Beschreibung
Senior IT Project/Programme Manager
Keywords: Trading, Markets, Murex, Programm Manager, FX, Forex, Investment Bank, Project Manager
Our client is currently looking for a "hands on" Project/Programme Manager with experience in executing projects in an investment banking environment (trading, Front Office, Middle Office), and ideally an understanding of the Murex product suite. This is a contract assignment with one of our clients in Zurich.
Tasks
- Take ownership of and manage projects that are part of a large transformation programme in the investment bank of our client
- Liaise with Front Office units (trading and sales) regarding required changes to in-house trading applications as well as off-the-shelf systems (incl. Murex).
- Requirements engineering defining, validating, executing and testing of business requirements, including articulating, setting priorities, facilitating the entire requirement engineering process (end to end - starting from feasibility study until Go-Live support/production)
- Analyzing and specifying of interfaces and downstream requirements
- Leading the entire program/project life cycle (including issue and risk management etc.)
- Excellent stakeholder management skills (wide range of stakeholders, eg IT, Business, cross divisional departments, contractors and vendors)
- Leading and communicating to Steering Committee's with very senior stakeholders
- Leading a team of up to 4 Project Managers/Business Analysts
Requirements
- Solid Project Management experience applying appropriate methodologies, eg waterfall, agile/scrum (scrum master desirable)
- Strong BA skills, demonstrated passion to determine underling business requirements and to lead the implement the business requirements - end to end (including, specifications, validations, testing and enabling automated testing)
- Excellent financial markets knowledge in Markets/Investment Bank Front Office (domain FX, plain vanilla and exotics, OTC's, IRs, etc.)
- Solid experience in Trading and Sales applications, in particular Murex
- Excellent understanding of the entire value chain (Front Office, Middle Office, Risk Management, Operations, Financial Accounting)
- Excellent problem solving skills (in particular complex issues and problems in a Trading and Sales environment)
- Proficient in various PM/BA tools, JIRA, MS Office applications, VISIO, etc.
- Proven track record for successful delivery of FX IT platforms
- Works very well in in a fast paced and dynamic environment
- Excellent English
Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy