Project Manager - Strategy - BFS (4-8 yrs)

Job description:

1. Job Purpose Statement:

The Strategy team plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing the strategic agenda of the company. In this role, the candidate will lead strategy and execution projects across a broad range of topics and will be collaborating closely with senior stakeholders and the top management of the company to deliver measurable results.

2. Duties & Responsibilities:

- Project leadership: Drive planning, design, execution and delivery of strategy, transformation, and operational excellence projects. These projects will be cross-functional in nature, and will require working with, and leading cross-functional teams.

- Project planning: Define project scope, deliverables, schedules, requirements, budget estimations, implementation plan, and risk mitigation actions.

- Strategy and Analysis: Develop recommendations and actionable strategies that are based on internal data and financial services industry best practices, to help achieve project outcomes. Translate recommendations into implementation plans working closely with business stakeholders.

- Execution: Coordinate with internal and external resources, ensure projects remain within scope, schedule, and defined budgets, in collaboration with project staff from cross-functional departments. Adapt scope, timelines, and costs where necessary.

- Stakeholder management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders. Communicate project progress, risks, and outcomes effectively to influence strategic decisions.

- Performance Tracking: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor project progress and measure the impact of implemented solutions. Regularly report on project status, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders.

- Team management: Support strategy team development by mentoring and guiding junior resources, and build out of knowledge resources such as industry databases, third party vendor relationships, research firms, etc.

3. Key Challenges:

- Structured problem-solving approach to manage ambiguous and complex business topics.

- Strong learning bias needed to become fluent in new functional and industry topics.

- Ability to liaison, work with, and influence multiple stakeholders.

- Pro-actively identify risks, dependencies, and pathways for resolution.