Description
Project Manager, Investment Banking Front Office, Business Process Change, Operating Model Change, Strategy vision
* Please note, although this role is being offered on a Contract basis, the programme of work could last for years, so any suitable permanent candidate should not be put off by the contract nature of the hire*
Our tier 1 Investment Banking client is looking to grow their Front Office business change delivery team in the hiring of a Senior Project Manager - Someone who has the ability to run elements of Programmes, but is equally happy with Business Analyst Duties as required. Candidates hired into this group previously have come from the traditional Management Consultancy houses, Strategy Houses and from Investment Banking competitors. The book of work is growing and should be strong years of growth. All the projects reside or are driven out of the Front Office. Stakeholders will be at a senior level - desk heads, MD's, COO's - and the projects are truly global in nature. Of course there are the market known' regulatory and other change initiatives affecting all Investment Banking and Financial Services Companies, but there are also some very unique and attractive projects which my client believes are 1st to market', which should provide an excellent addition to the CV when you chose to leave the bank for another competitor.
Contract is being offered as each of the drivers is project based and therefore headcount need will to ramp up and reduce aligned to the book of work. As stated, they predict 2015 and 2016 is likely to only involve ramp up and therefore lengthy contracts are guaranteed'. Many of the roles are strategic in nature. You will always have that key man face time. The projects themselves will be divided in terms of delivery' or strategic'. Delivery means those strategic projects which have been signed off and need to be done. Strategic will mean scoping, planning, mapping out options, discussing and researching via external bodies etc. Candidate backgrounds in Investment Banking, Asset/Wealth Management or Big 4 Management Consulting would be considered.
Some examples of recent or future projects are;
- Cost Saving from scaling back non profitable areas of the bank - business change without reducing headcount
- Risk Controls and Processes - Front Office driven as a way of boosting profits by becoming more streamlined
- Various regulatory initiatives, plus in-house self-policing initiatives - CCAR/DFAST/MIFID 2/Volcker
- Cross boarder/multi-branch initiatives
PLEASE NOTE INVESTMENT BANKING EXPEIRENCE IN THE LAST 3 YEARS IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL
A very unique and rewarding role.