At least 5 years experience in Capital Market with Project Management expertise (minimum of 3 years in similar areas).
- Experience in driving the implementation of Treasury/Capital Markets software (preferred) or complex banking software.
- Good understanding and experience in software development cycle.
- Proven ability to lead large/complex cross-functional teams and drive results through task coordination, handoffs and overall delivery of solution.
- Experience in leading large projects with formal management techniques (Work plans, status reporting, issue and risk management etc.).
- Project Management Professional (PMP)/ PRINCE II certification is a plus.
- Comfortable challenging ideas and working with disparate groups to bring about consensus. Experienced negotiator and skilled in conflict resolution.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to interact with all levels in the organization, including senior management.
- Strong decision-making and analysis skills.
