Project Manager
Recruiter
Schroders
Listed on
15th November 2018
Location
London
Salary/Rate
Competitive
Salary Notes
Competitive
Type
Permanent
Start Date
ASAP
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Team Overview IT at Schroders is not just about technology; it's about problem solving using cutting edge technology to support the business and deliver high end solutions. We encourage innovation and value excellence. We are a global function that’s managed locally and this allows us to develop and deploy systems and processes across our international offices. To learn how we’ve grown, explore our interactive timeline to see how we’ve been shaping financial futures since our very beginnings. We also recognise that successfully balancing personal and professional commitments brings out the best in our teams and therefore all roles in Global Technology are reviewed for suitability for flexible working arrangements, with this specific opportunity available to applicants from 3 to 5 days per week. We passionately believe that individual performance is enhanced by embracing the whole individual and structuring a working environment that supports them. Role Overview Project Manager with Asset Management / Financial Services experience is required for a very influential Project Management role that will necessitate a global client reporting solution across multiple territories in line with a Global Operating Strategy. The Client Reporting program is going to concentrate in the following tasks: • Creation of cross-asset, multi geography reporting components.• Identify Golden/Master Source data required for Client Reporting and facilitate the on-boarding of that data into a new Global Data Warehouse (GDW) application.
• Expose GDW data and other data sources to a 3rd party Client Reporting front end. Key Responsibilities: • Ensuring committed PI Objectives and Sprint Objectives are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.
• Report and escalate to management as needed.
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Performing the role of Scrum Master for the agile team if required to do so.
• Support the Capability [Client Reporting] Owners and Epic Owners/ Analysts to ensure that features and stories to be delivered by the Capability team are suitably well defined and structured.
• Contributing to agile planning, including sizing stories, parsing user stories into tasks etc.
• Working with colleagues from other agile teams and shared service teams to both communicate and accept dependencies.
• Supporting the Solution Architect in determining technical design based on business requirements.
• Engaging and building positive relationships with the stakeholders within the organisation.
• Challenging conventional wisdom and freely expressing their own opinion.
• Understanding the needs of our clients and the business and tailoring the approach accordingly. General Skills: • Proven working experience as a project administrator in the information technology sector.
• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Understanding of the business context: processes within Finance Operations for an Asset Management firm.
• Clients reporting data is nice to have.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies, ideally SAFe is nice to have.
• Strong communication skills, experience managing relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Confident enough to be able to challenge business ideas where they do not meet stated project objectives.
• Knowledge and experience of contributing to the development of technology solutions.
• Experience of working with global colleagues and stakeholders and sensitivity to cultural differences, time zones etc.
• Excellent ability to communicate how the work [features and stories] delivered by the Capability teams contributes to Epics. Personal Attributes • Collaborative team member
• Friendly, approachable, enjoys working with people from a variety of backgrounds
• Proactive and self-organised.
• Problem solver, comfortable taking the initiative in challenging and ambiguous circumstances.
• Capable of remaining positive when under pressure.
• Friendly, approachable and collaborative team player who enjoys working with people from across the firm.
