Project Manager recruitment
Role Objective:
The Project Manager objective is the ultimate success of the project. Projects will typically deliver process change into one or more of the product areas.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Project planning, steering and execution of single work stream within a larger Project or Programme or small scale projects; responsibilities include:
- Tracking project progress against agreed milestones and re-plans when necessary.
- Manages the project team, identifies resource requirements and, with the programme manager, procures required resources.
- Ensures financial accountability against approved budget.
- Delivers projects to agreed quality standards. Prepares and chairs regular meetings for progress review with stakeholders.
- Provides regular programme transparency by reporting project status via appropriate tools such as project dashboards and SharePoint.
- Manages negotiations and prioritisation effectively. Identifies risks and issues and defines actions to mitigate; escalates issues as appropriate.
Candidate Requirements
- Proven Project Management track record.
- A background in the Financial Services Industry (Retail Banking, Investment Banking etc) domain.
- Relevant experience in one or more specific technical areas.
- Good analytical skills, able to demonstrate flexibility regarding problem solving.
- Good communication skills.
- Project Management Training /or relevant practical experience.
- Degree level /or relevant practical experience.
- An excellent team worker, able to work in global virtual teams in a matrix organization.
February 19, 2011
• Tags: Information Technology careers in the UK, Project Manager recruitment • Posted in: Financial