IT Project Manager - Manchester - up to £50,000 + benefits (health, pension, bonus)
My client, a market leading business in their field, are looking for a versatile and experienced IT Project Manager who has specific experience in the regulated Financial Services industry, and who have previous experience in both systems and software development.
As an advocate of change, the successful candidate will support, guide and advise Project sponsors and stakeholders through the project lifecycle - including but not limited to business cases, project budgets, reporting costs and benefits achieved.
To be successful you will be a strong leader, capable of taking people in a professional and effective manner through times of change.
Key responsibilities:
* Establishing and maintaining appropriate and timely project plans.
* Establishing, maintaining and managing effective RAID processes and documentation.
* Managing change control effectively.
* Managing all internal and external stakeholders, including clients.
* Co-ordinating, developing and managing project resources, ensuring we get the best from project
team members.
* Chairing project meetings, ensuring decisions and actions are fully recorded.
The successful candidate will have:
* Extensive experience of managing and delivering complex IT projects that require coordination
across the SDLC gained in a regulated financial services environment (minimum 5 years).
* A background of working with internal IT development teams and 3rd party vendor development.
* An entrepreneurial ethos and approach, with the ability to provide a control framework that supports consistent project delivery.
* Proven ability to build an effective change culture.
* Relevant project management qualification.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships.
* Solid commercial awareness.
* Effective analysis and problem solving skills.
* Effective time management, planning and organisational skills.
* Ability to manage project team members effectively and proactively.
Candidates without experience in a regulated Financial Services business will not be considered.
Candidates with no experience in systems or software will not be considered.
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My client, a market leading business in their field, are looking for a versatile and experienced IT Project Manager who has specific experience in the regulated Financial Services industry, and who have previous experience in both systems and software development.
As an advocate of change, the successful candidate will support, guide and advise Project sponsors and stakeholders through the project lifecycle - including but not limited to business cases, project budgets, reporting costs and benefits achieved.
To be successful you will be a strong leader, capable of taking people in a professional and effective manner through times of change.
Key responsibilities:
* Establishing and maintaining appropriate and timely project plans.
* Establishing, maintaining and managing effective RAID processes and documentation.
* Managing change control effectively.
* Managing all internal and external stakeholders, including clients.
* Co-ordinating, developing and managing project resources, ensuring we get the best from project
team members.
* Chairing project meetings, ensuring decisions and actions are fully recorded.
The successful candidate will have:
* Extensive experience of managing and delivering complex IT projects that require coordination
across the SDLC gained in a regulated financial services environment (minimum 5 years).
* A background of working with internal IT development teams and 3rd party vendor development.
* An entrepreneurial ethos and approach, with the ability to provide a control framework that supports consistent project delivery.
* Proven ability to build an effective change culture.
* Relevant project management qualification.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships.
* Solid commercial awareness.
* Effective analysis and problem solving skills.
* Effective time management, planning and organisational skills.
* Ability to manage project team members effectively and proactively.
Candidates without experience in a regulated Financial Services business will not be considered.
Candidates with no experience in systems or software will not be considered.