Project and Program Managers - Financial Services

at  NicoServ

JOB DESCRIPTION

NicoServ is searching for experienced Project Managers to serve our twin cities clients. We need professionals who can work with their project teams, and across the organization to collaborate, building partnerships with Program Leadership, Business Partners, BAs, Architects, Developers, and QA. Ideal candidates will have solid experience managing technical projects, a hands on approach to project management, who can take charge of a project and deliver results that will make the overall project successful.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Strong Sr. PM with at least 8-10 years of experience managing IT projects while building meaningful relationships with owners, sponsors and stakeholders.
• Understanding of brokerage and managed account systems in the Financial Services Industry.
• Strong Sr. PM with at least 8-10 years of experience implementing financial services systems utilizing waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Strong project planning experience, defining milestones, deliverables with teams.
• Strong vendor management experience
• Experience with a variety of projects including large collaborative programs
• Experience working with and building trust and respect with strong business partners
• A history of partnering with strong technical teams, to work through technical issues
• 5+ years Financial Services experience, ideal experience in the brokerage space

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of associated work experience.

• Manage projects within the financial services sector, ensuring adherence to project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, conduct user acceptance testing, and analyze project progress.
• Manage Issues, Risks and Decisions balancing completing priorities and needs across the project and organization.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, utilizing negotiation skills when necessary, to ensure project alignment with organizational goals.