Trade Finance Project Manager - Banking/Exembills | London, UK | Hybrid

Harvey Nash • London, England, GB • £87 - £93 / hour • 1w ago

Trade Finance Project Manager sought by leading investment bank based in the city of London. Inside IR35 - 3 days a week on site - Trade finance systems knowledge is essential.

Trade Finance Project Manager sought by leading investment bank based in the city of London.

Inside IR35 - 3 days a week on site - Trade finance systems knowledge is essential.

Profile Summary

To provide project management on key IT investment projects and workstreams, specifically to oversee the IT migration to a new Trade Finance application and updates to supporting business processes.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Overall programme/project management of all assigned IT programmes/projects including without limitation preparation of the project initiation document (PID), project plan (Gantt chart), project organisation chart, project budget application, quality management and system release documentation • Responsible for delivering strategic objectives across business lines via projects and programmes • Ensure projects are delivered against the project plan and all milestones are met • Managing changes and ensuring appropriate documentation is available (PID, BRD, FRDs etc) • Deployment and release coordination • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in front, middle and back office. • Set up Steering Committees and cross functional governance structures • Monthly preparation and reporting to Project Steering Committee, where applicable • Preparation of IT Strategy Committee or C-Suite level documentation where required for the project • Work with sponsors to build out business cases/ROI allowing for projects to be prioritised and launched with Head office in the correct order. • Co-work with the IT planning team and HO liaison teams to get the budget approved • Ensure projects are tracked against budget and delivered within the approved budget • Vendor management including negotiating statement of works, contracts and service level agreements • Identification and management of cross project risk, issues, dependencies and assumptions ensuring the correct actions are taken when required • Proactively resolve risks and issues escalating when required • Managing internal and external resources in a matrix organisation project structure • Ensure all project deliverables created adhere to the required quality/risk management policies • Weekly project status reporting to the planning team and IT leadership team (plus other stakeholders where applicable)

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Specific
• Detailed knowledge and experience of Trade Finance system projects (Required) • Knowledge and experience of end-to-end Trade Finance business processes (Desirable) • Knowledge and experience of Eximbills (Desirable)

General
• Relevant Project management qualification (APM, PMP etc) • Good understanding of project management methodologies including agile (Scrum and Kanban ceremonies) • Strong stakeholder management skills • Excellent attention to detail • In depth knowledge of all areas of IT • Understanding of financial market products • Customer focused with a service delivery mentality • Excellent organisational and time management skills • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and effectively to diverse audiences • Proven track record of driving change • Strong decision making skills • Proven ability to work in high pressured environments. • Excellent problem solving skills • Coach, mentor and develop junior members of the IT Project Management team

Please apply within for further details or call on 07393149627

Alex Reeder Harvey Nash Finance & Banking

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