Senior Project Manager - firstPRO, Inc

firstPRO is now accepting resumes for a Senior Project Manager role in Waltham, MA. This is a 6+month contract to hire.

Looking for a Senior Financial Project Manager for a Trading Implementation Project in Waltham, MA (3 days a week onsite).

Responsibilities:

Accountable for the successful delivery of a technical solution that meets the expected timeline, budget and stakeholder outcomes

Responsible for the construction and management of a project plan that •identifies critical path dates, internal & external dependencies, key milestones associated with expected outcomes and resource requirements

Conducts project kickoff for all stakeholders and team members to ensure expectations are aligned on all aspects of the project

Establishes project document repository and channel for team collaboration

Establishes project meetings for all levels with the appropriate attendees and cadence

Effectively manage, communicate and document project risks and issues

Manages the scope of the project to ensure it meets expected outcomes, managing change where necessary

Work closely with External Project Managers to ensure cross-dependences are appropriately communicated and delivered to meet expected dates and functionality

Responsible for the preparation and effective reporting of overall project status as necessary

Captures and maintains all project information in the appropriate tool(s), ensuring information is updated in a manner that is timely, accurate and easily consumable by all audiences

Manage resources to ensure the project has the optimal team to successfully deliver

Ensure closeout process is completed

Qualifications:

8+ years of project management experience, including current role Experience in Agile and Waterfall

Proficient in: Planview/PPM Pro, MS Project, JIRA, Microsoft Office

Technical Experience: Data, integrations, Applications, Databases, Portals, Platforms

(Salesforce, ServiceNow)

Financial services industry experience- asset management, experience with trading applications, mutual funds

Must be accountable and be able to hold others accountable

Need to be assertive

Subject Matter Expertise Required:

• Experience with implementations including Investment related features/capabilities:
• o Mutual Funds
• o Model Management
• o Balancing Portfolios
• o Asset Allocation
• o ETF
• o Etc.

Nice to have:

Experience with implementations including the Orion Platform