Equity Derivatives Middle Office Project Manager

THE EQUITY DERIVATIVES BUSINESS IS DRIVING AN AGGRESSIVE INNOVATION AGENDA. THIS REQUIRES FUNNELING THE LARGE NUMBER OF IDEAS GENERATED AT ALL LEVELS (PRIMARILY BY FO) INTO A STRUCTURED FRAMEWORK. THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF RIGOUR IN DOCUMENTING/GOVERNING INITIATIVES IS IMPORTANT TO ENABLE TARGETED DECISION MAKING.

THESE INITIATIVES COVER:

* STRATEGIC SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION/RE-ENGINEERING

* NEW PRODUCTS AND MARKETS (INCLUDING NBIA

IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

* CLIENT OFFERINGS & STRATEGIES

* BUSINESS PROCESSES IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS FO, TECH AND OPS

THE CANDIDATE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

- WORK CLOSELY WITH THE BUSINESS (DESK HEADS, GLOBAL AND REGIONAL BUSINESS MANAGERS) TO UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS/PRIORITIES/ISSUES
- INITIATE PROJECTS BY DEFINING SCOPE, OBJECTIVES AND TIMEFRAMES
- BUILD AND OWN PROJECT DELIVERABLES: BUSINESS CASE, PLANS, ISSUES & RISKS
- BUILD AND RUN GOVERNANCE AROUND THE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES: COMMUNICATION, ESCALATION, RESOLUTION
- FACE-OFF TO PARTNERS ON BEHALF OF THE BUSINESS - TECHNOLOGY, OPERATIONS, LEGAL, COMPLIANCE, TREASURY AND OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS
- BE THE VOICE OF THE BUSINESS: MAKE PRIORITIES TRANSPARENT, INFLUENCE TO MINIMISE LEAD-TIME
- PERFORM COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS TO PROPOSE OPTIMUM FUTURE PROCESS TO THE BUSINESS
- ULTIMATELY, SUCCESSFULLY DELIVER OWN PORTFOLIO OF INITIATIVES

WE ARE LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES WITH THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS:

- EXCELLENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS & A TRACK RECORD IN DELIVERING COMPLEX PROJECTS ON BEHALF OF FRONT OFFICE/OPERATIONS
- PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, IDEALLY WITH UNDERSTANDING OF EQUITY DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS
- STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRANSACTION LIFE CYCLE
- EXCELLENT PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS OPERATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ISSUES
- STRONG COMMUNICATION SKILLS, BOTH WRITTEN AND VERBAL, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING SENIOR BUSINESS EXECUTIVES