Murex Team Manager recruitment
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/CHALLENGES:
• Continually enhance the delivery of services to the IRD and FXO businesses through the ongoing analysis of the business requirements as related to technology. Develop need based assessments, recommend solutions, and structure projects.
• Initiate new projects based on business needs, including business cases, project proposals, resource plans, and business analysis.
• Build and manage the team, including planning, guidance, informal feedback, written appraisals, coaching, and development. Provide professional and technical leadership to the team. Develop a cohesive work culture where collaboration and measured risk taking are encouraged.
• Responsible for working with the business and relevant product BAs and Developers to prepare, prioritize, and monitor development change requests (book of works) and projects.
• Manage the project planning and execution of development change requests (book of works) and projects
• Knowledge of Murex or another major derivative vendor system. Experience with the implementation of a major derivative system (vendor or proprietary) preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of the SDLC in all aspects.
• Significant experience writing business documents such as function specifications, technical specifications, project plans and proposals, and management reports.
• Required to have project management and reporting experience. Project management certification preferred, but not necessary.
• Experience engaging other functions outside of a direct reporting structure through proactive involvement and feedback solicitation
Business Competencies
• The drive to succeed in a highly challenging and demanding environment.
• Analytical Skills.
• Customer Orientation.
• Relationship Building Skills, including experience of successfully interacting with senior IT and business management.
• Problem Solving Skills, with a background in delivering suitable solutions to solve business problems, on-time and within budget.
• Team Skills, with significant experience managing geographically dispersed teams preferably including offshore development centers. Experience coaching, setting goals, and developing training plans for the team.
• Excellent English communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet project targets and deadlines.
Collaboration Skills, with the ability to work both as part of a team, but who is also comfortable pushing to meet objectives for which they have personal accountability and responsibility.