TS Client Access – Global Corporate Bank Project Manager VP
Status:Full Time, Employee
Job Ref Code:110091929
Job Location:Chicago, IL 60606
Group Overview
JPMorgan Treasury Services (TS) is one of the largest cash management providers globally. Services include payments, collections, trade finance, investment and information services to help treasurers manage working capital and liquidity. The business ranks first in U.S. dollar clearing, processing an average of $3.2 trillion in wire transfers daily.
TS Client Access provides wholesale clients worldwide with tools to move, concentrate, invest, and report on their cash positions through Mobile, Web, Workstation, and Host-to-Host/ integration channels.
TS Client Access is based in New York, with major hubs in Chicago, Tampa, London, and Singapore, and additional representation in other geographies.
Position Summary
In support of the firm's Treasury Mobile channel, Treasury Services is making significant investments in building out Mobile Banking capabilities. This role will provide project management leadership to a portfolio of Mobile initiatives that support Mobile client-facing platforms. The position resides within the Product Management organization and will have responsibility for managing overall projects and driving key business- and technology-aligned deliverables, including business requirements, technical and user interface designs, testing, and overall planning.
The individual will be part of a small team responsible for driving new capabilities and strategic change for Mobile Banking in Treasury Services. He/she will work closely with product management, technology, client service, operations, and business partners to deliver projects to enhance global capabilities. This position will work closely with teams based in the Chicago, New York and Lowell.
Key responsibilities include:
· Single project manager responsible for both technical and business team deliverables
· Responsible for contributions beyond typical PM role, including supporting Product Management, BA, QA and Developer activities
· Manages multiple projects end-to-end within the program on time, on budget, and with quality as per scope
· Responsible for developing the project's timeline, keeping track of Agile Project Development Deliverables, interdependencies with other systems and operating areas
· Ensures responsible parties deliver their assigned tasks in a timely manner
· Responsible for providing status and raising issues to Product Management, the Technology Program Manager, and to Business and Technology Release Management as appropriate.
· Interdependency Tracking-Responsible for ensuring early engagement of cross impacted teams such as Architecture, Information Risk, Tech Infrastructure (Ti), CIG, etc
· Supporting the development and approval of the project's business case
· Managing project life cycle phases, such as Initiation, Development (requirements, design, build, test), and Implementation (implementation and project closure), including both Tech and Business deliverables.
· Facilitate and participate in the delivery process for major project deliverables including Project Plan, Business and Functional Requirements, Analysis Design,QA, User Acceptance Testing, and Product Management deliverables.
· Coordinating and leading "virtual team" resources located in multiple global locations
· Preparing and presenting project updates for executive leadership
· Other responsibilities include: managing the change control process, overseeing the project's financial approval process, managing project issues/ risks, developing contingency plans, and other activities in support of the team's overall success.
The position is based in Chicago, IL, and requires periodic travel to other US locations
Knowledge Skills Requirements
- BA/BS in Management, Finance, Operations Management, IT/ Computer Science, MIS, Economics, or a related discipline. MBA or related graduate degree a plus
- 15+ years professional experience in a bank or other financial institution, consulting firm, and/ or software company
- 10+ years project management experience leading complex projects, valued at $1M or greater
- 5+ years experience in transaction banking, experience outside of US markets a plus
- Understanding of systems development methodologies. Ability to direct and manage business partners, technology resources, subject matter experts, user interface design, QA, UAT, and all other groups involved in the end-to-end process needed to define, design and deploy product capabilities
- Demonstrates strong relationship management skills. Proven ability to quickly build trust and rapport with others in order to structure problems, build consensus, negotiate agreement
- Proven ability to manage projects in a way that reduces risk, ensures predictable results, meets or exceeds its timeline
- Exhibits high-degree of creativity, self-motivation, and commitment to task
- Power user of office automation and project management tools including MS Powerpoint, MS Project, and Visio
- Experience in leading several complex system projects
- Expertise in project management discipline and techniques
- Ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams and interact with all levels
- Ability to be flexible, follow tight deadlines, organize and prioritize work
- Applies judgment and common sense; develops pragmatic solutions and plans
- Identifies conflicts in project schedules and works to resolve discrepancies
- Balances big picture implications with details around a specific problem
- Identifies key issues and structures problems independently
- Strong verbal and writing skills
- Strong team building skills
JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V.