Venn Group are recruiting for a contract Project Manager to work on multiple large-scale, complex regulatory and IT Transformation projects, within a bank in London. This project focusses on the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) areas and Operational Resilience; and applicants must have direct experience delivering such projects within Financial Services (Banking) environments.
Applicants must have excellent track records delivering end to end projects, displaying an understanding of the full project lifecycle, across transnational locations that combine both technical IT aspects with business-facing requirements.
It is also essential that candidates have had ownership of different Risk and/or Finance Systems, and demonstrate exposure to Credit Risk and Operational Risk Systems (e.g. Fusion).
Data warehousing experience is also essential as this position involves the daily monitoring and remediation of any issues relating to data storage, data migration, and integration projects.
This VP-level Project Manager will be required to effectively interpret project requirements, produce accurate and detailed project plans for distribution, and communicate with various internal and external parties throughout.
The ideal candidate will have experience leading teams of Business Analysts, dealing with external vendors, and managing stakeholder relationships, oftentimes eliciting key information from each, for the sake of project continuity.
Presentations to C-Suite level stakeholders will be frequent and must be delivered to a high standard.
Candidates with Resource Management and Budget Management will be at an advantage, as this role requires stringent coordination between London and other branch offices throughout Europe and the Americas.
The candidate will have proven experience as a Project Manager working within Technology departments on new platform implementations and working with a complex matrix of IT personnel.
The candidate must have an analytical mind-set with the ability to coordinate multiple assignments and work independently. Strong experience in project documentation and experience in all stages of project life cycles is essential and experience working with Agile would be advantageous.