Investment and Asset Management Firm in the Financial Services Industry Hiring for Project Manager – IT – Investment Firm – Full Time Remote Asset Management Job at Remote Full Time

This project manager position is for someone with an IT emphasis. Background within an investment management firm is required. This is a FULL TIME Remote role.

The Asset Management Project Manager is responsible for the overall coordination of certain investment initiatives including ownership of project artefacts (e.g. project plan, RAID Log, Project Charter, Timeline, Budget, communication plan, JIRA Cards etc.), quality of effort, monitoring scope, resource assignment and escalation of issues. The incumbent manages and leads the work stream project team(s) and other projectmanagement resources effectively and efficiently, influencing and driving to meet timelines and objectives,while ensuring business requirements are met. The primary area of focus of this role will be to partner with the Investment IT Team to organize and drive their strategic initiatives as well as their day-to-day production support activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinates and controls the overall implementation of the projects and/or coordination of cross functional business priorities and production support prioritization/execution by performing the following:

o Develops and defines project plans and prioritization queue managemento Works with legal, investment, accounting, risk, treasury and operations teams to understand key diligence items for each area and plans related solutions on behalf of ITo Oversight and coordination of all stream leads; monitors stream interdependencies and removesobstacleso Coordinates and assigns IT resources to specific project taskso Facilitates project meetings, elicits requirements and group collaboration, sets agendas and provides project status reports as outlined within the communication plan.o Resolves bottlenecks, issues, resource conflicts with senior managemento Reports overall project status to all levels within the organizationo Chairs weekly status meeting on project progress and outstanding issueso Controls the scope of the projecto Monitors the budget, milestones and dependencieso Maintains the project paper trail and establishment of project deliverableso Provides leadership, motivation, feedback and recognition to the project teamo Mitigates risk and providing insight and direction on how to approach and effectively accomplish project tasks based on experience with the project life cycleo Collects and compiles information and prepare materials for project-level Steering Committee meetings as requested by Program Managero Prioritizes and constantly assesses project team activities to align with key business/ITobjectiveso Works with business/IT stakeholders and Steering Committee to agree on project objectives, scope, budget, timeline, resourcing and prioritization at the outset of each initiativeo Acts as a Business Analyst where needed by documenting requirements, process flows, desktop procedures, test scripts and architectural diagrams as project requires * Manages strategic business initiatives that require coordination of multiple teams across Investment Ops, IT , Investment Accounting, Legal, Internal Controls, Compliance and Reinsurance

• Coordinates operational readiness efforts on behalf of Investment Operations and/or IT to achieve business priorities such as Portfolio Onboarding and Third-Party Transactions (e.g. Reinsurance and Third-Party Asset Management Outsourcing)
• Defines and manages User Acceptance Testing. Identifies user training needs and manages user training
• Integrates the Transition Management Plan into implementation work plan. Reports transition management activities, deliverables and status to the Program Management Team and Work Stream Sponsor and, as required, the Steering Team and Executive Sponsor. Identifies and escalates upcoming issues to the work stream sponsor.
• Direct Reports: None
• EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field of study, plus five (5) years of progressively responsible relevant work experience at an investment bank, investment manager, large insurance company or elsewhere in the investment/financial services industry; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Experience in managing complex investment projects, with an understanding of key legal/accounting/operational matters required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION * Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: * Deep knowledge of asset management operational, systems and other related regulations, best practices and procedures.

• Strong customer service orientation.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively and successfully with employees, customers, and other outside third parties.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Strong systems aptitude
• Knowledge and experience facilitating projects and BAU activities in an Agile framework
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals and technical/operational procedures.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to successfully handle pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.

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Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: Remote