Manager, PMO Client and Partner Development

Financial technology is a high-growth industry as change and innovation continue to disrupt the status-quo and prompt major transformation. Arcesium is at a particularly interesting time in our own growth as we look to leverage our successfully established market position and expand operations in pursuit of strategic new business opportunities. We value intellectual curiosity proactive ownership and collaboration with colleagues and we empower you to meaningfully contribute from day one and accelerate your professional development.

Arcesium seeks a talented Project Manager to join the Forward deployed PMO team. This person will support Strategic Program Managers by leading and managing complex projects both client facing and internal project. The successful candidate will be responsible for a variety of critical initiatives that will help the firm achieve its growth and other strategic goals.

What Youll do:

Implementing products for new large and complex enterprise clients
Executing internal strategic projects
Recommending operational improvements to support growth and other internal goals
Creating tracking and coordinating complicated project plans that stay within scope and budget
Overseeing the creation of deliverables for multiple projects across a distributed cross-functional team both internally and with clients
Collaborating with internal teams to develop messaging to senior stakeholders
Building and maintaining implementation toolkit to achieve efficiencies and scalability
Managing risks pre-emptively while using metrics to drive projects forward
Escalating risks to Strategic Program Managers
Building and maintaining relationships and creating trust with mainly internal stakeholders
Managing internal stakeholders and driving internal teams in process-oriented problem solving to agree optimal solutions
Teaching and mentoring project management skills to peers

What Youll need:

The ideal candidate will have 6-11 years of project management or consulting experience preferably with a background in finance or technology
Experience and domain knowledge of any of the functions in investment operations like Accounting Middle office and Treasury is highly preferred
Demonstrable ability to manage expectations and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization including executive and C-level
This individual must be an organized process-oriented problem-solver who can multi-task and manage competing interests
Proficiency with project governance and experience in delivering successful client solutions is a must
Excellent listening negotiation and presentation abilities
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills are mandatory. Experience in data modeling is a plus
Strong interpersonal skills and be able to present to and persuade senior staff to engage with key initiatives and process improvements
Thriving in a fast paced deadline-driven team environment while having a roll up your sleeves attitude is critical
A bachelors degree in computer science engineering or finance/economics with a strong record of academic achievement is required and an MBA is highly preferred
While an understanding of software development processes is preferred a passion and aptitude for process-driven execution is a must

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