Director Contract Lifecycle Management/Contract Data Utility Program Manager recruitment
THE ROLE INVOLVES:
Program Managers are expected to take full end-to-end responsibility for programs. They may manage multiple projects and multiple teams simultaneously as delivery progresses towards the target operating model.
Typical project responsibilities include:
•Establishing governance across multiple IB departments and potentially across other divisions in the Bank
•Articulating business cases and driving funding decisions
•Developing and agreeing scope
•Developing the program strategy and plan and structuring project work
•Ensuring appropriate level of resourcing, recruiting as appropriate.
•Managing project delivery across multiple departments in the IB and possibly across multiple division of the bank
•Monitoring, tracking and reporting progress to the stakeholders
•Ensuring effective communication within the program and out to external stakeholders
•Ensuring that projects within the program are brought to a controlled close
•Ensuring program and project benefits are realized
•Ensuring program and project risks are identified and managed
Division/Department Overview
The Reference Data program resides within the IB Finance function. IB Finance provides support to the IB and Credit Suisse senior executives through its Finance and Investor Relations groups based in New York, Raleigh, London, Zurich, Singapore, and Pune. The vision of IB Finance is to:
•Focus on understanding our clients' requirements and exceeding their expectations.
•Provide comprehensive analytics and tailored advice to help drive business performance.
•Play an integral role to the business in their decision making process.
•Provide a single source of 'hallmarked' financial management information.
•Leverage our global, bank-wide partnerships to drive value for our clients.
Candidate Value Proposition
The successful candidate will join a highly valued, senior team of ambitious managers. They will gain exposure to multiple areas of the bank and will be well positioned to build a complete understanding of the front-to-back operations of a global investment bank. They will work on high profile and strategically important projects and will be in a position to develop a broad network of contacts across the bank.
Qualifications
TO QUALIFY, YOU MUST POSSESS:
Essential
•Graduate from a top university
•Significant program management experience with a leading consulting firm within financial services or in an international investment bank or similar institution
•Track record in delivering major programs in an investment bank or similar institution
•Strong knowledge of investment banking business processes – front to back
•Experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams
•Ease in dealing with senior management
•Experience in achieving results in a program/project context using resources that do not report directly to them
•Solid knowledge of IT, including experience of managing IT-oriented projects, user requirements development, and testing
•Good understanding of IT oriented methods and approaches
•Extremely strong organisational skills
•Excellent relationship and interpersonal skills
•Good knowledge of standard office software applications (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint)
Desirable
•Knowledge of the process to negotiate legal documents front to back
•Knowledge of the banking regulatory environment.
•PMI Certification
Company Profile
As one of the world's leading financial services group, Credit Suisse provides its clients with investment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide. Founded in 1856, Credit Suisse has a long tradition of meeting the complex financial needs of a wide range of clients, offering advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally. The Credit Suisse Group is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 40,000 people. Further information can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.
Cultural diversity is essential to our success. As such, we employ people from more than 100 countries. Credit Suisse empowers employees to work openly and respectfully with each other and with clients, ultimately striving to deliver superior results while offering initiatives and programs to assist employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.
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Credit Suisse is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of any protected category.
To the extent permitted or required by applicable law, a candidate who is offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check and other background checks before the appointment is confirmed.