This position will be working directly for the IT PMO supporting business units and leading projects firm wide. The Senior Project Management Associate will lead projects across various functions: Capital Markets, Enterprise Architecture, Corporate Platforms, Private & Strategic Businesses (CPPSB), Global Delivery Services, Global Infrastructure, and Global Security & Operations.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Management
- Manage multiple stakeholders to plan and direct the analysis of business problems
- Develop schedules, timelines and milestones to manage and track project progress
- Ensure development of communications, testing and training plans appropriate to user/organization impact
- Manage project teams, project scope, project schedules and stakeholder expectations
- Identify, document and communicate risks and issues as appropriate
- Manage projects with cross team dependencies, such as technology (e.g. IT security initiatives, Disaster Recovery, Server replacements and upgrades)
- Adhere and contribute to PMO processes, policies, and tools
- Collaborate with IT leaders to define, prioritize, and develop projects/programs or other initiatives
- Interface regularly with Heads of Change Management, Quality Assurance, Enterprise Architecture, and other business areas
Governance/Leadership
- Ability to drive results with a sense of urgency and influence personnel outside of a direct reporting structure
- Demonstrate ownership of issues by analyzing, gaining consensus, offering alternative solutions, or escalating as appropriate/applicable
- Act as a leader for the morale of the team; mentors team members to enhance their performance
Partnership
- Drive consensus on project strategy and direction leveraging IT Steering Committee meetings for key decisions and updates
- As a member of the PMO collaborate with Enterprise teams and directly liaise with leads for each business areas
- Align and promote PMO value proposition and project lifecycle processes firm-wide
Reporting
- Develop and present recurring dashboards and reports for key projects to the PMO and executive sponsors
- Monitor and document progress, milestone deliverables, risks, and costs across projects
Budget/Resource Management
- Track project budget and actuals, conduct regular reconciliations against plan, review reforecasts with project sponsors, and provide analysis to PMO Director
- Influence and manage matrix resources assigned to project
QUALIFICATIONS
- PMP certification and/or MBA a plus
- 5+ years' experience in project management and reporting, preferably in Financial Services
- 6+ years' experience in technology implementation
- Credit and/or Capital Markets experience preferred
- Agile / Scrum experience preferred
- Financial Services experience preferred
- Ability to work in a high-volume, fast paced, dynamic environment with a positive attitude, working under tight deadlines in an organized fashion
- Experience in technical area and managing teams/vendors
- Strong analytical ability, attention to detail and problem analysis capabilities yet, able to conceptualize end-state solutions
- Ability to collaborate and influence others effectively
- Proven team-oriented person who can share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with the appropriate parties
- Familiarity with Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI products to create basic dashboards, refine/customize stakeholder communication, and other similar uses
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