Fintech Project Manager at Iress

Job description

About the role

Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects; whilst ensuring consistency with company strategy, protocols, commitments and goals.

• Lead planning and implementation of discreet projects

   

• Facilitate definition of project scope, goals, deliverables and timeframes

   

• Plan and schedule project timelines

   

• Define project tasks and resource requirements

   

• Develop full scale project plans

   

• Assemble and coordinate project resources - manage project resource allocation

   

• Implement and manage project Engagement Model

   

• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools and constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders per agreed mechanisms

   

• Provide direction and support to project team

   

• Proactively monitor and manage project progress, risks, issues, mitigating actions/solutions and delivery quality

   

• Implement and enforce IRESS PMO Change Management Process to actively manage project scope changes and interventions, as well as, associated stakeholder expectations

   

• Conduct project evaluations / Lessons Learned per project. Assess, publish and demonstrate implementation of results in future projects

   

About you

• Qualification in project management or equivalent

   

• Practical knowledge of and 5 years’ experience in both theoretical and practical aspects of project management and related tools within the Financial Industry – preferably in the specific markets within which IRESS operates

   

• Core strengths include communicating, influencing and leading across all levels of internal and external stakeholder organisations

   

• A team player who never shies away from taking responsibility and being accountable for success

   

• Ability to be productive and produce results, autonomously

   

• A decisive, critical thinking, pragmatic problem solver

   

• Proven skills and experience in:

   

• conflict management
• strategic thinking
• planning and organizing
• people management

   

• risk management

   

• change management

   

• A strong negotiator who remains flexible and adaptable

   

• Thrives under pressure due to high levels of stress tolerance

   

What you’ll bring to the team:

• Always uncovering the customer’s true needs through knowing our business, enquiry and learning the client’s business.

   

• Not settling for simply delivering stated requirements, but always striving to add real value.

   

• Build teams - not through telling people what to do but rather coaching them to find the right solutions and make decisions. Be an enabler rather – not a micro-manager. Remove blockages to allow teams get on with the work.

   

• Add maximum value and fully leverage teams by:

   

• Running ahead of the project team to make sure any potential roadblocks are timeously identified (or even removed) before the team stumble on them.

   

• Delegating to develop resource skill-sets and free yourself up to focus on what’s important, such as customer relationships, communication, leading and motivating, de-risking the project and steering the focus to the vision - always.

• Challenging the status quo – whilst complying with IRESS’s PMO methodology and actively employing our artefacts, strive to deliver change in better, cheaper, faster ways. Constantly assess what new technologies can be can employed, which extra benefits can be delivered and how processes can be improved. Encourage yourself – and the team – to think in new and unfamiliar patterns and ask questions such as “why”, “how” and “what if”.

   

• Gaining visibility for and strengthening buy-in to your projects through getting senior management involved and building great relationships based in trust with all project stakeholders. Proactively listen to stakeholders’ concerns and act upon their feedback to strengthen buy-in and commitment. Never shy away from initiating a difficult conversation.

   

• Instilling a risk-awareness culture in project teams by consistently asking people what they worry about, what is impeding their work and what could potentially go wrong. Constantly assess the impact on factors such as time, cost, quality and benefits if a requirement changes.

   

• Delivering on your promises – ALWAYS - do what you say you will and assist team members to do the same.

   

• Consciously sharing your knowledge and actively seeking knowledge / answers.

   

• Acting as an ambassador for the Project Management Office.

   

• Being an example for “making things happen”.

   

What we offer you in return

It’s a cliché, but we work hard and we play hard. We recognise and reward hard work with a great benefits package. On top of a good remuneration package we’ll give you a generous holiday allowance, retirement fund, life assurance and income protection cover plus a performance related bonus. We also provide seriously good coffee and plenty of other perks to brighten your day including a casual dress code, vibrant open workspaces with areas to relax including pause areas, table tennis; plus free fruit every day. There are always sports and social events happening and chances to get involved in our charity work if you want to. Oh, and every Friday the drinks are on us!

With offices worldwide, we offer exciting opportunities for you to learn, grow and progress. A career at IRESS really can take you anywhere.

Join us and be part of something amazing.