Senior Technical Project Manager

Grow your career as a Senior Technical Project Manager with an innovative global bank in Rutherford, NJ. Contract role with strong possibility of extension.

Will require working a hybrid schedule 2-3 days onsite per week.

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Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide.

You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.

Contract Duration : 10+ Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s / University degree.
• 12+ years of project management experience.
• Substantial experience in Financial Services Risk Management, including regulatory remediation initiatives.
• Demonstrate a consistent track record having worked as a Program or Project Manager, Lead, managing teams and large, strategic cross-functional projects.
• Previous program / project management, consulting, technology and / or management experience.
• Solid understanding of relevant banking regulation and supervisory expectations for large complex financial institutions.
• Observable and impactful delivery track record on business or risk function transformation.
• Subject Matter Expertise in risk and controls disciplines within technology processes.
• Extensive experience working closely with cross-functional partners in risk management, technology and Front Line Units.
• Track record of managing senior internal relationships and demonstrated experience in leading sustained change and change management efforts.
• Working experience of partnering with Program Management Office and business stakeholders.
• Ability to synthesize information, prioritize business goals and drive results with a high sense of urgency.
• Strong ability to communicate (oral & written) clearly to both technical experts and non-technical business partners to facilitate discussions and clearly articulate findings and defend points of view among various groups.

Leadership Qualities :

• Collaborative by nature, builds partnerships across the firm.
• Knowledge of Financial Services, Risk Management, Risk and Controls, Program Management.
• An excellent communicator who gets on well with others, building strong professional relationships.
• Ability to create a strong network of relationships among peers, internal and external partners.
• Ability to negotiate and influence at all levels, even in the absence of formal reporting relationships.
• Risk and Controls focused, putting diligent risk management and security at the core of everything they do.

Desired Skills & Experience :

• Master’s degree and managerial experience.
• CAPM, PMP, PgMP certifications.
• Experience working in a regulatory agency.

What You Will Be Doing :

• Assist with Book of Work activities from initiation through completion working with scrum teams, engineers, architects, application managers, Risk partners.
• Escalation contact for STLS, SMT, Program / Project managers on risks and issues.
• Internal and external reporting.
• Communication of statuses, issues, and risk dispositions.
• Ensure teams are within risk appetite for Tech and PM scorecards.
• Manage and oversee the BOW Cross Function Internal and External plan dependencies.
• Identify stakeholders in key organizations and build and manage relationships with each stakeholder.
• Creation of multiple programs of work and manage their alignment to business goals.
• Facilitation, coordination, and arbitration of cross-functional macro level topics within / across programs and with Senior Management.
• Lead the identification and drive resolution of issues, including those outside established programs of work.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure program scope definition meets business objectives and partner with Program Sponsor to ensure business case / cost benefit analysis is in line with business goals.
• Drive adherence to program processes, procedures, methods, and standards for program delivery and leverage across the program.
• Assist program team in negotiating for resources owned by other departments in order to ensure the program is completed within stated timelines.
• Present Technology Initiative highlights and updates to company’s Leadership, Board and Regulators as needed, with specific focus on risks, issues and action plans.

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