Market Risk Project Manager

Job Title: Market Risk Project Manager

Client: Citi Bank

Location: NYC, NY

-NYC (Onsite 3x week)
-6+ Months

Supplier Call Notes
Sr. Project Manager within the Fundamental Trade Review Book group
Market Risk experience
At least 8 years of experience
Capital Markets
Communicator in managing deliverables
Regulatory background
Support existing leads of projects Support work streams
Not looking for Market Risk mgrs

Hybrid - 3 Days in Office
FRTB Project Manager
Must have strong PM background and 8+ years in capital markets
Market risk/credit risk
Role will manage multiple deliverables within technology, business, risk, finance, regulatory

DESCRIPTION:

• The role will be part of a core central Program Management Team charged with ensuring the timely execution of deliverables across all workstreams whilst imparting subject matter expertise and know-how.
• The candidate must be an individual experienced in project management and with sufficient subject matter expertise to be able to provide meaningful solutions that are functional and sustainable.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Transformation / change management / PMO experience with a focus on Capital Markets initiatives to address regulatory, audit, risk and control and / or risk management issues
• Partner with the Business, Finance and Market Risk to implement strategic solutions for the firm.
• Represent Client Transformation across various streams of work to ensure the timely delivery of key initiatives, milestones, issue tracking, and issue remediation.
• Effective communication with key stakeholders, both internal and external to the program / project, including obtaining buy-in for business process and infrastructure changes.
• Work closely with the Markets Business and Technology teams to ensure that the data is accurate, complete, has proper data lineage, and help steer the overall data governance.
• Delivering effective, articulate, and concise presentations to senior management covering project / program status, resourcing and plans
• Working knowledge of Markets business and products (FICC and Equities) and / or regulatory capital
• Ability to influence and build collaborative relationships across Global Markets front-to-back stakeholders, e.g., trading desk, finance, operations, technology, risk management
• Experience analyzing large datasets using SQL, Python, a plus
• Assist in ensuring that all target state tools, processes and controls are socialized effectively and are approved at or by the appropriate governance forum or level
• Manage internal and external dependencies across initiatives, including working closely with Risk Managers, Product Owners, Front Office, Product Control and Technology teams
• Identify challenges and proactively seek to resolve or escalate risk and issues in a timely and well-articulated manner to the projects by engaging relevant stakeholders and PMs
• Engage senior stakeholders continuously by escalating and resolving issues as they arise
• Produce accurate and insightful project update materials and artifacts, tailoring to various forums and committees
• Build strong relationships, adopting a joined-up approach, to support the execution of programs

Skills Required:

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience
• Strong & proven track record in strategic project management and delivering complex solutions are essential
• Has significant experience in Capital Markets Transformation
• Significant experience in scoping, developing and prioritizing plans for strategic initiative
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; must be articulate and persuasive with the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to senior stakeholders
• A solid understanding of mechanisms to track and communicate performance
• Ability to drive change to business practices by working effectively across a global organization and understand different perspectives
• Thought leadership in target state design through engaging stakeholders at various levels of the organization
• Demonstrated analytical skills with follow-up and problem-solving capability

Skills Preferred:

• Experience in Market Risk and Regulatory related projects
• Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred
• Project Management certifications e.g. PMP or equivalent a strong plus

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $90.00 - $92.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person