Senior Associate, Project Management

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple stakeholders to plan and direct the analysis of business problems.
• Develop schedules, timelines and milestones to manage and track project progress.
• Ensure development of communications, testing and training plans appropriate to user/organization impact.
• Manage project teams, project scope, project schedules and stakeholder expectations.
• Identify, document and communicate risks and issues as appropriate.
• Manage projects with cross team dependencies, such as technology (e.g. IT security initiatives, Disaster Recovery, Server replacements and upgrades).
• Adhere and contribute to PMO processes, policies, and tools.
• Collaborate with IT leaders to define, prioritize, and develop projects/programs or other initiatives.
• Interface regularly with Heads of Change Management, Quality Assurance, Enterprise Architecture, and other business areas.

Qualifications

• PMP certification and/or MBA a plus.
• 6+ years’ experience in project management and reporting, preferably in Financial Services.
• 6+ years’ experience in technology implementation.
• Credit and/or Capital Markets experience preferred.
• Agile / Scrum experience preferred.
• Financial Services experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a high-volume, fast paced, dynamic environment with a positive attitude, working under tight deadlines in an organized fashion.
• Experience in technical area and managing teams/vendors.
• Strong analytical ability, attention to detail and problem analysis capabilities yet, able to conceptualize end-state solutions.
• Ability to collaborate and influence others effectively.
• Proven team-oriented person who can share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with the appropriate parties.
• Familiarity with Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI products to create basic dashboards, refine/customize stakeholder communication, and other similar uses.