A large financial firm located in midtown Manhattan seeks a consultant to work a long term contract starting at 6 months + as an IT Project Manager.
The position will encompass a range of varied tasks working with Front, Middle and Back office; Technology and Operations line staff globally to:
. Conduct interviews with business unit and technical stakeholders for the purpose of gathering requirements.
. Translate business needs into written business requirements and functional design documents. Draft proposals for new projects and work with the technical team to propose solutions to business problems.
. Work closely with business unit, software vendor, and technology team, global CMT team to gain consensus and approval of requirements.
. Manage stakeholder expectations and understand business priorities.
. Develop and maintain project plans and communicate project status and any open issues/risks to project stakeholders;
. Create Expert User Testing and User Acceptance Testing test scripts, coordinate with offshore Quality Assurance team and execute tests of new software versions. .
. Provide deal support and other production support to debt syndicate desk, sales, operations and other business users of Capital Markets Systems.
. Track defects, enhancement requests, issues and questions and assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues.
. Conduct excellent business user training sessions and system demonstrations; prepare training documentation and quick reference cards.
Because there will be considerable business user contact, outstanding communication, problem solving skills and a highly professional attitude are essential. The candidate must also show characteristics including strong work ethic; leadership; dedication to constant improvement, attention to detail; assertiveness and initiative and must function well as part of a global team.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Mandatory Skills:
. Must be an outstanding communicator. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, analytical skills and a highly professional attitude are essential. Ability to build productive, strong working relationships with the business is critical, as there will be substantial business contact with end-users on the Trading Floor and in the Operations area.
. Must understand the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) methodologies;
. Must enjoy very detailed research and recording; Ability to understand complex business problems with the ability to interpret into a business requirements document, work flows, use cases and functional design and assist in technical requirements with minimal supervision.
. Must be skilled at organizing and managing large amounts of information in various forms;
. Must be able to juggle multiple projects at once, prioritizaing appropriately based on guidance from the team leader and the business;
. Must be customer-focused;
. Must be flexible;
. Must come prepared with a toolkit of techniques to elicit excellent requirement.
. Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.
. Experience working in the Financial Services Industry, fixed income business knowledge is critical.
. 6-8 years of hands on business analysis experience.
. Ability to design and create mock up screens to be included in requirements for the business.
. Experience in software and competent use of Microsoft Excel, Word, Project, Visio, and PowerPoint.
Nice to have:
. Highly desirable: Knowledge of the Syndications business, especially in the primary markets / capital markets / investment banking, Fixed Income Securities environment.
. Experience with databases, basic SQL.
. Experience with web development, HTML, Java or J2EE.
. Experience with data warenouses and ad hoc reporting tools, such as Cognos;
. Experience working with traders.
. Experience with global projects.
Experience: Candidates MUST be US Citizens, Green Card holders, or EAD. We cannot use H1's with this client.
Please forward an attached MS Word version of your resume along with hourly pay requirements to
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010