IB Technology, VP – Asia Core Processing Technology Programme Manager (Derivatives) recruitment
This role is for a Programme Manager who will provide support and regional leadership of the Derivative Core Processing Platform (DCPP) and Cash Management Processing Platform (CMPP) programs for Core Processing Technology focused on building out strategic back office platforms to support derivatives, currencies commodities asset classes across the APAC region as well as cross-LOB cash management. The role also includes managing the existing legacy applications as they are migrated into the new platform as well as the ongoing work slate. Managing the relationships with wider technology, operations finance groups and senior stakeholders both regionally and globally is also a principal part of the role.
The successful candidate will lead a team of project managers and business analysts to deliver
a number of significant end-to-end projects; there will be interaction across front office systems through to credit risk and finance systems to enable the automation of trade processing. The DCPP platform includes settlements, confirmations, accounting and regulatory reporting whereas the CMPP platform focuses on cash management activities across multiple LOBs.
This role offers the right candidate the opportunity to implement strategic back office systems in the region. There will be broad exposure across multiple lines of business and all JPMorgan Asia locations.
Role Description:
The successful candidate will be accountable to the regional CBT and be responsible for managing incoming regional demand from multiple lines of businesses, managing project resources globally (Singapore, Mumbai, UK) and working closely with technology, operations finance stakeholders.
The role entails:
- Providing Management and Leadership of the team of Project Managers/Business Analysts
- Programme Management for 2 key Programs in the region (DCPP CMPP)
- Ownership and management of the key business relationships in the region
- Management/oversight of the production environment for the DCPP/CMPP applications in the region working with production support teams
- Understanding the key back office systems used for derivatives, currencies commodities
- Understanding of key back office functions: confirmations, settlements, accounting reconciliation and cash management
- Understanding system integration particularly with the credit risk, general ledger and risk management systems
- Managing a work slate of demand
- Project managing simultaneous projects
- Analyzing requirements for a project
- Providing regular status on projects
- Managing back office technology resources based in Singapore, Mumbai and UK
The successful candidate will have strong Programme/Project Management skills, strong understanding of the project life cycle, how to obtain commitments from other teams, previous hands-on project management experience.
Skills
- High calibre individual able to deliver an enhanced level of performance in a fast paced, dynamic business results driven environment
- Strong Programme Management execution experience discipline; proven track record of delivery
- Excellent leadership, motivational communication skills at all levels; proven change agent
- Superb relationship management, networking, partnership and influencing ability cross LOBs, TO groups, functions regions to respond appropriately implement effective solutions
- Very strong coordination skills ability to hold others self accountable for delivery meeting mandatory, critical deadlines.
- Very strong end to end governance, controls, risk dependency management focus judgment
- Proactive prompt reporting, escalation resolution of issues
- Team player with an adaptable, flexible approach; international experience, flair appreciation; experience of working in different environments making immediate impact
- Strong awareness of regulatory, industry infrastructure developments e.g. clearing systems in local markets, local regulatory reporting changes
- Strong understanding of the global integrated country business strategy working with LOBs to ensure the appropriate infrastructure operating support model is in place to deliver the strategy
- Investment Bank legal entity, business product and systems infrastructure knowledge experience
- Innovative forward thinker capable of generating creative strategic interim tactical solutions
- Good organizational skills planning ability
- Ability to work thrive under pressure to tight deadlines
- Proactive, courageous, independent, challenging, self-managing and self motivated
- Pragmatic, conceptual thinker who is delivery focused
- Strong people development, talent management succession planning skills