Project Manager
| Company | Barings |
|---|---|
| Location | London, UK, Charlotte, NC, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Three/Four-year college/university degree in accounting, finance or related business field or equivalent
- 4+ years of project management experience including the management of large scale projects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- PMP Certification (preferred not essential) or other industry qualification
- Experience managing a range of technology projects
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills
- Deep Experience of Agile methodologies, i.e., Scrum, Kanban
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Experience with Microsoft products and industry standard delivery tools: Office (Clarity, Project Management tools like Smartsheet, HP Quality Center or other testing products, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Azure Dev Ops)
Responsibilities
- Assists the business with defining the scope and milestones of projects to ensure timely delivery
- Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders
- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets, ensuring timelines and quality standards are met
- Manage project resources, risks, and dependencies effectively
- Lead cross-functional teams, including fund accountants, technology teams, and compliance staff
- Provide clear direction and resolve conflicts to keep the project on track
- Foster collaboration and accountability among team members
- Organizes resources during the planning, execution, testing, delivery, and closing phase of projects; communicates project issues and status to key stakeholders and PMO management
- Ensures ongoing global project communication via status update and decision meetings during each phase of the project
- Prepares project reporting for senior management regarding the status of project, scope changes, delivery issues
- Assists the project team in developing any required workflows and associated documentation around new processes developed in the project
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
- Support system implementation projects, including fund accounting software upgrades or migrations
- Ensure systems are configured to meet accounting, compliance, and reporting requirements
Preferred Qualifications
- CFA, CAIA , CPA, or other financial services designation preferred
- Previous experience within a program management, strategic change office, or consulting organization
- PMI/Prince 2 or Agile certification preferred
- Experience with Microsoft AzDo Boards