Front Office Project Manager

buscojobs España; Cantabria; Presencial; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading company in the financial sector seeks a Project Manager to oversee front office change projects. The role involves managing the project lifecycle, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in financial institutions and relevant certifications.

Formación

• At least 5 years of experience in front office change projects.
• Deep product and process knowledge of derivatives.
• Expertise in project/program management and governance.

Responsabilidades

• Manage the full project lifecycle ensuring compliance with quality standards.
• Coordinate with peers and risk control owners to ensure quality delivery.
• Define and track project outcomes and manage third-party vendors.

Conocimientos

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

Educación

Prince2 certification

PMI certification

Six Sigma certification

Descripción del empleo

The FO Change team supports the front office in delivery, reporting, and administration of change, reporting to the COO function. The project supports a key initiative enabling the EMEA regional strategy, focusing on the merger of two existing entities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full project lifecycle ensuring compliance with quality standards, data accuracy, and timely delivery from initiation to closure.
• Utilize reporting tools and conduct regular meetings to monitor project progress.
• Coordinate with peers and risk control owners to ensure quality delivery.
• Use golden source data for updates to oversight and executive committees.
• Sign off on project deliverables and manage steering committees and cross-functional working groups.
• Support the portfolio manager in governance and delivery oversight.
• Identify issues and resolve problems promptly, providing clear recommendations.
• Maintain stakeholder collaboration, ensuring transparency and effective risk and issue management.
• Define and track project outcomes and benefits, managing third-party vendors, and recruiting project staff.
• Monitor sub-portfolios for synergies and avoid duplication.
• Ensure governance of project steering committees and manage project baselines, change approvals, and lessons learned.

Skills

Must have

• At least 5 years of experience delivering front office change projects within financial institutions.
• Deep product and process knowledge of derivatives and trade lifecycle events.
• Experience in investment budget management and project resource planning.
• Expertise in project/program management, governance, and documentation standards.
• Knowledge of compliance standards such as SOX and operational resilience.
• Relevant educational qualifications, preferably with certifications like Prince2, PMI, or Six Sigma.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of banking regulations and front office processes.
• Experience with vendor negotiations and stakeholder management.
• Leadership, coaching, and agile project delivery experience.
• Excellent communication skills across organizational levels.