IT Delivery Manager

TekWissen is a global management consulting, technological service and outsourcing company delivering technology-driven business solutions to meet the strategically driven objectives for our numerous clients.

Serve as Delivery Manager for Key and complex Treasury and Investment Accounting initiatives. This person will be responsible and accountable for successful end-to-end project delivery as measured by: On-Time, On-Budget, With Quality and Customer Satisfaction. This role will provide hands on coaching and expertise to the team including identifying critical issues and driving resolution. 

Top Three Skills/Experience 

• Proven experience successfully managing complex IT initiatives in the financial industry, either directly (banking or investment firm) or indirectly (serving Treasury function at the corporate level) - 10 Years

• Proven experience successfully managing large, diverse teams undertaking transformational initiatives that required large scale business practice changes and brand new vendor integration 10 Years

• Proven experience collaborating at the VP level both within the organization and across multiple vendors 5 Years

Required Skills/Experience

• Minimum 10 years’ experience managing IT projects within the investment/financial services industry

• IT experience directly supporting investment or treasury functions at the corporate level required

• Conversant in financial, investment and accounting nomenclature with a working knowledge of sophisticated financial instruments

• Proven experience managing large multimillion dollar projects that have significant business implications

• Proven experience managing large-scale COTS and/or custom development initiatives

• Demonstrated strong leadership skills with a keen understanding of key success factors for large scale, multi-year initiatives 

• Demonstrated ability to achieve forward progress and maintain momentum in a long-term project environment (ability to manage volatility, uncertainty)

• Demonstrated ability to participate at a key level in the process of distilling strategic goals into actionable tactical plans

• Demonstrated ability to manage engagements with executive level visibility and interaction

• Demonstrated ability to interpret and adapt prescribed incumbent software delivery methodology for a COTS delivery landscape while maintaining adherence/fidelity to incumbent methodology. 

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple stakeholders and building win-win relationships with Business and IS partners

• Demonstrated experience working with and gaining the confidence of technologists

• Demonstrated discipline and rigor to optimally use the project management tools (e.g. MS Plan Enterprise) to produce and deliver high quality project plans, status updates and reports

• Proficient in formal project management methodologies including risk management and mitigation, scope management and containment, as well as a take charge approach and desire to remove road blocks and resolve issues

• Excellent interpersonal skills and conflict resolutions skills

• Excellent organizational skills including meeting agendas, minutes, documentation, etc

• Excellent oral and written communication skills (English speaking required)