Asset & Wealth Management - Birmingham - Associate - Project Manager / Business Analyst

WeAreTechWomen; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment banking firm seeks a hybrid Technical Project / Product Manager & Business Analyst to manage growth initiatives within the Asset and Wealth Management Division. The role emphasizes collaboration across divisions and the successful delivery of engineering projects aligned with regulatory requirements and business opportunities.

Qualifications

• Action-oriented with the ability to drive organizational change.
• Experience in improving business processes through technology.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with various teams to define requirements.
• Supporting Engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Tracking project metrics and communicating status to senior leadership.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Ownership

Education

Experience as a Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst in Financial Services

Understanding of Technology Concepts and SDLC fundamentals

Tools

Project governance and management tools

Job description

Wealth Management Engineering requires a hybrid Technical Project / Product Manager & Business Analyst to manage critical growth initiatives and regulatory obligations by leveraging project management skills and functional expertise. The role involves supporting technology needs across divisions and managing key initiatives for the Asset and Wealth Management Division (AWM), focusing on engineering uplift to meet new business opportunities and industry/regulatory demands.

Roles will include:

1. Collaborating with Divisional and Engineering Management, Operations, Legal, and Compliance to define requirements.
2. Working with Engineering leadership to agree on solution design, resourcing, and deliverables.
3. Supporting Engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring dependencies and deliverables are met.
4. Holding project teams accountable and removing roadblocks to progress.
5. Tracking project metrics such as OKRs and communicating status to senior leadership.
6. Gaining deep functional knowledge of the problem domain.
7. Applying critical thinking to challenge assumptions.
8. Managing problem resolution and escalation of unresolved issues.

Basic skills and qualifications:

• Action-oriented with the ability to drive organizational change collaboratively.
• Ownership and accountability for delivering value.
• Energy, focus, and urgency in project delivery.
• Experience as a Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst in Financial Services or relevant industry.
• Understanding of Technology Concepts and SDLC fundamentals.
• Knowledge of project governance and management tools.
• Experience in improving business processes through technology.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.

Desirable:

• Understanding of Investment Banking and financial concepts.
• Experience with trade lifecycle and functional teams in investment banking.
• Knowledge of project and software development lifecycles.
• Ability to communicate problems and solutions effectively.

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