Product Delivery Manager

Product Delivery Manager
Contract Duration 12 months

**Job Description**:
Our client is looking to hire an L11 Product Delivery Manager dedicated to leading the integration of Cowen Global Markets & Global Fixed Income Products integration.

Additional job details are summarized below.
The newly created role will be focused on managing and delivering on Product integration scope for the GFI & Cowen business' in close partnership with the Front Office & Integration Management Office (IMO).
The scope of our delivery mandate is dynamic as it adapts to align with the firm's priorities throughout the year.
The team is a great fit for individuals with versatile project management/business analysis/technical skill sets who are motivated to overcome steep learning curves and build strong partnerships across the organization.

Role Accountability:
The focus of the Delivery Lead will be to manage the Product integration scope for the Cowen business, and they will be accountable for:
Creating & managing delivery roadmaps for tactical, interim, and strategic implementation with take-out plans (where necessary).
Partnering closely with FO, OPS, Tech, and Risk on requirements elicitation, and tech builds.
Coordinating/optimizing testing and BAU transitions.
Partnering with the Business integration teams (Swap 1, Credit Cross ), to work collaboratively to better enable product setup (infrastructure readiness, operational readiness)
Communicating status and escalating risks/actions/decisions/issues arising from each integration stream to the program level.
Provide guidance/expertise in alleviating roadblocks throughout all stages of delivery.
Formulate recommendations regarding delivery approach after consultation with key stakeholder groups on estimated effort, resource availability, cross-program dependencies, and other implementation constraints.
Structure detailed implementation plans and hold stakeholders accountable for progress against established scope and timelines.
Anticipate delivery risks/issues and mitigate accordingly, ensure timely resolution of impediments, and escalate as required.
Provide effective challenges to existing processes and work effort estimates provided by impacted stakeholder groups.

Product Integration Scope:
The Product Delivery Manager will lead set up and integration of all GFI/Cowen products not currently traded or supported within client Securities existing Global Markets Business(Examples):
Equity Options
Securities Finance (Swap 1)
Securities Finance - Repo
Credit Cross Asset
Macro Hedging

Job Requirements:
In-depth familiarity with one or more of the following functional areas:
Sales/Trading, Operations, technology, risk management, quantitative analytics, or business management.
Familiarity with a variety of financial product types/asset classes acquired through previous tenure in a capital markets role.
In-depth familiarity with market risk and valuation concepts, technology infrastructure, and/or VaR/stress/capital methodologies obtained through previous experience in a capital markets function (7-10+ years).
Established rapport with a wide range of senior stakeholders throughout the firm.
Prior experience in organizational change management/delivery and project leadership is highly desired.
Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal), including the ability to formulate concise and impactful methods of communication.
Superior organizational skills, including the ability to employ a systematic approach for identifying and tracking dependencies, ensuring proper resolution of outstanding items, and structuring efficient stakeholder meetings/discussions.
Ability to progress on multiple priorities concurrently while navigating unfamiliar territory and ambiguous/evolving circumstances.
Aptitude for amalgamating and interpreting large volumes of information, identifying key clarifications required, and formulating the next steps to proceed.
Willingness to learn on the fly and evolve the stakeholder engagement model.
Ability to navigate ambiguity.

Must-Have:
Capital market /banking
Ms Office suite
Jira / Confluence
Sr Delivery exp

About The Company:
As a top 10 North American bank, our client aims to stand out from its peers by having a differentiated brand - anchored in a proven business model and rooted in a desire to give its customers, communities, and colleagues the confidence to thrive in a changing world.
Our client engages in providing financial products and services. They offer various financial products and services, telephone, Internet, and mobile banking services, retail and commercial banking services, and wealth management services. The Wholesale Banking segment provides capital markets, investment banking, corporate banking products, and investment needs to companies, governments, and institutions in financial markets.
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