Project Manager

As a Project Manager you will
be responsible for
the
end to end
management of projects to contracted time, quality, and budget requirements. This will involve leadership of a distributed project team in multiple locations, and the proactive identification, management and resolution of risks and issues throughout the full project lifecycle.
The role requires
a
background in technology or management consulting
with
experienced in leading large projects within
the
financial services industry.
As a Project Manager at FNZ you
may
be
involve
d
in
the delivery of a single
large scale
project or multiple smaller projects. This is a
very
client facing role and requires the ability to build strong relationships with customers, often at a senior level.
Organisational Design:
The role
operates
within the Project Delivery
team with a reporting line to a project manager or account director associated to the aligned client.
Specific
Role
Responsibilities:
Delivery Management
M
anage the delivery of the project through the full project lifecycle, from initiation through to implementation.
Ensure the project delivers in-line with the
FNZ
Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC)
and associated quality gates
.
Tracking that
these are
actively followed and managed on each project.
C
reate
and
maintain
an
end to end
project plan that delivers the agreed scope of the project to time, budget and quality criteria.
Ensure
the FNZ
Solution Centre understand
s
all b
uild
s
cope through approved designs and specifications
in accordance with
the SDLC,
collaborate with them to create a
build and test plan
that
deliver
s
against project milestones
.
Be actively involved in the delivery of each project
by c
oordinat
ing
the day to day running of the project
to ensure it achieves its
expected milestones.
Have strong
relationships and t
ake accountability for working with all FNZ Directorates/areas to agree scope,
timelines
and artefacts
in order to
ensure delivery of the project in line with overall agreed plan.
Take accountability for the
overall estimating process for
a
project
, and w
ork
collaboratively with the Lead
Solution Consultant
,
Delivery
Manager, and the Test Manager
to
estimate the work effort
required
to deliver the project scope within the agreed timescales and budgets.
Maintain
a
ccurate
project status and project financial reporting for
the
entire project team
.
P
rovide
timely
, precise,
accurate
and comprehensive project MI
both internally and externally to FNZ customers
.
Understand
the FNZ products and technology so you
are able to
i
dentify
and manage risks, issues,
assumptions
and dependencies through the full project lifecycle.
B
uild
mitigation plans for all risks and issues, and take ownership for ensuring these mitigation plans are executed, or escalate
d
as is appropriate
.
Understand the commercial environment FNZ operates within and be able to
identify
any changes which might
impact
FNZ commercially in advance to
the Account Director.
Have strong
relationships with
3
rd
party suppliers
and ensure they are
engaged
appropriately
and contracts are in place and managed to ensure the required outcomes for FNZ.
Manage
all operational readiness activities
associated to the project, as
required
, ensuring that the
appropriate training
and handover
s
take place ahead of
go-live
.
U
ndertake
post implementation review
s
and
ensure
that lessons learned are captured and shared with the rest of the PM community.
L
ead
, manage
and motivate a virtual team in multiple geographic locations, communicating project progress, and ensuring all
team members
take accountability for delivery.
Motivate,
mentor
and encourage project team members to
utilise
themselves to their full potential and take accountability for their assigned work.
Create
a
culture of continuous improvement on the project, support process improvement initiatives, and
identify
new process improvements.
Swift
ly
resolve any
conflicts within the project team and/or related stakeholders both within and out with FNZ.
Be
an active member of the PM community
within FNZ
, contributing to team sessions
, supporting other Junior
PMs
and sharing best practice and lessons learned.
K
nowledge of the regulatory environment in which FNZ operates,
be responsible for
managing
the impact
of
all
regulatory changes and ensure future change is built into
project plans so FNZ clients have a
compliant platform.
Responsible for ensuring
that CASS compliance is considered
and adhered to
in all
platform
change projects
.
Experience required:
Required
Industry Knowledge
Financial Services
experience
preferably
investment/
wealth/life and
/or
pensions products
and the markets in which FNZ and our customers
operate
in
.
An understanding of the regulatory environment FNZ operate within.
Managing
3rd party suppliers.
Significant experience
in leading the delivery of
business critical
projects, preferablySoftware implementations within Financial Services.
Experience of managing stakeholders to executive levels.
Required Knowledge and Skills
Confident, and able to take initiative given client
and delivery
focused environment;
Independent, self-directing and delivery focused working style;
Commercially aware;
Excellent organisational, administration and time management skills;
Good team communication skills, confident in dealing with internal and external clients;
Highly developed written and oral communication skills;
#LI-CM1 About FNZFNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back. We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution. We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.About UsFNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back. We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution. We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.
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