Project Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Project Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: BJA6
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Rate 500 p/d corp to corp/less on W-1 


Project Manager Role Overview: 

Administer the global project portfolio and release-level “book of work” for Repo IT’s trading and allied applicaions. Work with and global team of Repo IT management, business clients, developers team, and other IT stakeholders to prioritize, schedule, staff, and track all tasks in the book of work. Work collaboratively with the Repo IT team to identify and resolve project risks and issues. Work within mandated guidelines (such as SOX/GDSP) for project planning, management and execution. Apply and develop best practices to advance Repo IT’s project management capabilities (PMI/Prince2 etc). 

Drive successful design, development, quality assurance and deployment of repo IT’s projects and releases. Ensure transparency for Repo IT’s project management, by retaining and reporting project metrics. 

EXPERIENCE: 

Essential- Four or more years of experience leading application development projects in a Financial services environment. Understanding of Fixed income business. Hands on experience using a formalized project management methodology (e.g. SDLC, PMBOK, PRINCE, Agile PM, SCRUM, etc). Desirable- one or more years of experience working within regulatory compliance frameworks(e.g. SOX). Two or more years working hands-on in a product development environment. “Front Office” Trading system experience. 

SKILLSET: 

Essential – Project management and reporting. Microsoft Project, MS Office, Visio – ClearCase, SharePoint or other knowledge management tools. Desirable- Oracle and/or Sybase SQL – C#.net and/or Unix C++ messaging environments. Professional Qualities- Candidate must have attention to detail; have the ability to work independently and also as a part of a team; posess excellent communication skills and inter-personal skills; have a willingness to learn new skills and do whatever is necessary to ‘get the job done.’ Suitable candidates will be results-oriented, goal-driven self starters- Strong listening, verbal and written communication skills in dealing within IT and providing support to end users. Able to perform in a high pressure and highly dynamic environment. Highly analytical, pro-active and detail oriented. Demonstrates professional development. Education – Baccalaureate in Business, Computer Science, or related discipline required – Project management certification (PMP, CAPM or other) desirable. 

Opportunity to join a dynamic team in serving an important business. Be a key contributor to the success of Repo IT’s projects and development of project management practices within Fixed Income IT. 

Please quote your best rate and email a resume in Word that makes it obvious how you match the specification 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

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