Client: Top Industry Client
Job Title: Sr. Project Manager
Duration: 6-12 months Contract (possible extension / conversion)
Location: New York, NY – (Onsite/Hybrid)

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.

 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.