Position Details: 

Industry: Banking Industry 

Job title: Equities Project Manager

Location: Jersey City, NJ 07310 Hybrid 

Duration: 12 Months + Possible Extension 

Shift hours: Mon - Fri: Std business hours 

Start date: ASAP

Pay Range: $75/hr - $78/hr

Job Description: 

• The team is currently recruiting for a Project Manager / Business Analyst to lead multiple global initiatives across Middle Office and Securities Settlements spanning both Cash Equities and Fixed Income Business Lines.

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for the successful delivery of multiple projects and their alignment to business goals

• Identify, prioritize and proactively manage dependencies, risks, exceptions and issues 

• Review strategic opportunities for innovative solutions to help re-engineer processes, build scale and mitigate risk. 

• Drive business solutions aligned to the strategy and generate business requirements ensuring they are clearly documented, strategic and well understood by all stakeholders 

• Work with sponsors to ensure that there are trackable, tangible benefits and associated KPIs. 

• Work collaboratively with technology, ensuring there are clear delivery plans aligned to Operations strategic requirements and hold delivery plan owners to account 

• Manage testing work streams, drive User Acceptance Testing (UAT) collaborating with internal and external teams where required

• Develop and deliver presentations to Markets Operations and business management covering project / program status and plans 

• Contribute to the design and delivery of Operations training plans and materials, present training to small and large groups as required 

• Provide subject matter expertise for internal queries relating to appropriate projects 
• Lead, supervise, coach and develop more junior Markets Operations Program Execution team members

Knowledge: 

• An individual who is highly experienced (preferably 10 years + experience) in leading complex and large-scale change initiatives with a strategic mindset

• Knowledge and experience of structured project management techniques in a Markets Operations environment 

• Hands-on expertise in designing and implementing structured business / operational processes and associated business requirements documentation 

• Knowledge of global markets trading products and the operational functions and processes to support them.  

• Cash Equities and Fixed Income with Middle Office and Settlements Experience preferred. 
• Understanding of trading processes across the full trade lifecycle within a large bank/dealer

Skills:

• Strong interpersonal, influencing and organizational skills to mobilize and motivate delivery in a co-operative and collaborative working environment 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, to effectively produce procedural documentation and communicate with senior management.
• Ability to seamlessly communicate complex technical issues to non-technical colleagues 

• Strong project management / business analysis skills; ability to gain consensus among staff and drive initiatives to completion effectively 

• Strong risk management and control mindset 

• Strong knowledge of JIRA, MS Office Excel and PowerPoint skills

Education: 

• Bachelor’s/University degree 

• Appropriate industry knowledge & delivery track record is essential.