Job Vacancy Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager - Up to £825 Per Day - Investment Banking - London

Overview:
A leading Investment Bank is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee critical investment projects and workstreams in their London office. This role focuses on delivering strategic objectives through strong project management methodologies, particularly in Repo trading.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled project manager with a robust understanding of financial markets and Repo trading lifecycles. The position involves close collaboration with stakeholders across front, middle, and back offices to ensure the seamless delivery of business-critical projects.

Responsibilities:

• Programme & Project Management: Oversee end-to-end project management, including creating project initiation documents (PID), plans, budgets, and release documentation.
• Strategic Delivery: Drive strategic objectives across multiple business lines via comprehensive project delivery.
• Change & Risk Management: Manage changes, risks, issues, dependencies, and documentation (PID, BRD, FRD). Proactively resolve escalated risks.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across front, middle, and back offices. Establish and chair steering committees and cross-functional governance structures.
• Reporting & Documentation: Prepare detailed monthly updates for project steering committees and senior stakeholders. Provide concise, high-quality documentation for IT strategy and C-suite review.
• Budget Control: Collaborate with IT planning teams to secure budgets and ensure projects are delivered within approved financial parameters.
• Vendor Management: Handle vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and monitor service level agreements.
• Resource Coordination: Manage internal and external teams in a matrix structure to ensure timely and efficient project delivery.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure all deliverables adhere to organisational policies and maintain the highest quality standards.

• Methodologies: In-depth knowledge of project management frameworks, including Agile (Scrum and Kanban).
• IT Knowledge: Broad technical understanding across IT domains.
• Financial Markets Expertise: Comprehensive understanding of financial products and services.
• Detailed knowledge of Repo trading and lifecycle events.
• Proven ability to deliver end-to-end Repo business processing solutions.

• Location: City of London
• Type: Contract/Full-Time
• Industry: Banking & Financial Services
• Salary/Rate: £750 - £825 Per Day
• Duration: 12 Months