Overview
Associate/AVP – Business Analysis & Project Management – Trade Controls – Investment Bank
Key responsibilities:
– Project Management of medium to high level complexity projects. Adhere to project governance standards and deliver within stated time, cost and risk framework
– Business Analysis of medium to high level complexity projects
– PMO for large and complex programme
– Ensure stakeholder engagement and understand their needs
– Elicit requirements using various analysis techniques
– Manage & coordinate activities of the project team to ensure good quality of deliverables without escalations
– Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately – Constantly identify, review and address risks & issues
– Actively review project progress adherence to schedule, resource utilization & progress against objective
– Prepare for and host regular working group / steering committee meetings, track actions from each meeting to ensure completion
– Manage user acceptance testing and obtain UAT sign-off
– Formal Project closure, handover and lessons learnt
– Ensure constant sharing of best practices across the team
Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:
– Project Delivery Skills
– Flexibility (Open to Change)
– Adapts effectively to changing plans and priorities
– Stays on target to complete goals regardless of obstacles or adverse circumstances
– Rigorous follow through on all commitments to achieve results
– Planning, Organizing and reviewing skills
– Strong planning, organizing & reviewing skills
– Decision Making & Influencing Skills
– Interpersonal and Communication Skills
– Ability to work with a varied set of individuals across levels
– Initiates and develops business relationships positively
– Positive Persuasion and assertiveness
– Ability to lead key engagements and work with senior stakeholders
– Financial Knowledge
– Understanding of the trade lifecycle
– Basic understanding of financial products – equity, derivatives, fixed income, FX
– Finance Certification (CFA, FRM, NCFM etc.) will be a plus.
– Ability to analyse data using R, Python, SQL or any other data analysis tool and present the findings to senior management and other stakeholders to drive decisions
– Educational or working background in accounting and finance