Reference # : 14-00854 Title : Senior Project Manager
Location : New York, NY
Experience Level : Start Date : 05/12/2014
Description Top tier investment bank is seeking a Sr. Project Manager to drive aspects of the 2014 Portfolio Alignment efforts for One Production Testing globally. PTG will be a central support and testing organization that drives production stability in a cost efficient way, focused on the needs of our customers while promoting compliance with best practices and regulatory requirements. There has been a steady evolution to the design since 2010, with an emphasis now to roll the solution out across the bank. This includes items such as: ROLE:
Establish Global first level support model for the bank to support business and technology applications.
Consolidate first level and engineering support for production support tools
Drive standardization and organizational alignment for global Capacity management function
Refine Service catalogue and management standards
Align PTG Reporting with other relevant reporting functions across the back
QUALIFICATIONS:
Strong consulting and project delivery experience
Strong communication skills and superior attention to detail
Experience and confidence dealing with all levels of management
Demonstrated work ethic and possess independent self-starter quality
Exposure to Engineering/Production Support/Testing necessary
Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and presentation skills
Bachelor''s degree with strong academic record; MBA preferred
General knowledge and interest in the Investment Banking and Capital Markets Industry Job Description:
Our CFO Program Services involvement has been substantive and strategic, including:
Overall PTG Transformation program management
Independent advice to PTG leadership
Drove target state organization modeling and structure (3,200 FTE)
Produced high-level value case and detailed value case (CHF 300 m budget)
Supported merger integration execution
Continue to define and Implement PTG Strategy The PTG horizontal has delivered significant benefits to the Bank:
Production support workload has increased significantly
Production support budgets have reduced >15%25%20in the same period
Large savings have also been achieved for testing (>74%25%20outsourced)
Average 10%25%20lower FTE cost compared to the rest of IT ...(More..) | 