Our client, a leading financial services company is hiring Risk Project Manager on a long-term contract basis.
Work Location:
New York, NY; Tampa, FL or Dallas, TX
Summary:
- Supports planning, directing and coordination of day-to-day activities of running a program or portfolio of programs.
- Identifies stakeholders and key organizations and builds and manages relationships.
- Directs the creation of multiple programs of work and manages their alignment to business goals.
- Leads the facilitation, coordination, and arbitration of cross-functional macro level topics within/across programs and with Senior Management.
- Leads the identification of and drives resolution of issues, including those outside established programs of work.
- Works with stakeholders to ensure program scope definition meets business objectives.
- Works with Program Sponsor to ensure business case/cost benefit analysis is in line with business objectives.
- Drives adherence to program processes, procedures, methods, and standards for program delivery and leverages across the program.
- Assists program team in negotiating for resources owned by other departments in order ensure the program can be completed.
- Directs the communication of status, issue, and risk disposition to all stakeholders, including senior management, on a timely basis.
- Directs the identification of risks which impact program delivery and ensures mitigation strategies are developed and executed when necessary.
- Manages multiple teams or a functional area (depending on size of business).
- Applies comprehensive understanding of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues that have impact beyond own area.
- Ensures creation and signoff of program plan and charter, benefits management plan, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central program issue log.
- Ensures program plans meet business needs as described in the program initiation documents.
- Ensures all stakeholders are identified and included in scope definition activities, understands the program schedule and key milestones and receives schedule status regularly.
- Ensures funding has been approved for the program.
- Ensures all areas of the program are appropriately staffed.
- Ensures program commitment from those assigning resources.
- Escalates program risks to the Program Director, or Program Sponsor, when appropriate.
- Ensures vendor performance is monitored and actions taken if performance warrants.
- Maintains appropriate staffing requirements to meet operational needs.
- Exercises shared responsibility for budget, policy formulation and planning.
- Evaluates subordinates’ performance (if applicable) and makes recommendations for pay increases, promotions, terminations, and other personnel actions.
- Appropriately assesses risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding the business, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
- Pay range is $83-$107 per hour.
Required Skills:
- Experience with Commercial Lending/Loans
- 5-10+ years of experience
- First or second line risk project management
- Bank Consulting/Regulatory or Audit Background
- Should demonstrate a commitment to quality and attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders
- Highly organized and able to prioritize multiple tasks/deliverables for flawless execution
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
Education:
- Bachelors/University degree or equivalent experience
- Potentially Master’s degree