VP Level Senior Project Manager Risk Technology

ZipRecruiter; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the finance sector seeks a VP Level Senior Project Manager for Risk Technology. This role is crucial for managing Front Office, Risk and Regulatory programs, requiring excellent skills in Agile methodologies and extensive experience in Financial Institutions. As part of a hybrid team, you will coordinate Agile projects and collaborate closely with diverse teams to deliver on significant IT initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as a Senior Project Manager in IT within Financial Institutions.
• Expertise in Market Risk concepts and processes.
• Experience with Credit Risk or Liquidity Risk is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple major IT projects in Front Office Risk Technology.
• Serve as Scrum Master for Agile projects, ensuring practices are followed.
• Communicate project progress and design decisions effectively.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Practices

Market Risk Knowledge

Data Analysis

JIRA

Confluence

Financial Instruments

Tools

Excel

JIRA

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

VP Level Senior Project Manager Risk Technology

MUST be local to New York City, Hybrid Schedule, at least 3 days onsite

Salary Range: $105k - $175k

No Sponsorship Available

Senior Project Manager for Risk technology PMO team. As a Senior Project Manager, you will play a crucial role in managing Front Office, Risk and Regulatory programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple Major Projects in IT Front Office Risk Technology
• Manage planning, track open issues, documentation, and status updates for the ongoing projects.
• For Agile Projects, serve as the Scrum Master for one or more agile teams, ensuring agile practices are followed and understood
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and track budget spend and communicate any delays to stakeholders.
• Ensure that business requirements are translated into detailed functional and technical specifications.
• Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical teams, ensuring clear communication and understanding of project progress, design decisions, and Agile practices
• Work closely with Technology Leads and development teams to design solutions that meet business needs
• Track Development tasks and ensure product is thoroughly tested prior to Go-Live.
• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups.
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles
• Generate and publish monthly reports for Senior Management
• Ensure weekly status reports are published to all stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Experience as a Sr. PM in IT with more than 8 years in Financial Institutions working in a Market Risk Team
• Hands on Knowledge of concepts and processes of Market Risk
• Experience in Credit Risk or Liquidity Risk domains will also be acceptable.
• Strong Knowledge of Financial Instruments, Derivatives
• Hands on experience with data analysis
• Expert in managing JIRA boards, JIRA Dashboards, Confluence pages, Excel reporting, and creating and tracking KPIs