Tuesday, November 30, 2010

[itroundtable] LEAD: PM - Sr Portfolio Mgmt - NJ - 3 mos contract - Fin Svcs

 

Duration is 3 Months with possibilty of extension. For a good resource there is the potential for a PERM opportunity. However, this is not guarunteed, only a possibilty.

Senior Portfolio Managers provide Project Management for small/medium/large projects or other projects as assigned. Small projects are defined as effort requiring less than 1,000 hours of effort from technology resources and/or less than 50K in capital expenditure Medium projects are defined as effort requiring 1,000 to 4,000 hours of effort from technology resources and/or expend $25 to 250K capital spend. Large projects or programs are defined as efforts requiring greater than 4,000 hours of effort from technology resources and/or expend greater than $250K capital spend.

Senior Portfolio Managers may also be assigned to programs having some cross workstream dependencies and complexities. Projects are defined as temporary endeavors undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. Programs are defined as a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually

Portfolio
• Provide Business constituents with coaching, expertise, to understand and participate in the Client Project Life Cycle
• Facilitate the documentation and approval of new project requests from assigned business partners
• Coordinate with their Program Director to Interface with business clients to understand their needs and secure appropriate project buy-in/sign-off
• Recommend functional solutions to business issues or competitive pressures
• Assist business clients with new ideas and/or new ways to implement the ideas
• Facilitate discussions and decision making for long-term forecasting and roadmap for product development
• Liaison between Technology Key Leaders and management to appropriately map technology solutions and planning

Project
• Provide Enterprise Project Management for projects or programs in accordance with the TDA Project Life Cycle
• Provide expertise, communicate and implement Project Life Cycle for:
o Timeline management
o Issue Resolution and escalation
o Communications & status reporting
o Knowledge
o Vendor Management
o Risk Management
o Stakeholder Management
o Resource Management
o Deliverable Management
o Scope Management
• Facilitate decision on final go/no-go decision
• Identify cross functional project resources and manage their deliverables
• Coordinate and lead project team meetings
• Communicate all project-related information (weekly status reports, participation in executive meetings, etc) to cross functional team
• Ensure completion of business requirements document where required
• Track progress and participate as necessary in business acceptance testing
• Identify, track and resolve project issues
• Ensure that projects are phased as needed
• Seek and review input from cross functional team and make final decisions regarding project scope
• Submit input about implementation details as needed to make strategic decisions
• Drive decision making to keep project on track and ultimately successful
 
Qualifications:

• Advanced problem solving and analytical skills
• Solid business knowledge as it relates to the brokerage industry, financial and capital markets
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills required for interactions across organization
• Experience in presenting to senior management
• Minimum of 6 years relevant industry experience
• Minimum of 5 years Project Management experience with successfully running large, diverse cross-functional teams
• Advanced working knowledge of the Project Lifecycle with experience across all types of project (application development, packaged solutions, process improvement, infrastructure, etc.)
Advanced working knowledge or managing programs with experience in coaching and mentoring projects managers

Experience in facilitating large group meetings
• Experience in establishing project baselines and tracking to those baselines
Bachelor degree in business, finance, or related field. MBA preferred.
• Advanced understanding of technical arena and understanding of system development
• Outstanding written and verbal communication, listening and analytical skills
• Willingness to understand and support changes within the organization.
• Ability to lead associates through change and uncertainty in a positive manner.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Capable of handling multiple, complex tasks simultaneously
• Able to quickly assimilate and understand the systems utilized throughout the company
• Proficient MS Project Management and MS Office
* Must be availabe to work on site at TDA 5 days a week. No remote work possibility
 
 3-5 years experience with successfully running diverse cross-functional teams
• 3-5 years of experience in project managing diverse types of projects including process
• Minimum of 3-5 years relevant technology and/or financial services experience
• Minimum
of 3-5 years Project Management experience
 
• PMP Preferred
• Series 7 (Registered Representative), and Series 63 or equivalent (State Securities Registration), Series 24 (General Securities Principal) Series 4 (Registered Options Principal) a plus
* Financial Services experience in the Brokrage industry
 
Bachelor degree in business, finance, or related field. 
 
 If you are qualified, available, interested, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please call me ASAP at (212) 306-0100, even if we have spoken recently about a different position. You may also send me an e-mail. If you do respond via e-mail please include a daytime phone number so I can reach you.  In considering candidates, time is of the essence, so please respond ASAP.  Thank you.
 
      Sincerely yours,
      JoAnne Cabaluna
      Axelon Services Corporation

Thanks again.
JoAnne Cabaluna


Axelon Services Corporation
116 John Street
New York, NY 10038

Phone: (212) 306-0100 or (877) 711-8700
Fax  : (212) 306-0191
JoAnne.Cabaluna@axelon.com

For more job opportunities: www.axelon.com




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