Business Project Manager opportunity required by longstanding financial services company seeking proven project management skills responsible for a small number of financial digital business transformation projects centred on dashboards and auditing processes, whilst managing communication with and expectations of senior internal and client stakeholders.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an organisation which is embracing major financial innovations, as the company grows and further develops its financial services offering.
The hybrid role is offered for an initial six-month period (either on a daily rate or as a fixed term contract) with some flexible remote working out of their Leeds offices in Yorkshire.
If you are a LTD company we offer an attractive day rate and for the Fixed Term Contract option offers an attractive salary to c£57K plus bonus and attractive benefits package.
Business Project Manager - Skills and knowledge
- Qualification in project management and evidence of exposure to leading a diverse range of financial service projects and work streams with the credibility to manage relationships with senior and diverse stakeholders.
- Experience of digital business transformation and managing multiple third-party relationships.
- Strong and robust project / portfolio reporting including raising and management of risks, issues and mitigation plans.
- Expert planning, judgment and analytical skills including financial cost benefit analysis.
- Critical thinking, problem solving, planning, organizing and decision-making skills with the ability to delegate and manage conflict.
- Strong understanding of business functions and structures, with experience of working with IT teams on complex projects.
- Excellent interpersonal and situational leadership skills with a customer centric approach.
- Resilient, robust, challenging with the ability to influence.
Business Project Manager - Areas of Responsibility:
- To support Senior Management stakeholders across the business in the delivery of key business projects designed to accelerate business development and growth in line with the business strategy.
- To design, develop and implement project and programme plans ensuring visibility and reassurance for required sponsors
- Lead the planning and implementation of project plans, facilitate the definition of project scopes, objectives, outcomes, dependencies and risks and accurately identify project tasks and resource requirements.
- Take the lead as Project Manager where required and work with sponsors and project teams to define and impact assess requirements, gain the appropriate approvals to proceed with projects and produce the required documentation for projects to expected quality standards.
Please forward your CV at the earliest convenience to our Consultant Elaine Hallworth for further information on this exciting career opportunity for Business Project Manager. To further discuss our client, the contract basis and the daily rate/package which includes a salary to £57K plus bonus and attractive benefits package including hybrid/remote working.
Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.