Product Delivery Manager Vice President

J.P. Morgan; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm in London seeks a candidate with experience in managing derivatives products and complex program management. The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, and experience with agile methodologies. Proficiency in MS Office and Alteryx is preferred. This is an opportunity to collaborate with technology and business teams to drive significant projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with technology teams to identify and plan work slates.
• Supports initial development pilots during the initial phases.
• Tracks and communicates team progress based on agreed-upon plans.
• Recommends improvements and assists in changes to best practices.
• Helps the team make appropriate commitments through task definition.
• Facilitates discussion and conflict resolution.

Skills

Extensive familiarity with derivatives products

Experience in complex program management

Knowledge of Asset Management or Investment Management products

Experience with large program management

Strong understanding of agile methodologies

Strong written and oral communication skills

Analytical skills using objective data

Tools

MS Office Applications

Alteryx

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Collaborates with technology teams to identify and plan work slates based on priorities and overall release schedules/plans.
• Participates in and supports initial development pilots during the initial phases.
• Supports Core Operations change team and leads (subject matter experts) as necessary.
• Tracks and communicates team progress as it relates to the agreed-upon plan.
• Maintains process documentation.
• Recommends improvements and assists in changes to best practices.
• Assists with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and disseminating information.
• Helps the team make appropriate commitments through task definition.
• Identifies and removes impediments, preventing distractions that interfere with the team's ability to deliver the sprint goal.
• Facilitates discussion and conflict resolution.
• Participates in the organization and planning of the development schedule based on a methodology that creates a cohesive plan with identifiable critical paths, task dependencies, and major milestones.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Extensive familiarity, and experience with derivativesproducts
• Experience in multi-year complex program management or strategy implementation within a financial services or operations environment
• In depth knowledge of Asset Management or Investment management products, services, market instruments and conventions
• Must have experience with large program management and working with multiple teams
• Ability to manage different complex stakeholder map including senior stakeholders in the Business (i.e Portfolio Managers, Traders, Risk Management), Technology, Operations, Legal and Compliance
• Strong understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
• Must be able to concisely explain complex issues and possess a strong written and oral communication skills and be able to present to senior management

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of Fund Accounting platforms
• Understanding of Fund Accounting operating models
• Analytical skills with experience in using objective data to shape recommendations
• Experience with MS Office Applications required (Excel / PowerPoint) and Alteryx
• Proficient in designing Business Process Modeling (BPM) and Business Decision Modeling (BDM)