Programme Manager (Director) – Client Reference Data (London) recruitment
Roles/Responsibilities
- Management and coordination of the client reference data component within the programme from initiation through delivery to execution, encompassing people, processes and tools.
- Establishment of the correct level of project and programme governance required in partnership with project sponsors, Project Management Office and, as necessary, Project Managers for each individual stream.
- Assurance that business goals are satisfied through translation into a cohesive plan reflecting requirements, priorities and deadlines.
- Responsible for maintaining control over Operations project expenditure
- Definition, management and maintenance of control over client reference data components of project plans throughout the project life cycle.
- Management of project scope through a formal change control process, escalating issues, as necessary, to Sponsors and Steering Committees.
- Reporting of project status in line with accepted governance requirements to the agreed set of stakeholders through periodic communications as agreed at inception.
- Manage the quality of a project through formal early stakeholder engagement and an adherence to phase entry and exit criteria.
- Manage and lead the project team, through the coordination of internal resource, the hiring of external resource, resolution of cross-functional and intra-project conflicts and dependencies.
- Monitor project progress and performance, actively manage risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies, making decisions or recommendations for adjustment as necessary.
Skills/Experience
Essential
- Good working knowledge on processes which have a high dependency upon client reference data including KYC, account opening, data hierarchy, Standard Settlement Instructions and data remediation.
- Good working knowledge of client reference data providers including Bloomberg, AVOX, and Omgeo.
- Proven track record of delivery as a Project/Programme Manager within Investment Banking.
- Good working knowledge of project governance best practice.
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
- Test and challenge thinking in a constructive manner.
Preferable
- Appreciation of up and coming regulatory requirements within Investment Banking for which there is a dependency upon client reference data.
- Prince II qualified or equivalent.
May 9, 2012
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