Project Manager/Business Analyst Lead recruitment

Job Background/context:

Transaction monitoring is required to ensure that suspicious or unusual transactions, fund movements or investors are flagged, reviewed and escalated if necessary.
Such Transaction Monitoring is required to comply with Irish and Luxembourg financial regulators.
The current process is heavily reliant on manual processes and as such more subject to errors and delays than would be the case with an automated process.
A project has been initiated to replace the current manual steps with automated data feeds and automated reports generation.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for project communication, and liaising with all relevant partners including Product, Operations, Technology and Implementations to agree implementation timetables.
Co-ordinate all aspects of the implementation including Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, Requirements Management and Communication, FOM to ensure delivery in accordance with the agreed project plan.
Lead requirements gathering and documentation with input from relevant Product and Operations partners
Communicate effectively with internal technology partners or external technology vendors in order to manage system enhancement projects, including end to end management of the software development lifecycle
Create metrics, reporting and status reports to report progress against project objectives and milestones.
Understand dependencies and pre-empt and address conflicts and constraints before they impact the critical path.
Establish and manage the change management and control process to track all changes in project scope during the implementation as well as any additional /ongoing requirements post-implementation.
Ensure a seamless transition from project implementation to BAU service and carry out post-implementation reviews and incorporate the lessons learned into the Project management process.
Suggest areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions

Development Value:

The role provides an excellent opportunity to learn aspects of the securities and fund services business, from an AML perspective.
The candidate will enhance his/her project management skills, gaining experience of projects which cut across functional areas

Qualifications

Knowledge/Experience:Essential:

- At least 5 years experience in the Transfer Agency business

- Experience of managing systems implementation projects within the Transfer Agency industry

- Indepth knowledge of at least one market standard Transfer Agency platform

- Hands on experience of dealing with both external software vendors and end user group management

Desirable:

- Experience of project implementation and management of change

- Knowledge of GTAS an advantage

Skills Competencies:

Excellent interpersonal, communication organisation skills, particularly in dealing with internal stakeholders.
Project Management skills
General leadership skills
Pragmatism combined with a can-do attitude is a pre-requisite.
In-depth BA skills - Development, Design and SQA methodologies
Excellent reading and analytical skills
Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office applications, in particular MS Excel (MS Project knowledge is an advantage)
Ability to work under pressure and prioritise aggressive deadlines.
High level of attention to detail.
Ability to work as part of a team and also work independently.
Highly motivated, displaying initiative and flexibility
Valuing diversity. Demonstrates an appreciation of a diverse workforce. Appreciates differences in style or perspective and uses differences to add value to decisions or actions and organizational success.

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