Senior IT Project Manager - German/French, PMI/IPMA, Waterfall, UML, C

Senior IT Project Manager- German/French, PMI/IPMA, Waterfall, UML, Collateral Management, Securities Lending, Post Trading, Securities Settlement, Global Securities Financing

My client is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager with a strong focus on IT implementation to manage a Global Securities Financing project related to the collateral management service.

Duration:

The following timeline will apply for the project:

Project start: May 2015 (development and implementation phase)

Project end: Q3/2016 (phase 1), extension for phase 2 optional

Location:

The IT project manager is expected to be based in Luxembourg

Duties and Responsibilities

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The Senior IT Project Manager is fully responsible for the management of the IT project delivery.
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He/she is fully accountable to deliver the project within time, scope, quality and budget to the business sponsor. He/she is expected to lead the implementation project starting in parallel to the requirements phase. In particular this includes:
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Leading and controlling IT stages of the project life cycle from system requirement analysis, design, delivery and test to post implementation, adhering to known project methodologies and best practices.
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Full responsibility to delivery from development to testing and implementation within time, scope, quality and budget
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Effective management of IT project risks and dependencies.
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Close collaboration with the program managers of the program who are responsible for delivery of the constituent work streams within the program
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Ensure project management standards and processes used are adhered to.
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Ensure correct project documentation is adhered and maintained to defined internal standards and audit requirements.
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Ensure correct forecasting and strict budget/cost management of the project
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Strong risk management and communication skills are essential.
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Responsible for a timely and complete project reporting to the various stakeholders
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Close collaboration with the Application Owners and Business CIO line.

Requirements on the Project Manager

Qualification

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Project management methods must be known and must have been used in former projects (such as PMI or IPMA). A formal project management certification is of advantage.
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Extensive experience with IT Project management
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At least 8 - 10 years of proven project management experience in a financial services environment, including past experience in a major organization in the financial sector
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Understanding of programming issues and the capability to ask the right question
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Ability to develop project offers and a test strategy
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A proven track record of successful delivery of at least 8000 wd projects from specifications to implementation, with a strong focus on IT implementation
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Ability to manage several teams, with different specific focuses as well as to convince the team members and get their buy in.
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Very good communication skills including C-level, empathy and the ability to work in a team
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Good experience with Microsoft Project
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Proficiency in written and spoken English; German and/or French is of advantage

Experience/SFIA level

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Estimate according to SFIA[1] levels for project managers: SFIA level 6 (Senior Project Manager).

Skills

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In addition to project management qualification and the PM capabilities according to the required SFIA level, the following functional/technical skills are required.
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Solid knowledge about Software Development methodologies (Waterfall, UML)
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Solid knowledge about financial/banking industry (post trading, securities settlement, securities lending, collateral management and repos)
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Minimum of 5 - 10 years of IT experience