Assistant Vice President, Project Manager

CLS-Group • Iselin, NJ

3d • $135,000 - $150,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager plays a key role in ensuring the success of CLS projects.

Requirements

• 10+ years of project management experience, technology or financial industry
• Experience in managing projects using SDLC (Waterfall and/or Agile)
• Manage project finance include project resource forecasting and ongoing tracking
• Manage stakeholders across different levels
• Experience in working with cross functional teams in multiple time zones
• University qualification in Business, Finance, Information Technology, Project or Change Management or a relevant field.
• Knowledge of SDLC process and documentation across different SDLC phases
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Project, Excel, and Access)
• Excellent internal client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills

Nice To Haves

• FX trading, settlement, or processes experience is a plus
• Risk management knowledge is a plus
• Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification is a plus

Responsibilities

• Project Planning
• Release planning, project planning, re-planning, and inter-projects deployment coordination
• Establish project meetings in accordance with CLS’ project governance structure
• Identify and implement change management practices
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Project Execution
• Maintain project objectives and set expectation for project teams
• Set project meeting agenda, materials, and other artifacts
• Lead project meetings and drive progress according to project milestones
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
• Manage day-to-day project activities across multiple functional groups
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
• Track and report project progress
• Risk and Issue Management
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Identify, monitor, report, and coordinate issues and risks remediation
• Stakeholders Management
• Manage stakeholders at all levels of the corporation
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Project Resources and Financial Management
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis
• Manage project financial to ensure project spending is on target
• Documentation Management
• Develop spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps to document project deliverables
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Ensure project documents are adhered to SDLC and CLS standards

Benefits

• Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
• 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
• Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
• Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
• Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
• Employee Networks (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about inclusivity.
• Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
• Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
• Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
• Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
• Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
• Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
• Annual flu vaccinations.
• Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
• Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
• All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
• Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level