Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Work as primary project and change manager for the APAC region
• In charge of inter-department projects, new product/business implementation projects and ad-hoc projects as directed by CEO, Asia
• To support functional department and commercial desk heads with planning, results tracking and implementation of their projects
• In charge of up-to-date and accurate project reporting and tracking as part of running a Project Management Office function (managing one headcount and working with an international team)
• To support the CEO, Asia and Group Executive Committee Members on all regional business and corporate development matters as necessary as well as the implementation of the Group’s multifaceted strategies across APAC

General Duties

• Handle high-priority projects, sponsors and stakeholders with competing priorities, resourcing levels and time constraints across all typical project phases:
• Project initiation and scoping, including definition of plans and setting as well as managing realistic expectations for successful delivery with project stakeholders
• Manage business analysis and defining exact project requirements
• Testing and implementation, in particular user acceptance testing
• Ongoing project management and quality assurance throughout the project build and managing relationships with key project stakeholders in Operations, Compliance, Finance, Risk, Technology and the Business itself
• Collaborate with Operations to identify and determine solutions to complex systems issues
• Collaborate with various business units to assess and streamline processes in order to mitigate risk or control issues and generate efficiencies
• Provide support and advice to Senior Management and project teams on project management tools and methods
• In charge of the New Product Committee and New Business Committee APAC
• In charge of all Executive Committee Proposals for APAC subsidiaries to secure Group approvals for new businesses and initiatives
• This list of responsibilities may not be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as needed

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum 8+ years’ experience in the Financial Services sector; focus on futures and options and/or securities (equities and/or fixed income) is key
• Knowledge of Prince 2 and/or Agile frameworks and methodologies preferable
• Knowledge of financial modelling and financial due diligence methods beneficial
• Project management and M&A tools and techniques
• Experience using JIRA, SharePoint, VDRs and Microsoft Teams; Word; Excel; Powerpoint
• Proven working experience in project management with M&A experience preferable
• Have a proven track record of scoping and driving delivery of projects and achieving results independently on time and to budget including:
  • Strong analytical skills and project management technical skills
  • Project scope definition
  • Project issues, challenges, risks definition
  • Status reporting
  • Development of high quality deliverables
  • Great organization skills - ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize accordingly and make decisions as required
  • Attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines under pressure and to provide practical solutions
  • Demonstrated ability to work across products, regions and functions, preferably in the financial services industry
• Demonstrate excellent people management skills and ability to influence key stakeholders
• Be a strategic thinker, able to lead project working groups, possessing strong facilitation and data gathering skills, and able to provide creative & innovative solutions

Qualification and Skills

• Degree level or equivalent education in Technology/Finance-related fields
• Strong analytical skills
• Effective planning, organisation and time management skills, especially in multi-tasking under pressure
• Cross-juristictional Regulatory and Commercial awareness and understanding
• Strong relationship building and communication skills
• Project Management Professional (PMP)/PRINCE II certification is a plus
• CFA certification is a plus

Tell employers what skills you have

Management Skills
Due Diligence
Corporate Development
Quality Assurance
Business Analysis
Agile
Project Management
JIRA
Attention to Detail
Pressure
Resourcing
Financial Modelling
Facilitation
People Management