Position: Senior Project Manager Financial Systems
Location: New York City NY (Hybrid)
Job Description
Job profile
- Senior Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that projects are completed successfully on time within budget and to the required quality standards while managing risks stakeholders and resources effectively.
- Must have financial systems experience and insurance sector would be beneficial
Key responsibilities:
- Project Planning: Develop a comprehensive project plan that outlines the project scope objectives timelines budget and resources required to complete the project successfully.
- Project Execution: Manage the project team and ensure that all project activities are completed on time within budget and to the required quality standards.
- Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them ensuring that the project stays on track and within budget.
- Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders core team members and extended project team to ensure that project goals are met.
- Communication: Communicate project progress risks and issues to stakeholders including senior management project sponsors and team members.
- Resource Management: Manage project resources including personnel equipment and materials to ensure that they are used effectively and efficiently.
- Quality Management: Ensure that project deliverables meet the required quality standards and that project processes are followed consistently.
- Change Management: Manage changes to the project scope schedule or budget ensuring that they are properly documented and approved.
- Project Closure: Ensure that all project deliverables are completed and that the project is closed out in a timely and efficient manner.
What you need to have:
- 510 years of Project Management experience
- Experience of managing Finance system projects a must
- Minimum experience with 5 full Project Life Cycles (preferably with MNCs)
- Experience with both Waterfall and AGILE methodologies
- Expertise in using Project Planning Management tool
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) to clearly and concisely convey information to stakeholders of all levels
- Strong leadership skills ability to motivate and inspire team members to achieve project goals
- Good time management skills to be able to manage your own time and time of team members to ensure project deadlines are met
- Problem solving skills to be able to effectively identify and solve problems that arise during the project including to think creatively identify potential solutions and make informed decisions
- Ability to work in fast paced dynamic environment working independently with proactive approach to tasks