Project Manager

Job Description

PMO - FinancePAYE Rate P/H £60 p/h PAYE base rates excludes holiday pay accrualGlasgow office 2 days per week12 monthsCompany Profile: Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firms employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments andindividuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley canprovide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our cultureGlasgow Profile:Morgan Stanleys Glasgow office employs in excess of 1,500 staff across Operations, Technology, Legal and Compliance, Internal Audit, Fund Services and Finance. Due to our growing business, we have a demand for career minded people to join our teams. Ouropportunities offer unrivalled scope for progression and training within a fast paced, meritocratic and constantly changing environment. Morgan Stanley pride themselves on maintaining a culture which champions diversity, an inclusive environment for all, recognitionand an opportunity to give back to our communities through various local charity partnerships. The office is located centrally and enjoys the additional benefits of an onsite gym and restaurant.Department Profile:The Cross-ISG Programs Group is responsible for large technology & process change initiatives including MiFID II, Brexit and LIBOR Transition and is recruiting for an enthusiastic and delivery focused project manager to join its EMEA team with a primaryfocus on Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB). The successful candidate will partner with numerous technology departments to define and manage system impact and delivery plans front to back from requirements definition through technical development,front to back testing, deployment and prod beta verification. Candidates will need to be comfortable working in a matrix style, as part of a relatively small central team, collaborating with technology SMEs and project managers embedded in different technologydepartments and business units.Duties:

• Produce technical plans and specifications with associated assumptions, dependencies, risks & issues.
• Produce reports and communication artefacts for working groups and steering committees.
• Be a clearing house for emerging issues and requirements and manage them to resolution.
• Track status and progress and ensure smooth delivery into a front to back test environment.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with partners in Technology and the various business units.
• Partner with technology SMEs to define technical design and architecture for a particular ecosystem.
• Participate in and lead Agile ceremonies for the project team. Maintain Agile artefacts such as sprint boards, story maps and portfolio plans.

Skills required:

• PMO experience working in FS doesnt have to be FS as long as they have good PMO experience
• Project planning
• Management reporting - powerpoint
• Drawing up project structure and operating model
• Management reporting - timeline/risk and issues and key things they need to know
• Manging key stakeholder reporting
• 3 days a week in office 2 days home
• Experience working in global projects as they do work in NY/Asia and worked time zone difference
• Excellent track record of application product development and delivery of complex global projects in Financial services domain
• Experience in managing the delivery of computer applications via established software development lifecycle models like Agile
• Experience of project planning, delivery management and program management.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Self-motivated individual and creative thinker who will take ownership of tasks and projects, able to work with the global team, and manage time and tasks effectively and independently.

Desired Skills:

• Strong financial services business knowledge.
• Strong communication & networking skills.
• Project leadership; bringing different teams together to execute on a plan towards a common goal.
• Experienced user of tools such as Excel, Visio, JIRA, JIVE, TWiki, Microsoft Project and Sharepoint.

Whilst engaged on a contingent assignment onsite at Morgan Stanley you will be provided with a supportive and inclusive environment. Morgan Stanleys skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globalcommunities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences.Interested in flexible working opportunitiesPlease speak to our recruitment team to find out if a flexible working agreement can be supported within this contingent/contract assignmentGiven the continued spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), all interviews will be conducted by phone or virtual connection to protect our candidates and Morgan Stanley employees.