A subsidiary of a Global Financial Services Company requires your experience and proven passion for investment industry in the capacity of a Project Manager.

Purpose of Job

To manage the numerous projects across the various jurisdictions of the fund administration business from conception to implementation.

Projects includes the following:

On-boarding of new funds

Migration from other Administrators onto our client’s platforms

Group projects (streamlining of processes/models to gain cost efficiencies)

Manage numerous projects from conception to implementation and provide post implementation support

Manage interdependencies between the projects

Manage dependencies, issues and risks through to resolution, escalating where necessary.

Ensure appropriate change control is maintained throughout the project lifecycle

Evidence change controls are applied throughout the project lifecycle

Perform business process modelling and re-engineering and produce detailed process and procedure documentation

Perform business requirements gathering and producing detailed specification documentation

Provide project and programme status reports and to manage project and steering meetings as appropriate and facilitate accordingly

Provide maximum support to operational teams throughout the project lifecycle including post implementation support, providing key information, training, assistance with documentation and any other support required

Build and maintain good working relationships across all divisions of JTC, the wider group and with external clients

Maintaining client relationships

Responsiveness to client needs

Keeping clients informed

Supporting client needs

Team working – ‘can do’ attitude

Personal commitment

Effective management

Communication

Influencing skills

Role Requirements

Project Management experience

Includes preparing of project documentation including scorecards

Tracking projects against milestones and targets

Risk identification and escalation

Interactions with different parties in the group as well as external parties (facilitating meetings, tracking action points, ensuring timely delivery from different individuals)

Good skills in terms of dealing with different types of individuals under demanding timelines and ensuring that they deliver on time.

Fund Administration Operations experience is a plus

Personal integrity

Honesty and transparency

Product awareness

Risk awareness

Professional delivery

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