Operations Core Project Lead Analyst - VP

Citi; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Project Lead in Pune, Maharashtra. The successful candidate will manage project execution, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and report on status and risks.

Eligible candidates should have 6-10 years of relevant project management experience, a Bachelor’s degree, and a strong understanding of stakeholder engagement and compliance practices.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years relevant experience in project management.
• Fully knowledgeable on the activities of the product.
• Basic understanding of the firm's businesses.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day execution and project milestones.
• Drive and support project execution and reporting.
• Establish relationships with business and technology stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Strategic decision-making

Education

Bachelor’s/University degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Project Lead Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day to day management of executing to milestones and budget on one or more projects.
• Assess creation of project plan, charter, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central project issue log.
• Work with Project Sponsor to ensure business case/cost benefit analysis is in line with business objectives and confirm project plans meet business needs as described in the project initiation documents.
• Ensure all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities and understand project schedule and key milestones.
• Escalate project risks to the Project Director, or Project Sponsor, when appropriate.
• Ensure vendor performance is monitored and actions taken if performance warrants.
• Provides sophisticated analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Directly affects the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel or provided services.
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and/or other team members.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

VP - Market Operations Project Manager Responsibilities

• Drive and support the Markets Ops Reconciliations book of work.
• Lead execution of projects, including driving the overall plans, managing progress of deliverables, leading business analysis, and ensuring all project delivery documentation is in place to the required standard and meeting stakeholder expectations.
• Take the lead with stakeholders to ensure project scope definition meets Operations objectives, drive requirements to ensure they meet strategic objectives, are clearly documented and well understood by all stakeholders including Technology and backed by a business case, cost benefit analysis, tangible benefits and associated KPIs.
• Provide weekly reporting of status, issue resolution and risks to the Program Lead and key stakeholders on a timely basis, driving working groups and workshops as required.
• Establish and maintain relationships with business and technology stakeholders.
• Drive and implement best practices and global consistency, simplifying and standardizing processes, controls and flows.
• Drive identification and resolution of issues, including those outside of the immediate workstream within their remit.
• Execute and drive project lifecycle, such as testing and operational readiness planning.
• Take the lead to facilitate and deliver change to reduce Markets Ops risk profile.
• Drive adherence to program processes, procedures, methods, and standards for program delivery as defined by Citi PM standards.

Recommended Qualifications

• 6-10 years relevant experience.
• Prior industry experience.
• Fully knowledgeable on the day-to-day activities of a product or process; basic understanding of the firm’s different businesses and the related economics; individual is expected to be subject area expert in one or more specific skill sets.
• Possesses a comprehensive understanding of how own area and others collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives.

Education

• Bachelor’s/University degree.
• Master’s degree preferred.

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