Senior Project Manager - 9141 in London

CLS helps clients navigate the changing FX marketplace – reducing risk and creating efficiencies. Our extensive network and deep market intelligence enable CLS specialists to lead the development of standardized solutions to real market problems. Our innovative, forward-looking products make the trading process faster, easier, safer and more cost-effective – empowering our clients’ success.

The Senior Project Manager ensures that the project delivers the agreed business benefits on time, to budget, to the required quality standard, all within the CLS Project Governance framework. The Senior Project Manager will work on the Galileo Program which is a multi-year program to modernise the CLS Settlement estate.

The PM will be:

• Responsible and accountable for the project management of the Application Development and Testing delivery streams within the Galileo Program.
• Responsible for developing, in conjunction with the Program Manager, a definition of the project(s) and ensures the project is effectively resourced and manages the relationships with a wide range of groups.
• Responsible for managing the work of a large third party vendor, allocating and utilising internal resources in an efficient manner and maintaining a co-operative, motivated and successful team.
• Responsible and accountable for the delivery of several projects which report into the overall Galileo Program.
• Responsible for detailed project reporting and governance adherence.

Essential Function / major duties and responsibilities of the job

Strategic

• Defines plans through a rigorous and highly interactive process partnering with internal and external stakeholders, managing resources and environments.
• Agrees and formalizes plans, conducts or co-ordinates required business analysis where necessary. Presents plans and business cases and gains their sign off from sponsors and other stakeholders.
• Relationship management; develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Create project business case for all projects and ensure the benefits are measurable and agreed by all stakeholders. Responsible for demonstrating that stated benefits have been realised once the project has been delivered.

Operational

• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project, scope and budget.
• Manage and maintain interlock of projects with other project managers.
• Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Effectively apply, support and champion the CLS Governance methodology and enforce project standards.
• Best in class RAID management throughout the lifecycle of projects.
• Review deliverables prepared by the project team before company-wide review.
• Identify all project resources and where necessary work with the ePMO to secure project support resources.
• Identify and lead the virtual project team.
• Manage, mitigate and report project risks and issues.
• Managing co-ordination of the partners and working groups engaged in project work.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Detailed project planning and control including:

• Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan.
• Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan.
• Recording and managing project risks & issues and escalating where necessary.
• Resolving cross-functional issues at project level.
• Managing project scope and change control.
• Monitoring project progress and performance from a benefit realisation, time, cost and quality perspective.
• Providing status reports.

Leadership

• Coach and mentor junior members of staff.
• Display complete ownership for projects leading by example.
• Capable of managing a project team effectively through matrix management. Need to be able to get the best out of a team of people who are not direct reports.
• Experienced at managing stakeholders ensuring strong communication and governance is in place.
• Influence and manage the project teams (internal and external) to deliver to the required constraints of time, budget and quality.

Experience / essential and desired for successful job performance

• Significant practical experience of leading and managing complete projects within a program of work.
• Significant experience working with a third party to deliver against a fixed price contract.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience. Demonstrates a detailed understanding of the difference between the objectives of internal and external parties.
• Expert at navigating the detailed governance requirements of a highly regulated organisation. First class RAID management.
• Highly experienced delivering in a Three Lines of Defence model having daily interaction with the Second Line.
• Extensive hands-on experience of delivering complex IT change projects in a critical business.
• Have responsibility of delivering change projects with personal accountability for budgets in excess of £1m.
• Excellent communication skills with practical experience of supporting technical teams to formulate and articulate business benefits through the construction of business cases.
• Demonstrable experience of quantifying the effort required to deliver a solution whilst articulating any implications of any proposed solution on the wider business and existing systems.
• Experience delivering large IBM based Infrastructure projects.
• Experienced in creating well-structured and good quality project documentation with excellent skills in the use of the MS Office suite of tools and MS Project.
• Experience of using Microsoft Project Server or similar, to produce and maintain high quality project plans.
• Strong personal work ethic.
• Motivated delivery focused individual.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability managing projects in complex environment and a strong ability to solve problems through influence and negotiation.

Qualifications / certifications

• Formal training or certification in Project Management Certification (MSP/PRINCE2/PMI/APM/SIX SIGMA).
• Professional PM accreditation (Prince 2, PMI, APM etc…).
• Significant project management experience.

Success factors / ‘How’. Personal characteristics contributing to an individual’s ability to excel in the position

• Proactive Leader – Strong management skills which make you effective at leading a project team, negotiating with Senior Managers, stakeholders and external suppliers and contractors. You should be able to positively influence all stakeholders to ensure a cost-effective quality deliverable whilst ensuring effective time management to get the job done.
• Strong communicator – Be able to demonstrate several years of experience of communicating clearly at all levels within a business and with senior sponsors and internal and external stakeholders. Be well experienced in both the “Art” as well as the “Science” of project management to ensure that CLS obtains the maximum value for its investment.
• Delivery of Business Benefits – A comprehensive understanding and demonstrable experience in ensuring that all projects deliver quantified business benefits.
• Excellent Problem-solving skills – Demonstrable competencies in solving problems. Always challenging ‘facts’ in order to find the best plan to deliver the project. Where and when necessary, escalate early and appropriately to management prior to avoid issues and deviations to plan.
• Consultative relationship management – Gets to the heart of the issues with a presence and gravitas and clarity of presentation across all forms of communication.
• Strong People Management Skills – Able to bring the best out of people and a team through leading by example and by coaching and mentoring staff members and developing personalised self-development plans.