Project Manager

1 month ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom eFinancialCareers Full time

At M&G our purpose is **to **help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly.** As a business, we are continuing to take steps towards a sustainable future, delivering better long-term solutions for our customers and clientsand identifying new opportunities to make a positive impact for our environment and communities. To help us achieve our vision we're looking for exceptional people who live our values of care and integrity and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliverresults and keep it simple.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.
**The Role**:
M&G are looking for a Project Manager to deliver fund launches and product-related projects. The team are looking for an experienced Project Manager with Agile experience with previous experience at an Asset Manager. This is a great opportunity to work in arole that contributes enormous value to the company and offers valuable experience with senior stakeholders.
**Key Responsibilities for this role**:

- Manage product delivery projects across different asset classes for the private or public asset channels. These can include fund launches, share class launches and fund changes; they are product delivery projects, rather than IT or Regulatory change projects.
- Production of all project documentation, including implementation plans, Project Board papers, delivery runbooks and RAID logs.
- Build successful relationships with the project delivery partners, including Product Development, fund administrator, trustee / custodian and auditor, as well as representatives from other functional areas, e.g., Operations, Compliance, Marketing, Legal,Product Governance.
- Manage project resourcing and financials, producing weekly / monthly MI and project reports.
- Work collaboratively within a team, utilising Agile toolsets and processes for delivery. Note: Previous Agile experience is not essential.
- Use the Agile environment to challenge ways of working and contribute to the continuous improvement of delivery processes.
- To work collaboratively with colleagues and take personal accountability to maintain and enhance controls you are responsible for to support improvement of the overall control environment, customers outcomes and a reduction in M&G's operational risk.

**Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience**:

- A proven track record of successfully leading on and delivering product launch and change initiatives within a front office environment, across a wide range of functions.
- Ability to take a hands-on role within the project, working with fund managers and investment professionals and experience of delivering to senior stakeholders.
- Experience of delivering product initiatives in retail and/or institutional space particularly under UK, Lux and Irish regulations, as well as non-regulated structures. Some examples of relevant experience includes OEICs, SICAVs, ICAVs, ACSs, RAIFs, QIAIFs,LPs, and s110 structures.
- Exceptional communication skills - both written and verbal, with excellent active listening skills.
- Strong influence and negotiating skills with an ability to manage a variety of stakeholders.
- Willingness to work to tight deadlines, and manage multiple projects, considering evolving business priorities.
- Strong analytic and proven problem-solving skills with an ability to negotiate pragmatic solutions to meet conflicting business requirements.
- Highly motivated, proactive and resilient.
- Ability to be flexible and to manage ambiguity during project delivery.
- Must be a team player and able to work with and through others.
- Able to work effectively at all levels in an organisation, with strong relationship management skills.
- Good investment management knowledge in equities, fixed income, and multi-asset, in ESG.
- Good awareness of related regulations (e.g., UCITS, AIFMD, MiFID2 etc.).

**Ideally, but not obligatory**:

- IMC.
- A project management qualification such as Agile PM or Prince 2.
- Experience of collaboration tools such as Jira and MS Teams.
- Experience in fixed income and private alternative assets e.g., Real Estate Debt, Private credit, Alternative Assets, Restructure, Leverage Loans and other esoteric instruments.

**Key Work Level Accountabilities - **Manager or Expert**:

- For people managers, accountable for managing and motivating others to ensure quality of delivery to customers and stakeholders
- Applies judgement to deliver outcomes, evaluating a range of potential solutions, considering the impact for customers, cost and risk
- Manages conflicts that may impact delivery
- Challenges upwards given knowledge of delivery and awareness of complex systems and the broader picture
- Identifies and anticipates need for changes to continuously improve quality and efficiency of output
- Manages resources and risks using expert judgment, know-how and experience

Work Level: Manager / Expert
Recruiter Name: Suzie Threlfall
We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity,age, sexual orientation, nationality or disability we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

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