Back Office Project Manager – Investment Bank Deployment
£600 - £650 per day (inside IR35)
London – Onsite 2 days a week
emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.
We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.
Summary:
Join Emagine, a leading consultancy, as a Project Manager overseeing crucial initiatives for a Tier-1 investment bank. Take charge of projects such as Transactional Reporting, Emir Refit, and Transaction Reporting with other entities, focusing on operational intricacies including trade surveillance, stock borrow, and repos.
Responsibilities:
Project Leadership:
Direct projects related to Transactional Reporting, Emir Refit, and Transaction Reporting with precision and adherence to industry standards.
Ensure a nuanced understanding of workflows and their impact on project timelines.
Dependency Oversight:
Identify and manage project dependencies to streamline workflows and ensure punctual project delivery.
Proactively address potential bottlenecks and mitigate risks associated with dependencies.
Budget Administration:
Develop and manage project budgets, demonstrating fiscal responsibility and efficient resource allocation.
Provide transparent financial updates and reports to key stakeholders.
Manage project budgets, with a typical range of £400,000, while larger projects may extend to £600,000.
Team Leadership:
Lead and inspire a team of professionals, including two Operations Business Analysts, ensuring adherence to project milestones and delivering exceptional results.
Cultivate a collaborative and supportive team environment.
Jira Proficiency:
Drive the effective utilization of Jira for project management, ensuring meticulous task management and comprehensive progress tracking.
Provide training on Jira best practices and workflows to team members.
Desired Skills:
Operational Expertise:
Demonstrated proficiency in operational roles, particularly in trade surveillance, stock borrow, and repos within the financial domain.
Project Management Mastery:
Proven ability to leverage Jira for project management, ensuring tasks are organized, and progress is systematically tracked.
Dependency and Risk Mitigation:
Experience in identifying, managing, and mitigating project dependencies and risks.
Financial Acuity:
Proficient in budget management, with the ability to allocate resources judiciously and adhere to financial constraints.
Leadership and Team Management:
Previous experience managing teams, ensuring they meet milestones and deliver high-quality results.
Stakeholder Engagement:
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to conduct effective stakeholder engagements.
The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.
The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.
We pride ourselves on;
Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.
Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.
Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model
Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development
Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise
Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.
Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:

Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction
Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs
Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation

Interested?
At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.
If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential. 
“emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin”