BGI’s US Project Management Office (PMO) is designed to improve project planning, delivery, and cross-functional coordination of projects in multiple lines of business, with a primary focus on successfully delivering business change to BGI.
Job Responsibilities
• Develop a detailed project plan, including tasks, milestones, anticipated problems, and corrective actions. • Provide direction to the project team to ensure the assigned deliverables meet the given deadlines. • Actively support the use of BGI’s Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) and the System Development Life Cycles (SDLCs) for projects as appropriate. • Proactively identify and communicate project risks and issues. Ensure that issues are escalated appropriately to PMO management and/or business and technical sponsors. • Provide regular, thorough status reporting on projects. • Provide appropriate course-correction feedback to the PMO.
Qualifications
• At least 7 years of comprehensive, relevant experience as a project manager in financial services, including a proven track record with projects that include a significant technology delivery. • Experience with multiple system development methods such as Waterfall, RUP and/or Agile. • MS Project expertise required. • Proven track record delivering projects on time, on budget, and on scope. • Demonstrated success establishing clear priorities and managing changing demands to achieve strategic priorities. • Excellent organization skills; must be able to manage disparate tasks; manage project plans; manage ad-hoc teams without solid lines of authority. • Successful in team environments with varying ''dotted-line'' or matrix responsibilities. • Superior interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal. Must be able to communicate with technical managers, technical development staff, business analysts, and multiple levels within the organization. • International travel to the UK, Japan or Australia may be required.
