Project Manager Specialist, Professional Services

Position Type : Full time Type Of Hire : Experienced (relevant combo of work and education) Education Desired : Bachelor's Degree Travel Percentage : 25 - 50%Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.About the team:FIS’ Capital Markets segment serves investment banks, investment managers, securities and trading firms, corporations and insurance companies, and more. Our solutions provide for the full transaction processing lifecycle, risk management and compliance across multiple asset classes and lending structures. Spanning both the Sell and Buy Side of the financial services industry, we enable our solutions through our managed and professional services offeringsWhat you will be doing:As part of the Project Management Practice within Capital Markets the Project Manager Specialist, Professional Services will ensure the successful end-to-end delivery of the most complex, challenging customer projects and internal change initiatives using a structured, controlled, tool and methodology based, scalable approach. Key Responsibilities Include:In conjunction with the Capital Markets stakeholders, initiate and set goals for projects/programs according to the strategic objectives of the business, planning the programs from start to completionYou will ensure the product delivery program (BA, dev, QA i.e. ‘build’), the implementations projects and the support teams (Managed Services, Customer Services) are alignedYou will maintain effective dialogue at all levels of a client organisation, up to and including C suite, likewise within the FIS leadership structureOversight, composition and ownership of the delivery strategyStrictly control and manage deadlines, budgets and activitiesAssume full responsibility for project/program governance and commercial oversightResponsibility for leading and evaluating Project Managers and other staff as part of a project engagementHelping to review/rescue projects/programs to put them back on trackEstablish, refine and rollout 'best practice' policy and procedures for program/project management activities across the whole of FIS’ Capital Markets operationsWhat you will Bring:Substantial proven experience as a Senior Program Manager, having already managed complex/challenging projects and programsExperience working with clients with less mature project delivery modelsPrevious experience in Capital Markets/Financial Services preferably commercial lending.Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methodsAbility to relate well to C Suite at clients as well as negotiation skills and ability to influence outcomes with key stakeholdersWorking knowledge of MS office and program management software (MS Project etc.)First class presentation skillsWillingness to travel when necessaryBonus if You Have:Experience running high value programsCommercial Lending software implementation experienceWhat we offer you:Competitive salaryAttractive benefitsA multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunitiesA modern, international work environment and a dedicated and motivated team#LI-OY1Privacy StatementFIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice.Sourcing ModelRecruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.#pridepass