Global Markets Equity Program Lead

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Job Description: 

This job is responsible for supporting programs and projects specific to corporate change initiatives that impact how the bank does business, provides a product or service, or executes a function. Key responsibilities include assisting department managers with critical change initiatives and communicating, influencing, and negotiating both vertically and horizontally to obtain or leverage necessary resources. Job expectations include delivering regulatory and executive material and ensuring results align to program strategy, simplification, and new capabilities.

Line of Business Job Description:

Supports multiple efforts across Global Markets Equity Operations including Equity Channel Management / Continuous Improvement Efforts, Month End Metric Performance Reviews and Equity Operations prioritization for technology PI agile planning.  Responsibilities include managing streams of continuous improvement across the global equity teams which involves analysis of performance metrics, identifying action plans and driving global operations teams to implement & remediate identified issues.  Role will also create, implement and maintain an inventory of Equity Operations technology requirements and support prioritization with technology to organize and manage the technology delivery plans.

Responsibilities:

• Assists with defining program controls, processes, procedures, reporting cadence, decision governance structures, and ways of working with key stakeholders
• Partners closely with project sponsors, cross-functional teams, and assigned project managers to develop the scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new change initiatives
•  Supports the execution of defined tasks through tracking of program milestones and their statuses, developing program plans, and measuring progress against ongoing key performance indicators
• Analyzes, evaluates, and overcomes program risks and produces program reports for managers and stakeholders
• Identifies key requirements for cross-functional teams and external vendors to perform in alignment with the program objectives
• Works with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department, leading them to negotiate decision making for efficient and effective resolution
• Meets with stakeholders to provide transparency into project issues and decisions on services, builds positive relationships, asks questions, and uses tools to uncover root causes to challenges, identify opportunities, and make recommendations

Required Qualifications:

• Self-starter and extremely organized with a keen ability to manage and progress multiple efforts in parallel
• Excellent communications skills and ability to present to an audience of varying levels of management
• Global Markets Trades Processing / Settlement Operations experience
• Analytical mindset with an ability to organize problem statements and develop action plans
• Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised. Candidate will be able to manage own time and know when to escalate
• Ability to create strategic roadmaps and gain buy in from key stakeholders

Desired Qualifications:

• 5-10 years Relevant Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel
• Data Analysis Skill Sets (Tableau)

Skills:

• Process Design
• Program Management
• Project Management
• Reporting
• Strategy Planning and Development
• Issue Management
• Oral Communications
• Presentation Skills
• Prioritization
• Problem Solving
• Performance Management
• Process Performance Management
• Process Simplification
• Risk Management
• Workforce Planning

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