Change Management Project Manager at Alexander Technology Group

Change Management Project Manager 
Location: Boston - Hybrid 
Contract: 12-24 months 

The Alexander Technology Group is searching for a long-term consultant for a banking client as a Change Management Project Manager, who will manage medium to large projects through the project development life cycle. The Project Manager will work closely with the internal teams to define the project scope, develop the project plan, and manage the project budget. This person will be responsible for the execution of project tasks, mitigation of project risks and ultimately the completion of the project for the organization. Please review the job description below and if you meet the qualifications reach out to Chris McMillan at cmcmillan@alexandertg.com with an updated resume. 

Responsibilities 

• Lead the project team and various business units in defining scope, planning, budgeting and control all project tasks, resources and deliverables.
• Apply strong project management standards and best practices to ensure successful execution of projects on scope, on schedule and on budget
• Ensure that all project members adhere to strong project execution methodology standards and best practices throughout the project lifecycle
• Communicate to all participants the objectives of the project and work together toward a common goal.
• Review business cases, business requirements, functional specifications, and implementation plans.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to project members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Identify and manage business and analyst resources to successfully execute the project plan.
• Ensure thorough testing of all system changes, including user acceptance testing, regression testing, client testing and parallel/pilot testing as required.
• Liaison with the project team, management. Systems and users to keep them informed of the project progress. Create project dashboards and reports.
• Provide excellent client experience and understand the division and product, operating platform, business strategy, vision and priorities by achieving project goals and delivering desired results.
• Collaborate and negotiate project goals across the division leaders and systems
• Lead business analysis to determine how changing business needs will affect the system or product; clearly articulate the business need and potential solutions with support of insightful analysis and documented evidence

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree and/or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years related work experience in a Change Management Project Manager role or related position 
• Financial Services Industry experience and knowledge of Custody operations strongly preferred.
• 7+ years of Project Management and able to understand tools and techniques including business case development, ROI analysis, planning and issues management
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills with all audiences
• Knowledge of general regulatory environment and industry standards
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies / delivery approach