Senior Project Manager recruitment
Our client, a leading investment firm, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to work within theirEdinburghteam. The Senior Project Manager is required to lead the implementation of new business and client change and also in support of other business units in the European and MENA regions. The Senior Project Manager will carry out the project management role personally for a complex project, but will also oversee and provide direction for projects run by less experienced team members.
Responsibilities of the Senior Project Manager:
- Provide or support high quality project delivery in line with the strategic objectives of the business
- Provide lead input to the department's contribution to the business area's balanced score card
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with clients and third parties
- Implement new business and business change to timescale, budget and to the requisite standard and quality
- Develop and maintain an excellent working relationship with business colleagues in support of project delivery
- Identify and mitigate project risks with an objective of zero defects once business transferred to the live environment
- Manage and develop a team of staff who are responsible for the delivery of projects either within the Department or as a collective project team from across the business
Background of the Senior Project Manager:
- Extensive experience working within a NAV/Fund Accounting process essential
- Experience working within an oversight capacity
- People management experience preferable but not essential
- Experience working within a project environment within investment essential (not necessarily specifically as a BA/Project Manager)
- Excellent communication skills
This is a permanent position for a Senior Project Manager paying an excellent salary plus bonus and benefits.
