Position Details:

Client: Banking / Financial Industry

Job Title: Banking Professional

Duration: 6 Months of Contract Project (Possible Extension)

Location: NYC, NY – (Hybrid Operations)

Job Specification & Key Responsibilities: 

• We need candidates with the following experience. 
• Project management (non-tech) / Business Analysis preferably with 5-10 years of experience 
• Consent order or MRA/MRIA work 
• Regulatory Reporting experience 
• Risk PMO 
• Finance Transformation 
• Risk & Controls 
• Lastly, please note we are looking for candidates with a strong focus on competency and a “rolling sleeves up doing work” mindset. 

Role Description: 

• The Transformation Specialist / PM / BA is a critical role supporting client's transformation and consent order programs. 
• The Transformation Specialist / PM / BA will be a key member of a transformation team within supporting engagements necessary to deliver against transformation and regulatory priorities. Projects will vary in size, duration, and complexity; will have significant and measurable business value outcomes; and will be highly visible with executive-level sponsorship. 

Responsibilities: 

• Support all project phases and drive project execution and delivery 
• Own the initial preparation of communications for project sponsors and senior stakeholders 
• Support creation of project communications to drive engagement of key stakeholders and adoption of recommendations and solutions 
• Work with colleagues to continuously develop re-usable intellectual capital and contribute relevant content to the team’s knowledgebase 
• Show initiative in performing research and obtaining data (as needed) 
• Independently think through and analyze solutions to problems and develop initial hypotheses, frameworks, and methodologies 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Up to 7 years max of experience desired in Financial Services, Consulting or Investment Banking 
• 1-2 years in a major management consulting firm, or equivalent experience in a large Financial Services company 
• Strong written and verbal communications skills 
• Worked on large scale transformation or regulatory programs / projects 
• Familiar with agile / waterfall project management lifecycle with hand on experience managing complex, large-scale projects from inception 
• Demonstrated experience creating, owning, and developing PowerPoint presentations and similar forms of communication 
• Advanced skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint and data visualization tools (Tableau, Qlik or Power-BI) 
• Experience analyzing processes and creating process maps / user stories 

Transformation Project Competency Requirements: 

• Preferred Competencies (some of the below): 
• Develops and manages project budgets, schedules, and timelines 
• Conveys information to all key stakeholders in both written and verbal format 
• Data Analysis 
• Prepares and delivers presentations 
• Process Analysis and Design 
• Business Case and Financial Model Development 
• Stakeholder Management 
• Communications and Change Planning 

Characteristics: 

• Strong ability to identify issues, structure and conduct analyses, organize findings, draw conclusions, identify next steps, and make recommendations with limited guidance 

• Skilled in the use of PowerPoint to present analyses and communicate with a clear storyline 
• Highly analytical and rigorous thinker with a balance of creativity 
• Shows initiative in performing research, obtaining data, and conducting analyses 
• Developing ability to lead and demonstrate presence through influence without formal authority 
• Works effectively in a team-based collaborative model 
• Innovative and curious, and readily able to think outside of the box 
• Verbally communicates effectively and impactfully 
• Self-starter who brings a sense of urgency to assignments and goals 
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change 
• Passionate about improving employee and customer experience 
• Strong desire to engage employees to improve an organization 
• Detail oriented and effective multi-tasker