Refinitiv Looking for Senior Solutions Project Manager (FinTech and Forex Trading) at United Arab Emirates Full Time

Are you passionate about delivering large, strategic & client driven projects across top institution in BFSI domain across Middle East & Africa, then come join us!

This role is part of Global Consulting team, which delivers Refinitiv’s Foreign Exchange solutions that empower financial institutions with competitive advantage.

This role has a key contribution in delivering the value of the whole firm to our customers by establishing and facilitating Project Governance /Compliance of our Client Projects sought at improving the key performance indicators of faster revenue recognition, improving profitability and predictability, improving customer experience, and managing escalations through strong relationships with both Internal and External key stakeholders!

The role will also require focusing on maintaining and crafting transparency around a well-rounded view of the status and health of the client projects by developing independent, objective, accurate, clear and concise reporting.

This role will require proficiency in English & Arabic.

5-point summary

• You are a talented Senior Project Manager with a passion for leading numerous projects that relates to Foreign Exchange, Money Market, Market data, cloud and data integration (primarily in Treasury space).

• You have an impeccable eye for creating detailed project plans and milestone-based project execution.

• You possess superior project management skills and are able to tracks resource plans, communication plans, risk mitigation plans and issue resolution plans

• Your primary focus will be to act as primary interface with clients regarding deliverables, change requests, and sign-off on status and requirements

• You will indirectly lead a team of project members (from other teams internally, 3rd party consulting firms and client contacts) to ensure on-time, on-schedule, on-budget execution and deliverables!

Day-to-DayResponsibilities:

• Scope definition and management of project work activities, milestones, deliverables, resource assignments, project estimates,budgets and change requests.

• Identifies and proactively drives high quality project deliverables, dependencies, and critical path items – proactively handles changes in project scope

• Controls project deliverables, scope & expectations, and coordinates project progress with sponsors, steering committees, and senior leadership

• Develops and tracks to detailed project plans including schedules, technical and business requirements, cost estimates, resource plans including partners/contractors/3rd party vendors, communication plans, risk mitigation plans, and issue resolution plans

• Hold de-briefing sessions at the end of project with the internal and/or customers stakeholders

• PracticeIndustry Standards (PMI), manage/control and improve existing Project Management methodologies and best practices in Professional Services & Consulting

• Deliver reports, detailed analysis on impact of Project Management methodologies with focus on regular improvements on gaps uncovered between KPI targets and actuals around faster revenue recognition, profitability, predictability and customer experience.

• Establish Project Governance/ Compliance framework and create visibility around a holistic view of the status and health of the client projects.

• Develop independent, objective, accurate, clear and concise reporting to be used by Project Managers as standards across all client facing projects.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO ESSENTIALLY HAVE

• 8+ years of professional experience of Program/Project Management, with 50% of experience in BFSI domain particularly in FX/MM treasury space

• Project Management experience(client facing) focused on stakeholder management, scope, work breakdownetc

• Financial & Business Acumen that helps client to quantify financial value of the solutions

• Have functional, analytical, architecture and design skills around distributed infrastructure solutions across differing jurisdictions, locations, platforms & software

• Must be a proactive self-starter and possess the ability to solve problems and address issues with creativity and innovation

• Enterprise wide thinking – able to give end to end solutions

• Ability to influence and manage customer expectations

• Largely independent in driving day to day responsibilities without management intervention

• Knowledge of financial markets compliance workflows and understanding of business requirements

• Ability to multitask in a demanding environment with competing priorities to meet customer deadlines

• Strong communication and presentation skills with an agile approach based on the audience

• Ability to work in a dynamic matrix environment and influence groups outside of organization to execute efficiently

• Flexibility to travel across region is a must

• Fluent in English &Arabic is a must

• Must be PMI / Prince2 certified project / program manager.

Desired but Not Mandatory Experience

• Exposure with Refinitiv products like Electronic Trading a plus

• Knowledge of basic technologies – MS SQL, AWS Cloud, Python

• Exposure in delivering industry solutions like Kondor plus, Murex, Calypso, Credence a plus

• High level understanding of integration across various platforms & software

• Ability to become a Trusted Advisor who drives the Project Team

Education/Certification

Undergraduate or higher university degree in Computer Science or Project Management but not mandatory if they have relevant experience.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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