Programme Manager
One of the world's largest Asset Management Companies is seeking a Programme Manager within their Investment Technology organisation with particular focus on Finance Technology.
Our client is looking for a strong Programme Manager with specific experience of Finance Technology projects. As the Programme Manager you will be responsible for developing and growing the Finance Technology capability within our client.
The successful candidate will manage a diverse range of projects in terms of scope, size and complexity, with resources located in UK and Asia with a combination of direct and matrix reporting lines. You will have full end to end responsibility from proposal stage through to implementation for allocated projects and therefore the Programme Manager will be required to develop relationships both within the business and with 3rd party vendors.
We are looking for someone with sound business and technical understanding and the commercial acumen to exploit IT for competitive advantage.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Establish a strong working relationship with stakeholders within global Finance at all levels of the organisation
- Develop financial systems strategy, roadmap and operating model to bring about improved alignment in approach and solutions
- Building a Technology Change function responsible for designing and delivering a strategy roadmap for the Finance Department globally
- Work closely with the business to develop a clear technology roadmap in line with existing strategic goals set out by finance department
- Provide Project Management support to existing portfolio of work
- Review and asses risk of current processes
- Strengthen IT governance processes through the adoption of good practice, documentation and improved measurement and reporting
- Planning, organisation and control of multiple projects to agreed timescales and budgets
- Ownership and management of project goals, risks, finances and resources
- Accountable for co-ordinating across multiple system groups and ensuring all impacted parties are co-ordinated and deliver to a common project goal
- Management of project team in a direct and matrix style, as required
- Development of junior team members
- Scoping and estimation of project requirements and delivering sound strategies to meet business needs
- Establishing project timelines, action plans, risk management and change control procedures, and monitoring progress against agreed timelines
- Facilitate business and system workshops for business users of all levels
- Manage onshore-offshore development teams
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate the following experience:
- Proven IT Finance Systems Management experience across the whole project lifecycle with a track record of successful implementations and strong business relationships
- Background within Financial Services specifically delivering projects within a Central Functions team
- Experience working with the Oracle Suite of Tools, particularly JDE, Hyperion EPM and Oracle Middleware including BPM and Webcenter
- Managed projects with direct responsibility for budgets of £5M+
- Proven background building strategy roadmaps and delivering into a Finance function
- Ability to work alongside a Finance Team to deliver a programme of work
- Proven offshore management skills - this will include developing an offshore capability
- Sound business and technical understanding and the commercial acumen to exploit IT for competitive advantage
- An ability to work at differing levels of detail, both big picture concepts and complex detailed issues
- Skilled planner, able to focus on the key goals and manage path deviations creatively and with minimum confusion
- Ability to take high level directions/ideas and turn these into the required deliverables with the minimum of guidance
- Experience of selecting, managing and working with a third party vendor or system integrator
Given the nature of this role you will need to demonstrate the ability and experience of presenting clear arguments to senior people in both IT and business. You will need to possess strong interpersonal skills and be able to work face-to-face with stakeholders and therefore excellent presentation and communications skills are key.
You must enjoy developing business relationships and being involved in strategic change. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic organisation where your success will be well rewarded in terms of remuneration and career progression.
Please send your CV and cover letter together with details of your current remuneration package in the strictest of confidence to Graham Nyman, graham.nyman@nymanresourcing.com.
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