Senior Project Manager

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At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world's financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Specialist / Change Manager to join our Client Conversions & Change team. This role is located in Manchester - HYBRID.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Delivery of client projects. Identifying and managing goals, risks, issues and resources. Ensuring QA process is applied throughout each project/service lifecycle.
• Constructs effective, resource-levelled project plans for assigned projects or workstreams in medium to moderately complex programs. Defines and prioritizes business requirements (and functional specifications if required), based on Client requirements and user needs. Translates into functional design, test planning and user documentation.
• Facilitates project meetings and workshops with Clients and Stakeholders as appropriate. Produces both informational and decision-seeking reports, analyzes and/or presents outputs of the meetings to relevant parties for sign off. Participates in the sales process by preparing RFP responses, giving sales presentations or joining sales meetings.
• Monitors project process, risks and issues through weekly reports, CAIR log, project plans. Escalates issues that will significantly impact project delivery to relevant parties. Assists more junior roles with issue resolution. Provides consultation to the Client and the Business on applying technology to business opportunities and processes, planning and implementation of functional applications or systems. Provides consultation to Clients on process-improvement projects designed to improve business results.
• Manages project post-implementation reviews. Communicates effectively and frequently with Project Initiators, Technology, Operations and/or the Client and ensures regular communication among these groups. Stays abreast of organization and function operations and is familiar with company practices relevant to metrics, performance indicators, reporting protocols, etc.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Sufficient years of total work experience preferred; Governance, Project Management, experience or experience within one or more of the asset servicing functions is preferred.
• Experience within Alternatives or Transfer Agency would be an advantage.
• Financial Services experience required.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here's a few of our awards:

• America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
• World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN - 100% score, 2023-2024
• "Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
• Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
• Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023

Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.