WSN is looking for multiple PMs (Junior, Intermediate and Senior) for a large financial institution in NY. This is a hybrid role and initial contract will run until end of 2025.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the Program Initiative lead(s) to drive execution of strategic deliverables

• Lead or participate in working groups, workshops and with stakeholders to understand business requirements, define project plans and manage timelines

• Impart subject matter expertise by providing guidance, support and constructive challenge on business initiatives to ensure alignment with program strategy

• Assist in ensuring that all target state tools, processes and controls are socialized effectively and are approved at or by the appropriate governance forum or level

• Manage internal and external dependencies across initiatives, including working closely with Risk Managers, Product Owners, Front Office, Product Control and Technology teams

• Identify challenges and proactively seek to resolve or escalate risk and issues in a timely and well-articulated manner to the projects by engaging relevant stakeholders and PMs

• Engage senior stakeholders continuously by escalating and resolving issues as they arise

• Produce accurate and insightful project update materials and artifacts, tailoring to various forums and committees

• Build strong relationships, adopting a joined up approach, to support the execution of programs "

Skills Required

• Strong & proven track record in strategic project management and delivering complex solutions are essential

• Has experience in FO/COO/Finance Transformation with examples of execution deliverables met

• Significant experience in scoping, developing and prioritizing plans for strategic initiatives

• Excellent oral and written communications skills; should be articulate and persuasive with the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to senior stakeholders

• A solid understanding of mechanisms to track and communicate performance

• Ability to drive change to business practices by working effectively across a global organization and understand different perspectives

• Thought leadership in target state design through engaging stakeholders at various levels of the organization

• Demonstrated analytical skills with follow-up and problem solving capability

• 6+ years of relevant industry experience

• Experience in managing Regulatory related projects

• Bachelor's/University degree

• Project Management certifications e.g. PMP or equivalent a plus

Candidate should have:

- Familiarity and experience with Markets products, front office projects/initiatives and business-led implementations of end-to end deliveries across front office, technology and functional teams

- Understanding of Capital/RWAs, the importance for the business and what capabilities the business needs in terms of information and decision-making

- Familiarity with data and modelling related initiatives from Business, Risk and project management perspectives

- Demonstrated awareness of key project management requirements for structuring and driving projects from initiation to closure in a well-managed fashion.

- Ability to face senior stakeholders and summarize issues as well as respond to challenges in a succinct and convincing manner

The role will be part of a core central Program Management Team charged with ensuring the timely execution of deliverables across all workstreams whilst imparting subject matter expertise and know-how.

The candidate should be an individual experienced in project management and with sufficient subject matter expertise to be able to provide meaningful solutions that are functional and sustainable. "