Position Details:   

Client: Banking   

Job Title: Junior Project Manager 

Location: New York, NY 10013 Hybrid   

Duration: 11 Months + Possible extension   

Schedule: Shift hours: Basic Business Hours     

Start Date: ASAP 

Pay Range: $70/hr - $72/hr

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Support the Program Initiative lead(s) to drive execution of strategic deliverables. 

• Lead or participate in working groups, workshops and with stakeholders to understand business requirements, define project plans and manage timelines. 

• Impart subject matter expertise by providing guidance, support and constructive challenge on business initiatives to ensure alignment with program strategy. 

• Assist in ensuring that all target state tools, processes and controls are socialized effectively and are approved at or by the appropriate governance forum or level. 

• Manage internal and external dependencies across initiatives, including working closely with Risk Managers, Product Owners, Front Office, Product Control and Technology teams. 

• Identify challenges and proactively seek to resolve or escalate risk and issues in a timely and well-articulated manner to the projects by engaging relevant stakeholders and PMs. 

• Engage senior stakeholders continuously by escalating and resolving issues as they arise. 

• Produce accurate and insightful project update materials and artifacts, tailoring to various forums and committees. 

• Build strong relationships, adopting a joined up approach, to support the execution of programs. 

Skills Required 

• Strong track record in strategic project management and delivering complex solutions. 

• Has experience in FO/COO/Finance Transformation with examples of execution deliverables met. 

• Experience in scoping, developing and prioritizing plans for strategic initiatives. 

• Good oral and written communications skills; should be articulate and persuasive with the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to stakeholders. 

• An understanding of mechanisms to track and communicate performance. 

• Ability to drive change to business practices by working effectively across a global organization and understand different perspectives. 

• Contributor in target state design through engaging stakeholders at various levels of the organization. 

• Demonstrated analytical skills with follow-up and problem solving capability. 

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience. 

• Experience in managing Regulatory related projects. 

• Bachelor’s/University degree. 

• Project Management certifications e.g. PMP or equivalent a plus. 

Candidate should have: 

• Familiarity and experience with Markets products, front office projects/initiatives and business-led implementations of end-to end deliveries across front office, technology and functional teams. 

• Understanding of Capital/RWAs, the importance for the business and what capabilities the business needs in terms of information and decision-making. 

• Familiarity with data and modelling related initiatives from Business, Risk and project management perspectives. 

• Demonstrated awareness of key project management requirements for structuring and driving projects from initiation to closure in a well-managed fashion. 

• Ability to face senior stakeholders and summarize issues as well as respond to challenges in a succinct and convincing manner. 

• 7+ years of relevant industry experience.