Project Manager/Business Analyst - Capital Markets

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking global bank as a Strategic Project Manager/Business Analyst in Jersey City, NJ. This contract role offers the potential for extension or full-time employment. Collaborate with industry experts to enhance financial operations while leveraging your extensive knowledge of financial markets products. You will be responsible for driving control enhancements, conducting in-depth analyses, and ensuring compliance with regulatory commitments. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, working alongside some of the brightest minds in finance. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a Project Manager in a global bank or financial services.
• Expertise in Operations risk and controls with a focus on compliance.

Responsibilities

• Enhance global Operations processing risk control framework.
• Lead efforts to meet regulatory commitments related to third-party risk.

Skills

Project Management

Financial Markets Knowledge

Operations Risk and Controls

Quantitative Analysis

Process Improvement

PowerPoint Skills

Documentation Skills

Consulting Background

Compliance Requirements

Control Enhancements

Education

Bachelor’s/University Degree

Tools

JIRA

Excel

Tableau

SharePoint

Job description

Grow your career with an innovative global bank in Jersey City, NJ as a Strategic Project Manager/Business Analyst with strong Financial Markets product knowledge. Contract role with strong possibility of extension or conversion to full-time employment. Will require working a hybrid schedule 3 days onsite per week.

Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.

Contract Duration: 12+ Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s/University degree.
• 10+ years of experience as a Project Manager in a large, global bank or financial services institution.
• Consulting background.
• Comprehensive and wide-ranging understanding of financial markets products.
• SME level experience with a focus on Operations risk and controls (e.g., Margin, Settlements, Middle Office, Reconciliations, Trade Booking).
• Expertise within multiple areas of Operations/Middle Office functions and how they interact to achieve the objectives of the function.
• Proven track record ability to take a lead and drive control enhancements within Operations/Middle Office.
• Familiar with Risk & Control compliance requirements for a global Markets business.
• Able to conduct in-depth quantitative and qualitative analysis to solve problems and develop new, innovative solutions.
• Strong ability to perform targeted “deep-dive” assessments.
• Comprehensive understanding of process improvement and control design; ability to independently perform controls effectiveness assessment.
• Experience in Legal entity chain.
• Very strong PowerPoint skills to develop & delivereffective presentations to senior management.
• Skilled in JIRA.
• Strong Excel skills for analysis including macros.
• Strong documentation skills. Able to review documents and statements.
• Experience monitoring and governing third party risk management/broker dealers.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Certifications: CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, ACCA, CISA or similar.
• Experience in planning, scoping and/or leading execution of Internal Audit, Compliance or First Line assurance projects.
• Experience using Tableau and SharePoint.

What You Will Be Doing

• Responsible for effective partnership with other groups to continuously enhance (design, implement, and deliver) global Operations processing risk control framework.
• Lead efforts to ensure commitment made to regulators are met related to third-party risk.
• Provide solutions to minimize Manual Touch points arising from Markets business activity.
• Responsible for delivery of a small and large-scale risk programs and workstreams.
• Responsible for daily monitoring of key ratings and indicators to determine whether Operations is operating within (or out of) Third-Party Risk Appetite.
• SME level support in assessing End to End Risks and Controls design to determine gaps in Inter-Affiliate framework.
• Identify control weaknesses & gaps, report results, raise Issues (as needed) and track to resolution by collaborating with Markets colleagues so that issues have corresponding implementable actions and ownership through to closure, whilst aiming for automation of enhanced controls, where appropriate.
• Responsible for quality of reports including issues, overall control enhancements and action plans in collaboration with key business stakeholders.
• Responsible for completing tasks within broader projects to agreed timescales, whilst keeping stakeholders up to date on progress and escalating any blockers.
• Build and maintain an excellent relationship with other stakeholders.
• Assist in creating and submitting timely Governance updates on progress against plan, key issues identified and escalating accordingly.