VP- Corporate Actions Project Manager recruitment
The role will be a mix of management and analytical duties. The role will involve managing change plans and driving the delivery of these plans and addressing any issues hindering the delivery. The role holder will operate in between the Business line and the IT department, interpreting requirements and priorities into business cases and requirements.
The role holder will be comfortable with a range of analytical techniques and have a proven experience in facilitating and driving change. The role will also have a strong oversight of the technical deliveries and associated progress tracking.
In short, a manager from an analytical background prepared to get into the detail.
Main Duties
Tracking progress against plans and fast escalation of slippage or quality issues is key. Also, the formal capturing and management of risks, issues and assumptions related to the as is process maps will be expected.
Reporting progress against plan on a regular basis will be expected, with clear milestones defined allowing intermediate milestone to be tracked.
Stakeholders in the process are likely to be SMEs from line roles who may not be familiar with Change activities so an ability to share expectations and explain the end to end process will be necessary.
A strong character who can facilitate working groups and steering committees as required.
The successful candidate will have a detailed knowledge of the Securities Asset Servicing business in both Fixed Income and Equities and automating the end to end life cycle.
Required skills include an ability to challenge ambiguity and to drill down so that processes are fully understood and inconsistencies are identified. The successful candidate will have a logical/structured approach and be able to direct discussions to ensure focus on the objectives.
Person Requirements
The candidate will need to demonstrate track record of business change, working on a variety of relevant Securities projects with successful delivery, including:
Ø Experience of stakeholder management and strong governance controls,
Ø Discipline and experience in budget management preferably in a large multinational corporation.
Ø Strong command of project management techniques – including the application of industry-standard methodologies, techniques, complex modelling, planning is essential.
Ø Financial services, investment banking experience with a detailed understanding of Security Operations for FI and Equity.
Ø Track record of leading and delivering challenging programmes with the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time.
Ø Strong team skills along with a track record of working with senior management.
Technical/Business experience
Ø Extensive experience of Corporate Actions and a working knowledge of all aspects of the Asset Servicing life cycle.
Ø Good understanding of Fixed Income and Equities
Academic and professional qualifications
A high quality degree level education, and an excellent general academic track record. The ideal candidate will also be qualified with appropriate Change methodology e.g PRINCE II.