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We are looking for an expert Project Manager to join our vibrant team at MUFG Investor Services FinTech Ltd in Λεμεσός.
Growing your career as a Full Time Project Manager is a fantastic opportunity to develop useful skills.
If you are strong in persuasion, decision-making and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Project Manager at MUFG Investor Services FinTech Ltd today!

Company Description MUFG Investor Services provides asset servicing solutions to the global investment management industry. Leveraging the financial and intellectual capital of MUFG – one of the largest banks in the world with $2.8 trillion in assets – we provide clients access to a range of leading solutions from fund administration, middle-office outsourcing, custody, foreign exchange, trustee services and depository to securities lending and other banking services. With a diverse and dynamic network of offices across the globe, MUFG Investor Services provides challenging and rewarding careers. We achieve this by offering continuous learning and development, collaborative team work environment, promotion of work-life integration, and exposure to a wide variety of work. Imagine your future at MUFG Investor Services where you can grow professionally, in a diverse and inclusive workplace that rewards your contribution. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to collaborate, build and succeed as part of a team of high performing professionals, and the ability to share challenges and rewards that come from working with a dynamic group of entrepreneurial thinkers who come from diverse background and fields of specialty with a passion for growing business Our Project Managers demonstrate a high level of technical, industry knowledge and skills, specifically in the areas of Project Management within Financial Services, Wealth Management and Fund Services You will be ambitious, enthusiastic and adaptable with the ability to solve complex problems in a fast-paced environment. You have solid working experience and a deep understanding of the processes within Fund Services, Wealth Management or Financial Services. You will need to be confident, ambitious and have the ability to wear multiple hats and adapt to fast changing needs and environments while working independently. Job Description A Project Manager at MUFG IS is an influential change agent/trusted advisor with business and technology who drive and implement organizational priorities that add value. Project managers play a key advisory and change/ project leadership role in the projects’ early initiation phase (i.e., business casing) to the structuring of the project to implementation and handoff to BAU. To be effective in their role, Project Managers must be (1) resourceful and be strong relationship managers; Building strong working relationships with the project and organizational stakeholders at every level of the organization must be second nature, (2) Bring a blend of strong execution expertise and business knowledge, (3) adept at mitigating and managing risk and (4) have excellent communication, impact/influence and facilitation abilities. As a member of the PMO team, the Project Manager directs and controls a variety of projects throughout a global organization, ensuring that the projects are conducted on time, within budget using project management best practices to ensure the highest level of quality. Implementing effective governance throughout the project lifecycle and managing the day-to-day operation aspects of the projects – Plan, budget, RAID, Resource and Status to ensure project objectives are achieved. Project Managers also supports the PMO with portfolio and resource planning and reporting.

• Ensure successful, timely and effective delivery of change projects
• Developing project plans, budgets and schedules, managing tasks and teams on the project’s critical path
• Responsible for scope control with stakeholders, task execution with the project team and relevant upward communication to managers and senior stakeholders
• Helps define process improvements and feedback for the project, including any strategies required for timely execution
• Gather or track the completion of necessary artifacts required for development of each project, including but not limited to risk assessments, technical architecture drawings, requirements, design specifications, testing, change plans, etc.
• Provide feedback to project stakeholders, including specification feedback, issue escalation to managers or scope changes/clarifications to project resources
• Update relevant project information in real time and work across all departments to deliver projects that align to the organization's strategic vision
• Assess and manage risks and issues, take corrective measures accordingly
• Guard the viability of the vision and the business case
• Flexibility to attend to urgent matters outside of normal business hours if/when needed

Qualifications

• Must have a Financial Services background, preferably Fund Administration or Banking
• Must have 5+ years’ experience managing projects across business and technology
• Demonstrated technical and business project Management skills
• Proven track record of effectively managing and delivering multiple projects on-time, within scope and on budget
• Successful track record in working with business and technology teams to define, develop, test and launch new products/services
• Experience in authoring project plans, building a project budget and technical requirements
• Experience with Agile, Lean, waterfall, hybrid and other project management methodologies are beneficial
• Experience with Smartsheets, Jira, Confluence project management tools are an asset
• Ideally certified or studying towards a relevant professional Project Management certification (PMP, Scrum/Agile certificates)

Essential Additional Information

• Leadership traits that promote a highly functioning team environment based on trust, respect and cross-organization collaboration, and aptitude to motivate, mentor, and lead company and client staff in a team driven environment
• Solid interpersonal, verbal and communication skills to providing transparency and effective communication to executive levels and proven ability to communicate effectively with both businesspeople and software engineers
• Solid planning (medium to long term) skills
• Solid implementation, problem solving and delegation skills; Demonstrated ability to think outside the box and generate creative solutions
• Demonstrated ability to identify and pursue alternatives to meet goals
• Ability to negotiate for competing resources and to generate consensus among multiple competing priorities
• Detail oriented, organized, and able to work in a Hybrid environment
• Prioritizing deadlines and multi-tasking is a must
• Innate capability to create order out of chaos
• Interested in staying involved with fast-changing Internet technologies and tools
• Strong networking and relationship building skills
• Focus on Quality and continuous improvement
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, fluid environment with ever-changing priorities

Preferred

• Have a working knowledge of the funds industry or have managed projects in the financial services industry
• Demonstrate commercial acumen and knowledge of project financial management

Client Focus

• Fosters positive partnerships with stakeholders and senior management
• Ability to develop a network of people who can provide information, services and resources
• Ability to think strategically and problem solve when dealing with client requirements
• Ability to think like a customer and keep client satisfaction at the core of what they do

Drive for Results

• Organizational awareness and capability to accomplish organizational goals
• Quality focused
• Business and Financial Focused
• Ability to oversee and influence the performance of project members and delegate effectively

Interpersonal Skills

• Leadership skills and abilities to manage stress and conflict in a positive way
• Collaborate with others
• Strong Communication: ability to foster effective communication with others and express ideas effectively in individual and group situations
• Abilities to adjust language and terminology to the characteristics and needs of an audience
• Integrates diversity
• Planning and organizing

Personal Capability

• Strong Emotional intelligence
• Has impact and is able to influence others
• Agile working
• Attention to detail

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Benefits of working as a Project Manager in Λεμεσός:

● Excellent benefits
● Company offers career progression opportunities
● Competitive salary