Our longstanding financial services client are urgently seeking an experience an experienced Business Transformation / Change Project Manager to join a companywide Business Transformation Program on an initial 12-month contract (extension highly likely). The successful Project Manager with take ownership of a business-critical program to develop & implement an Information Gateway, which will be part of a new Credit Risk Platform.
The risk platform is currently under development and integration testing is planned for 2024. The successful Project Manager will lead this phase, improving risk management policies and keeping the goal of harmonising applications and interfaces to providers. Key responsibilities are delivering efficient & improved business processes and managing the client’s project portfolio in cooperation with IT Services, 3 party suppliers and internal and external stakeholders.
- 12 month contract – extensions highly likely
- Start ASAP
- Hybrid working – ideally 2 days per week in Amsterdam as needed
Skills & experience:
- The successful Senior Project manager will need a background of Management and Leadership from within complex large global organisations
- Strong Project Management / Business Transformation / Change management experience
- A solid background of System Integration projects
- Excellent communication skills – stakeholder management and C-suite
- Excellent English & Dutch language skills
Responsibilities:
- Supporting the business transformation & managing the system development and deployment
- Managing the project within time, scope and budget
- Managing and motivating the project team
- Managing day to day issues, risks and escalation where needed
- Stakeholder & dependency management
- Project & change governance
- Change management
Day to day you will be:
- Planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing project – manage all stages of the project, including post project review
- Working on the business side, working closely together with the Project Sponsor, Product Owner, Information Procurement Team & stakeholders
- On the supplier side, managing the external development partners, internal application delivery teams and work very closely with the partner developing a Credit Risk platform
- Meeting with all stakeholders, within business and IT teams
- Motivating the project team, stakeholders and wider teams
- Managing deliverables within budget & meeting the scope
- Communicating of the project status
- Managing expectations of stakeholders
- Analyse and manage project issues and risk
- Managing reports and necessary documentation
- Managing priorities and challenges
