PMO with Strong Financial/Business Metrics – Fixed Income Cash & FX group recruitment

Position Description
The successful candidate will assist with PMO and financial budgeting, cost allocations and numerous other initiatives within the Fixed Income Cash FX group, working with distributed teams on a global basis.
The scope of their involvement necessitates someone that is proactive, diligent, comfortable dealing with large volumes of data, and thrives in an environment of change.

Skills Required
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
-Outstanding organizational, presentation and general follow-up skills required.
- Strong knowledge with Excel, vlookups, pivot tables, Access databases, Powerpoint
- Experience with budget, forecast, hiring planning. Comfortable working with large datasets for managing budgets
- Understanding of internal billing allocations, as they relate to project management.
- Knowledge and experience of Project and Program Management techniques / methodologies.
- Strong knowledge with Excel, vlookups, pivot tables, Access databases, Powerpoint
- Willingness to take ownership and accountability to execute and deliver on goals; strong commitment to high quality standards.
- Ability to manage multiple activities to aggressive deadlines. Need to be able to quickly understand fire-drill requirements and proactively follow up with delivery managers to ensure adherence to tight deadlines
- Ability to interact and empathize with development teams, demonstrating the ability to act as a value add partner for those teams.
- Must be comfortable working with senior level managers across a global organization.
- Microsoft Project with demonstrable experience of constructing and critiquing project plans.
- Excellent time management skills, ability to efficiently prioritize and multitask, and work under pressure to meet deadlines and team objectives.
- Proven ability to influence and challenge status-quo, improve processes and drive results.
- Independent creative problem solving.
- Strong team spirit and relationship management skills, customer focused.

Due to the visibility and demanding nature of the position, the ideal applicant would have experience working in an Investment Bank, but this is not a pre requisite for the role.

Skills Desired
- Background in managing Technology projects / application development or infrastructure.
- Knowledge and experience of Project and Program Management techniques / methodologies.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fair treatment, regardless of background (including criminal record.)