Senior Project Manager

Job description

Job description

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 62 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Project Manager

Principal responsibilities

·  Strong at scope management, change control, detailed documenting of assumptions, Saying No
·  Focus on precision, of requirements estimates plans etc, Openness to agile delivery models – we are in an experimentation phase with this; Collaborative and adept at quickly building rapport, influencing, leading complex problem solving with senior stakeholders and SME’s alike; Driving continuous improvement – structure – creative problem solving with an eye on strategic, sustainable, reusable solutions
·  The BPM will be required to undertake the following project management tasks for the projects they have been assigned to, throughout the various stages of the project life cycle and in line with the HSBC Global Best Practice framework.
·  Creating of project Initiation materials including Terms of Reference, Business Case, Investment Summary; Define detailed internal and external client driven milestones and deliverables.
·  Project resource, Risk and Issues and Dependency management, and Change Control management; Appropriate planning of testing, user training, documentation, migrations and client on-boarding.
·  Adhere to Best Practice project principles in line with Business Transformation Framework; Ensure that all benefits are clearly identified, tracked and realised in line with the project plan; Experience with Agile projects is an advantage.
·  Requirements Management- Functional requirement oversight including Requirements sign off and prioritisation; Software vendor functional evaluation/PoC; Overall budget creation, submission, tracking and ownership; Client and Business Data requirements including retention and reporting requirements; Operational service level requirements (e.g. system availability); Production support hand-over requirements; Ensure requirements fit with agreed Global Operating model.
·  Resource Management-Oversee the implementation of the business project on a daily basis with regard time, budget and quality; Line management & Matrix management of global business analysts and offshore project resources; Business organisation change agreement; Oversee User training – systems and procedures Vendor and Outsourced.
·  Communication & Stakeholder Management- This is a client-facing delivery role, extensive liaison with external clients and suppliers; Market contact & co-ordination (e.g. client notification and involvement in testing if appropriate); External e.g. client and regulator liaison and communication if appropriate; Project Working Group and Project Steering Group chairing; Document and manage meeting minutes and actions from Project Working Groups; Weekly and monthly status reporting; Skilful escalation, navigation and negotiation of decisions impacting schedule/scope/budget with stakeholders both internal and external at all levels of seniority
·  Subject Matter- Desirable to have appreciation of the following subject matter; Market Data; Securities Services; Investment Accounting / Fund Accounting; Regulatory Reporting e,g., Solvency II , AIFMD; Agile project management.

Requirements

·  Proven track record that can be demonstrated in delivering complex, cross organisational / geographical business and IT change within the Securities industry.
·  Recognised project management qualification e.g. Prince 2 Practitioner, PMP, Agile scrum master.
·  Extensive experience in the Finance and Banking industry environment (e.g. Asset Mgr., Hedge Fund, Fund Administrator, Brokerage house, Custodian etc.) with project management experience.
·  Strong product awareness of the Securities Services industry, especially Global & Sub-Custody and Fund Administration.
·  Must have good, structured analytical skills; Must have a fundamental understanding of both Waterfall and Agile practices. Experience of Agile delivery and adoption of Agile practices is a distinct advantage; Must have a good understanding of the Subject Matter relating to Funds trade processing and Investment Accounting solutions.
·  Knowledge of IT infrastructure and software development is valuable in this role.
·  The role will have a high business content and will naturally involve considerable exposure to global business users as well as IT analysts so the BPM must have pertinent product knowledge.  In addition, the role will need to work with any Vendor’s project resources, HSBC IT development and support teams.
·  Strong inter-personal, communication and leadership skills.
·  Must be capable of producing clear, unambiguous status reports, writing detailed reports, minutes and actions, making presentations to internal and client audiences, and interacting positively with IT and business management, users, vendors and HSS Group PMO.
·  Must be able to work independently.  Must have strong process re-engineering and problem solving skills, and be self-directed.
·  Ability to build and maintain highly effective working relationships with colleagues, clients and third parties; Planning, time management and resource management skills; Proficiency in the creation project plans, reports and presentations.
·  Advanced skills in use of MS Project, Visio and MS Office software is expected; Experience with Agile toolsets eg; Atlassian stack, JIRA, Confluence, Zephyr.

You’ll achieve more at HSBC

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.”

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