Grow your career with an innovative global bank in New York, NY, as a Project Manager with a focus on Capital Markets. This is a contract role with a strong possibility of extension. It will require working a hybrid schedule three days onsite per week.

Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. Will be part of a core central Program Management Team charged with ensuring the timely execution of deliverables across all workstreams whilst imparting subject matter expertise and know-how. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.

Contract Duration: 12+ Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s/University degree
• 7+ years of Financial industry experience in Capital Markets
• Regulatory experience
• Strong track record in strategic project management and delivering complex solutions
• 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
• Experience in FO/COO/Finance Transformation with examples of execution deliverables met
• Experience in scoping, developing and prioritizing plans for strategic initiatives
• Demonstrated awareness of key project management requirements for structuring and driving projects from initiation to closure in a well-managed fashion
• Good verbal and written communications skills: should be articulate and persuasive with the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to stakeholders
• 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

Desired Skills & Experience

• Project Management certifications (PMP or equivalent)
• Familiarity with data and modeling initiatives
• Technical skills like Python and SQL are beneficial

What You Will Be Doing

• 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