Job Description

Wealth Management Engineering requires a hybrid Technical Project / Product Manager & Business Analyst to manage critical growth Initiatives and Regulatory obligations by leveraging best in class project management skills and strong functional / architectural expertise. We are seeking a Project Manager, Product Manager, Business Analyst with excellent analytical, communication and co-ordination skills to support technology needs across the divisions. The role creates the opportunity for an individual to manage critical/key initiatives for the Asset and Wealth Management Division (AWM) which require an engineering uplift in order to meet new business opportunities and/or respond to industry and regulatory demands.

Roles will include;

Collaborating with Divisional and Engineering Management, Operations, Legal and Compliance to define and document the problem domain and requirements. Work with Engineering leadership and teams (within AWM and across Divisions of the firm) to agree solution design, resourcing and deliverables Supporting the Engineering teams during the entire development lifecycle by liaising with the broader project team to ensure supporting dependencies and deliverables are being met. Holding project teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work Defining, agreeing, tracking key project delivery metrics such as OKRs and Measures of Success and communicating status to senior leadership on a regular basis. Acquiring a deep functional knowledge of the problem domain and functional areas, providing an opportunity demonstrate your intellectual curiosity at all times. Asking focused questions and rapidly gain an in-depth understanding of the current processes and compare and relate to similar situations Apply first-principles / critical thinking to challenge assumptions (such as functional requirements and solution designs). Conduct detailed problem tracking, resolutions and completion of all actions and issues by their deadlines. Escalate items that are unresolved or at risk. Prioritize analysis based on risks and demonstrate ability to work with incomplete information

Basic skills and Qualifications:

A predisposition towards action, with the confidence & awareness to drive organisational change in a collaborative manner A deep sense of ownership & accountability for enhancing our firm & doing so in a commercially congruent manner Must demonstrate considerable energy, focus, drive and a sense of urgency to drive forward projects Experience as a Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst within the Financial Services industry (or equivalent, relevant experience e.g. consultancy / software house)

Strong understanding and experience of the Technology Concepts and System Development Life Cycle fundamentals
Knowledge of, and experience in implementing, project governance best practices and creation of key project artefacts. Experience using key project management tooling Experience and motivation to improve business process efficiency by leveraging technology

Strong track record of leading and delivering complex programs with tight deadlines


Excellent critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to communicate key messages, escalate issues and drive consensus with senior management Highly motivated individual with the ability to work autonomously as well as in a team and collaboration oriented environment

Desirable:

An understanding of the Investment Banking Business and Financial concepts, products, services and regulations An understanding and experience of the trade lifecycle and functional teams within an investment bank An understanding of the project lifecyle & specifically the software development lifecyle An ability to explain problems and represent solutions at the appropriate level of detail relative to the audience

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