Associate Project Manager

Our client is seeking a Associate Project Manager role. The position will responsible for leading workshops to define scope, tracking milestones, creating relevant project artifacts, and providing status reports.

Position Description

• Management consulting within the financial services industry.
• Work with implementation of strategic initiatives within brokerage services.
• They participate and manage the evaluation, selection, functional gap analysis, and implementation of total systems or other significant enhancements.

Critical Skills

• 3+ years working with projects in the Capital Markets/Brokerage Services
  area specially in clearing, custody, settlements, securities lending, financing,
  etc.
•  3+ years of project management experience in the financial services industry
  at a top-tier consulting firm (e.g., Accenture, Deloitte, KPMG, EY, Sapient,
  etc.), global investment bank, or Fortune 500 company.
• Manage clear expectations by establishing clear timelines, milestones, and
  providing transparency on risks, dependencies, and issues through status
  reporting.
• Schedule regular working group meetings and record decisions (e.g.,
  assigned tasks and next steps).
• Develop project status updates/reports and communicate to project
  stakeholders.
• Maintain project plans for identified project workstreams.
• Work closely with business owners regarding relevant controls related to
  specific market conduct rules, risks, and regulations.
• Prior Capital markets experience working on projects in the Front Office,
  Middle Office, Back Office.
• Understanding of the different project methodologies: Agile Project
  Methodology, Six Sigma, or Software Development Life Cycle or Project
  Management (PMP) Certification.
• Previous experience leading a work stream for a large-scale engagement.
•  Experience with ALM tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Management, Business, Computer Science, or
  Computer Engineering preferred.