IT Project Manager- Client Trading Portfolio

Position Responsibilities

Accountable for defining, planning, orchestrating, and delivering a given strategic initiative including business, operational, and information technology deliverables
Ensures end results are of the highest caliber with a clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefit
Directs medium to large-scale, complex projects often involving multiple internal and external constituents and partners
Directs all aspects of the project life cycle and oversees all phases of a project
Rigorously manages scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed upon time, cost, and quality parameters
Validates financial forecasts, cost assumptions, and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures
Works with resource managers to ensure that resource capacity planning is accurately forecast, and provides ongoing reconciliation of actual time spent against forecasts
Defines and tracks project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan
Handles risks and issues management for the project-level risks and interdependencies
Partners with Product Owners and Scrum Masters to track Agile development milestones and support Agile practices as needed
Manages team relationships to ensure effective delivery
Facilitates problem-solving and resolves stakeholder conflict

What You Are Good At

Proven ability to build a strong partnership and trust with stakeholders
Ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization effectively & succeed within a highly collaborative culture
Ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision both written and verbally
Demonstrated sound business and technical acumen
Focused and versatile team player that is comfortable under pressure
Understanding of cross-functional dependencies and how they impact project execution
Expertise with financial data and the technology, tools and processes that support work and projects/programs
Expertise with various software development methodologies, including Agile/Scrum
Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
Ability to execute with limited information and ambiguity

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience, managing multiple large, complex and cross functional projects, with emphasis on product development, systems, and technical environments
• 5+ years of experience with project management tools and artifacts, including MS Project, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, project budgets, change requests, status reports, etc.
• Experience using AI tools to optimize your project management capability
• Demonstrated ability to mobilize and motivate teams, set direction and approach, resolve conflict, deliver tough messages with grace
• Proven experience with and understanding of various software development methodologies, including Agile/Scrum
• Proven ability to quickly build relationships and earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders
• Demonstrated, applied experience establishing and delivering complex projects
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with equity, options, futures and other financial product electronic trading platforms
• Experience in a scaled agile environment
• Release Train Engineer experience
• Background/experience in financial services industry
• PMP or PMI-ACP certification