Our client is looking for a Project Manager who has prior experience in Market Risk or Global Markets middle/back office technology.
This is a multi-disciplinary role that will require the successful candidate to take on numerous diverse responsibilities and will necessitate close partnership with senior business and technology managers.
Ideally, the candidate will have a background in development or have worked very closely with development teams.
This individual will work with business users and technology groups to:
Work with stakeholders to ensure comprehensive requirements are provided to define project scope and goals.
Work with dev team to define milestones and create detail project plan.
Work with technology teams to define and document the implementation approach ensuring it meets user requirements
Manage the project plan, drive project completion, facilitating issues, maintaining control over scope and ensuring that project artifacts are maintained
Identify risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies (RAID) and proactively manage/reporting RAIDs.
Work with QA teams to ensure that comprehensive test cases are executed and coordinate testing cycles and runs
Responsibilities also includes planning, coordination and execution of tollgates across a large & complex program to ensure comply with enterprise change control process.
Responsible for weekly status reporting, prepare materials to present to stakeholders
Primary Skill: MySQL
Secondary Skill: Agile tools (Jira)
Required Skills
A flexible, hardworking and "can do" attitude; comfortable working in a fast paced environment with frequent release cycles and rapidly changing priorities.
Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively communicate within a multi-disciplined team, across multiple locations and time zones, and to interact with demanding business users.
Ownership and follow through.
Project management and organization skills, attention to details.
Ability to remove obstacles and influence others to move projects forward.
Excellent technical skills; SQL, MS Excel, jira, MS Project, sharepoint, Visio, MS Powerpoint, MS Word.
Desired Skills
Computer Engineering/Financial Degree
Experience with Agile methodologies.
Experience with VaR, Risk Analytics would be a definite advantage
Exposure to financial / product control functions within a finance.
Exposure to Java, or Python scripting.
Exposure to Program Project Risk Tool (PPRT)
location: Jersey City, New Jersey
job type: Contract
salary: $55.14 - 65.14 per hour
work hours: 9am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
Work with stakeholders to ensure comprehensive requirements are provided to define project scope and goals.
Work with dev team to define milestones and create detail project plan.
Work with technology teams to define and document the implementation approach ensuring it meets user requirements
Manage the project plan, drive project completion, facilitating issues, maintaining control over scope and ensuring that project artifacts are maintained
Identify risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies (RAID) and proactively manage/reporting RAIDs.
Work with QA teams to ensure that comprehensive test cases are executed and coordinate testing cycles and runs
Responsibilities also includes planning, coordination and execution of tollgates across a large & complex program to ensure comply with enterprise change control process.
Responsible for weekly status reporting, prepare materials to present to stakeholders
qualifications:
Experience level: Experienced
Minimum 10 years of experience
Education: Bachelors
skills:
Project Management
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
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