Markets Project Manager - McGregor Boyall

ZipRecruiter; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment bank in Belfast is looking for an experienced Project Manager to oversee the strategic transformation of their Futures & OTC Clearing platforms. This high-visibility role requires strong delivery expertise and collaboration with global teams. Must have strong project management skills in a banking environment and proficiency in Microsoft Project and Excel. The position offers a hybrid work model and is initially contracted for 10 months with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience in a global banking or capital markets environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery within the Futures, Derivatives, and Clearing Operations environment.
• Define project scope and develop key artifacts.
• Track and manage delivery milestones across multiple workstreams.
• Provide high-quality updates and presentations to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management experience

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Waterfall methodologies

Proficiency with MS Project

Proficiency with Excel

Proficiency with PowerPoint

Proficiency with Visio

Proficiency with Word

Job description

Job Description

Project Manager - Strategic Transformation (Futures & OTC Clearing)
Location: Belfast (Hybrid)
Contract: 10 months (with potential extension)

Are you an experienced Project Manager with strong delivery expertise across complex, high-impact change initiatives in global financial services environments? We're working with an Investment Bank undergoing a major strategic re-engineering of their Futures & OTC Clearing platforms, and they're looking to onboard a delivery-focused Project Manager to help drive the transformation forward.

This is a high-visibility role where you'll collaborate with global Operations, Technology, Business, and Compliance teams, as well as senior stakeholders across the bank.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end project delivery within the Futures, Derivatives, and Clearing (FDC) Operations environment
• Define project scope and develop key artefacts: business requirements, project plans, charters, risk/issue logs
• Track and manage delivery milestones across multiple workstreams
• Facilitate stakeholder communication and ensure timely execution of tasks
• Provide high-quality updates, presentations, and project artefacts to global program leads and senior stakeholders
• Champion change and process improvement initiatives across the function
  
  

Experience Reuired:

• Strong project management experience in a global banking or capital markets environment.
• Solid understanding of derivatives operations (nice to have)
• Working knowledge of regulatory reporting and trade lifecycle processes.
• End to end project management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Word (Access a plus).
• Experience delivering projects using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Proven ability to manage risk, solve problems, and influence senior stakeholders.
  

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.