You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in Trading Services. You have found the right team.
As Senior Associate within our project team, you will spend each day pro-actively managing the project, understanding the business requirements & co-ordination with technology team to get the requirements delivered.
Job responsibilities
- Drive end-to-end project and test management for complex OTC derivatives initiatives.
- Engage with stakeholders and manage business user expectations to ensure alignment and clear communication.
- Oversee timelines, milestones, and proactively address risks throughout each project phase.
- Provide SME expertise to lead teams across the Derivatives Domain and application stack, collaborating with Technology to resolve Jiras.
- Analyze requirements, identify applicable scenarios, create test packs, and secure sign-offs for new initiatives.
- Manage automation scripting, defect and gap analysis, and leakage analysis as part of comprehensive testing.
- Resolve escalated risks, assumptions, and issues to ensure smooth project delivery.
- Adhere to the bank's internal processes, including configuration management, change control, and data/system access.
- Seek and implement process improvements to enhance project outcomes.
- Manage delivery through internal teams and communicate progress and risks to senior management.
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
- Bachelor's degree in finance
- Bachelor's degree in computer science/information technology or equivalent.
- Formal training in Project Management.
- Experience in FX, Derivatives, Finance, Banking domain.
- Should have been engaged in global implementation programs in Finance Domain.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills
- MBA preferred
- 7-8+ years experience in global implementation of Trading/Banking applications a plus.
- CFA is a plus
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft office suite and the windows desktop.
- Familiar with major relational database management systems Oracle, Sybase and SQL Server
