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Senior Project Manager

  • Location:

    Illinois

  • Sector:

    Transformation & Change Management

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    US$150000 - US$180000 per annum

  • Contact:

    Lynn Saintvil

  • Contact email:

    Lynn.Saintvil@oliverjames.com

  • Job ref:

    JOB-082021-149580_1630334684

  • Published:

    over 2 years ago

  • Expiry date:

    2021-09-29

  • Startdate:

    ASAP

Seeking Project Manager with experience using and Implementing SimCorp Dimension.

The candidate will lead projects through the life-cycle:

Define and manage the project scope and project plan
Drive the project to completion; resolve issues and ensure progress
Deliver a successful project implementation
Leverage DMAIC/ Lean Six Sigma/ Agile methodologies appropriately to ensure optimal outcomes and organize resources into a project team

  • Escalate issues and risks accordingly and help drive their resolution - providing input as needed
  • Pro-active communication to project team, stakeholders, senior management, and the widerorganization. Managing expectations is key.
    • Prepare well-structured materials and audience-appropriate messaging
  • Facilitate agency-wide meetings to elicit information necessary to help groups engage, secure commitment, establish requirements, gain consensus, and importantly generate decisions.
  • Provide discipline around both project budgets and project documentation
  • Ensure implementation success by establishing appropriate levels of training and testing
  • Identify and assist others in recognizing and monitoring performance measures consistent with project deliverables and organizational standards
  • Foster team learning and collaboration by encouraging and modelling open expression of diverse ideas and opinions.

Ideal Candidates will have:

  • Must have experience implementing complex systems at investment managementorganizations
    • Experience with implementing a portfolio management system would be a plus
  • Experience of managing change involving SimCorp Dimension experience strongly preferred
  • Must have technology experience, including a strong grasp of modern software implementation approaches
  • Will have significant experience (+10 years) with program and project management principles - particularly Agile,DMAIC orCMM
    • Qualifications/ Certification in project management is a plus
  • Able to forge strong working relationships at all levels of the organization
  • Can learn quickly and adapt to new processes and approaches
  • Will communicate clearly and appropriately at all levels of the organization
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with creating and driving change management plans
  • Superb work ethic, attention to detail, collaborative approach, and commitment to excellence

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