Business Transformation Project Management Specialist

Job Title: Capital Markets – Business Transformation Project Management Specialist

Location: New York City, NY (Hybrid Schedule)

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Company Overview:

WSN is seeking Project Management Specialists to place in long-term consulting roles with our client, a tier one wholesale bank headquartered in New York City, committed to driving innovation and excellence in capital markets.

Job Description:

You will play a pivotal role in driving strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing capital markets operations. Leveraging your deep knowledge of capital markets products and processes, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business transformation and optimize operational efficiency. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, project management skills, stakeholder engagement, and exceptional communication abilities to deliver successful outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Deep knowledge of capital markets products, including Equities, Fixed Income, Listed Derivatives, OTC Derivatives, Wholesale Loans, etc., to drive business transformation initiatives.

Articulate the entire lifecycle of capital markets products, from execution to processing, trade reporting, clearance, settlement, custody, and books and records postings.

Familiarity with capital and liquidity management concepts to optimize operational processes and mitigate risk.

Comprehensive data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement within capital markets operations.

Project stakeholders representing Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office Operations, Finance, Regulatory Compliance, and Legal to ensure alignment and collaboration throughout project lifecycles.

Maintain project plans, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful project execution and delivery.

Create a communications strategy for informing project sponsors and C-Suite level executives of a program’s or project’s progress, risks, issues, and decisions to be made.

Compelling and engaging PowerPoint presentations to effectively communicate project status, risks, and issues to senior management and stakeholders.

Working group and steering committee meetings, utilizing strong verbal communication skills to lead discussions and drive consensus among stakeholders.

Qualifications:

A degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.

3 years’ experience in finance and banking with top tier commercial banks, investment banks and/or Big 4 consulting firms.

Experience in capital markets operations, with deep knowledge of capital markets products and processes.

Understanding of capital and liquidity management concepts.

Experience leading complex projects involving stakeholders from diverse functional areas.

Communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project), JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, and Data Analytics and Visualization tools (SQL, Python, Tableau, PowerBI, etc.).