Project Manager – Commodities & Risk

Global Investment Bank seeks an experience Project Manager to manage complex multi-team projects, helping with analysis where required, and to oversee development activities.
You will gain a strong understanding of one or more of the division's risk management platforms have the opportunity to become SME

Key responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

* Managing relationships with key stakeholders demonstrating and acquiring detailed business knowledge around the various Commodities businesses
* Ensure the project and associated business case are scoped, initiated and approved according to required procedures
* Ensure the project is planned in a manner that delivers to the required cost and quality and within the agreed scope, including appropriate milestone definition, work breakdown structure, dependencies, and assumptions
* Ensure the project is resourced appropriately
* Ensure the project work is executed and implemented according to the plan or any agreed changes to the plan and according to agreed project management standards
* Ensure relevant and appropriate analysis, management information, and reporting is provided
* Ensure that requirements, plans, risks, issues, actions, costs, schedules, benefits, and other related project artefacts are documented and tracked
* Ensure that appropriate meetings are held and that outputs and artefacts are produced and distributed. Chair the relevant meetings
* Utilize the relevant governance bodies / steering committees for the purpose they are established
* Ensure that the project work is compliant with documented standards, templates, and frameworks, and captured in agreed toolsets
* Ensure project stakeholder awareness, engagement, and communication
* Analyse and identify possible risks and issues that could impact delivery and either resolve them or escalate as appropriate

Experience/Exposure:
* Experience of running successful projects or teams of various sizes - ideally across multiple locations and teams (must have an understanding of matrix management)
* Experience of risk management, ideally involving Front Office trading platforms Commodities
* Ideally experience of attribution and downstream risk systems as well as that around the Front Office - CVA and counterparty credit risk, PL and so on.
* A strong technical background (ideally as a programmer)
* A strong aptitude for problem solving, coupled with an excellent academic background in a scientific or mathematic discipline such as engineering, physics, maths, computing science.
* A strong understanding of SDLCs, including agile methodologies
Education/Certification:
* Undergraduate Degree from an accredited college or university (or equivalent diploma / work experience)
* Professional qualification in Prince2 and/or PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)

May 17, 2013 • Tags:  • Posted in: Financial

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