Business Project Manager Banking FSO

My Client, a global consulting firm based in Dublin City Centre, is looking for an experienced Business Project Manager to work in their FS Advisory Team.

Responsibilities

• Management & delivery of complex multi-stream one or more projects/programme in accordance with client Project Management Methodology, including managing project scope, schedule, financials ,risk, issue, assumptions, dependencies, resourcing and governance.
• Plan and manage projects, incl. documentation of project scope, scheduling and monitoring of delivery; organisation and leadership of governance meetings; preparation and distribution of progress reports; management and monitoring of project costs/budget and cash flow/invoicing; management and correction of deviations from plans; and communication with relevant stakeholders.
• Early identification & management of internal/external dependencies across the Project/Programme.
• Communicate and manage Project/Programme risks and issues.
• Maintain a standard-format roadmap of inflight deliverables and roadmap, for use in project, programme and portfolio reporting and tracking.
• Monitor benefits realisation in the form of key outcome metrics.
• Coordinate and manage the development and implementation of the business case and financial management to project close out, incl. preparation and presentation at relevant governance reviews.
• Partner with Product Owner and Solutions Delivery Manager in the overall achievement of programme/project outcomes.
• Partner with Product Owner, Solutions Delivery Manager to continuously improve governance processes and ways of working.

To qualify for the role you must have

• 7+yrs experience in a project management in financial services.
• Experience of delivery of complex projects and strong presentation skills.
• Highly experienced in financial, stakeholder and people management.
• Experience of working on projects through the full delivery life-cycle (from project concept/initiation to closing)

Ideally, you'll also have

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty
• Primary Degree
• Project Management Certification e.g. PRINCE2 is desirable

Skills and attributes for success

Decision Making

• Identify and make decisions that have a significant project impact; escalating decisions that cannot be resolved within the project in line with project/programme governance structure.

Problem Solving

• Identifies, drives and leads problem solving and issue management for the project deliverables.
• Accountable for project team adherence to client delivery methodology and ensures any deviations are addressed.
• Influences and contributes to continuous improvement of methodology and policy.

Collaboration

• Collaborates across the organisation & externally, including external regulatory bodies and stakeholders.
• Identifies and manages cross functional interdependencies

Level of Influence

• Influences and negotiates project outcomes with senior stakeholders, often across multiple functions.
• Prepares and presents analysis, insights and recommendation to assist agreed governance forums with decision making