Project Manager (12 month FTC)

Nucleus Financial - Salisbury, NC

Salisbury, NC

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

We're on the lookout for a Project Manager for Analysis and Design (A&D) to join our fast-paced Transformation team. This is a hands-on role, and you'll support the Transformation programme bringing some key skills including; planning across multiple deliverables, progress tracking, governance, co-ordination, and experience of both analysis and build phases on a major programme within the financial sector. Transformation is a large scale and complex programme of work, and already in flight so as a candidate you'll need to be able to 'hit the ground running'. This is an exciting and varied role and a great opportunity to play a part in the transformation of the Nucleus platform as we move towards becoming 'best loved' in the marketplace.

Responsibilities

• Formulating and updating project plans and maintaining schedules
• Tracking A&D and development build items with our third party supplier
• Reviewing and monitoring progress against project plans to ensure outputs are delivered to time, budget and quality specifications
• Managing risks, issues, and resources to ensure milestone dates are achieved
• Reporting project progress in line with stated policies and procedures within the organisation
• Communicating regularly with stakeholders and sponsors
• Setting and managing stakeholder and 3rd party expectations on timelines and ownership of outputs at various phases
• Working with our 3rd party partners FNZ to ensure delivery of A&D activities
• Coordinating activities and tasks among program teams, other internal departments and client or vendor/subcontractor organizations as needed to meet program goals
• Establishing teams, in consultation with other parts of the organisation, to ensure efficient delivery
• Responsibility for the efficient running of these teams by setting project objectives and working within a matrix management environment

Requirements

• Experience of working on large scale Change/Transformation programmes
• Experience of wealth management and pensions industry
• Understanding of Information Technology systems within a Financial Services platform environment
• Comfortable working with outsourced partners and providers
• Experience of successfully managing complex solutions, teams and activities
• Good IT skills including all elements of Microsoft Office
• Excellent influencing & negotiation skills
• Extensive project planning experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A flexible approach and the ability to influence and motivate others
• Ability to work well under pressure and keep emotions under control during difficult situations

Nice-to-haves

• Prince 2 or another recognised professional Change Delivery qualification would be an advantage

Benefits

• Non-contributory pension
• Bonus
• Enhanced parental leave
• Paid time off for emergencies
• Health and wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible working options