Senior Project Manager

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Insight Investment Full time

Insight Investment is looking for a Senior Project Manager for a contractor position who can provide PPM services to Business Change for Insights business partners. The focus of this position will be to work closely with the business units to gain in-depth understanding of business strategy, processes, services, roadmap, and the context in which the business operates. This role will be key to understanding and managing the capabilities needed to address business/regulatory deliverables.

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading teams to deliver project(s) that span across one or more business units. Manage resources, schedules, financials and adhere to stage gate quality and SDLC control guidelines throughout the full systems development life cycle. This also includes management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery. Contribute to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving project delivery.

The Senior Project Manager has the authority to run the project on a day-to-day basis. Verify that the project produces the required deliverables of quality, within the specified constraints of time and cost and to achieve the potential benefits defined in the business case.

Role Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with stakeholders and report to them on a regular basis
  • Ensure projects remain on schedule, within budget and in scope
  • Create, manage, and distribute project communications, including charters, schedules, and budgets
  • Lead team through execution of project
  • Assist in business development, such as proposals, RFPs, and estimates
  • Monitor and report on project’s progress and performance
  • Plan, schedule and track projects and staffing
  • Establish key metrics, KPIs
  • Develop project controls and risk management procedures
  • Responsible for training, managing and motivating team members
  • Resolve technical and operational issues
  • Management of project risks and dependencies
  • Assisting business Operational workstream leaders to construct and monitor plans.
  • Act as a cross Operational workstream contact
  • Construct presentations and status reports
  • Present solutions to external parties
  • General support to the project team
  • Manage external partners and suppliers
  • Construct full businesses cases
  • Define project scopes and deliverables
  • Explore market infrastructures
  • Lead fee negotiations – where required
  • Lead Legal negotiations – where required

Experience Required

Knowledge

  • Proven track record as a lead Project Manager role within financial services
  • Proven track record working as a lead Project Manager on wide variety of Regulatory Initiatives such as LiBOR, SFDR etc.
  • Management of external partners and suppliers
  • Ability to create and define operating models
  • Exposure to a wide spectrum of financial products including ETD, OTC, FI, Equity, and their associated market practice / processes
  • Understanding and demonstrable knowledge of a buy side asset manager
  • Exposure and understanding of both Middle and Back Office processes and suppliers and exposure to managing middle/back-office transitions

Skills

  • Strong planning, co-ordination and organising skills
  • Change management skills
  • Excellent communication skills – verbal, written and presentation
  • Excellent at building and maintaining relationships
  • Cost control skills and commercial acumen
  • Team player
  • Independent of thought – able to work independently yet judge when to consult
  • Construct business operating models
  • Critical analysis of external vendors and suppliers
  • Ability to review and interpret legislation and effectively communicate how it will impact teams within the organisation

Experience

  • Financial services background essential
  • Demonstrate delivery of successful projects within buy/sell side institutions.
  • Attending Regulatory Forums and attending Roundtable meetings
  • Presenting to external clients and senior/executive stakeholders
  • Management of external suppliers

About Insight

Investment Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients' needs. Founded in 2002, Insight's collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities.

Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other factors protected by federal, state and/or local laws. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at TalentAcquisition@InsightInvestment.com

Insight is a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at:



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