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PMO - Project Manager


Date: April 28th, 2012
Location: Downtown Wall Street
Firm: Investment Company
Role: Project Manager Department: Finance Change
Contract role -- 6 months +
(You will be a W-2 employee for Wall Street Personnel but working on client location site. Paid hourly -- straight time)
** Please forward resume as word attachment and provide your hourly rates requirement .You must be US Citz, Green Card, have valid Employment Authorization Document (EAD) or have TN status.

Job Description:

This is a great time to join the Finance Change team; The team has grown from approximately 16 people to 60+ over the past 18 months and is actively involved in a number of regional and Global projects, the largest of which is the Strategic Reporting Information Delivery (Stride) program. Stride is an ambitious multi-year, front to back initiative, sponsored by the Group Chief Financial Officer, with visibility at Board level. It is the largest and most ambitious program finance has embarked upon and involves multi disciplinary teams, including finance, Information Technology (IT), risk and global business services. The Stride program provides finance, IT, risk and operations professionals the opportunity to deliver fundamental change in the way financial reporting and risk is managed across the bank.

In addition to Stride, Finance Change is heavily involved with the delivery of many Regulatory Reform projects driven principally from the Dodd Frank Act and provides the overall Global Investment Governance PMO for the Global Regulatory Reform book of work.

The Finance Change group is seeking a highly motivated, self-starting Project manager able to work independently while actively participating in a dynamic, global team. Suitable candidates will need to demonstrate a track record in large scale program execution within the financial services arena.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for Project planning, steering and execution of one or more workstreams within the Program
Tracks project and program progress against agreed upon milestones and re-plans when necessary
Manages the project team, identify and attain agreement on resource requirements, and with the program manager, secures required resources where appropriate
Ensures financial accountability against approved budget
Delivers projects to agreed upon quality standards
Prepares and chairs regular progress review meetings with working group
Aid with the material preparation for and, at times, chairing of steering committee and Governance Board meetings
Aid with providing regular program transparency via appropriate tools, reports and dashboard
Effective management of negotiations and prioritization
Identifies risks and issues, and defines actions to mitigate; escalates issues as appropriate

Skills/Experience:

Minimum of 7 years experience working within the profession of Project and Program Management within Financial Services Industry, preferable Investment Banking -- Capital Markets
Successfully delivering projects within a program that:
o Spans multiple years
o Highly cross functional involving Finance, Tax, Legal, Treasury, Accounting Policy, CIB, etc
o Regulatory in nature
o Have intricate implementation needs across multiple business lines and technology groups
Ability to manage / execute in a fluctuating scope and priority environment
Experience synthesizing cross functional analysis to facilitate senior management decision making
Proven track record of establishing an approach to drive stakeholder decisions around scope, priority, and timing
Advanced knowledge in MS Office products - Excel, Access, PowerPoint, as well as Project and Visio
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to work independently, be a self starter and a global team player
Previous Dodd Frank Act or regulatory reporting experience a plus

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