IT Project Manager - Manchester, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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S&P Market Intelligence

The Role:
Project Management, Strategic Projects & Initiatives, MI Technology

The Team:

The Strategic Project & Initiatives team in Technical Business Operations is responsible for guiding and supporting the technology functions to deliver multi-year strategic technology initiatives and programs of work across the division.

Asa team, we work with all groups, including software development, IT Infrastructure, and business management to provide structure and transparency to senior leadership.


The Impact:


The Strategic Project & Initiatives team is looking for a motivated individual with strong analytical and communication skills who can demonstrate experience in project management and stakeholder management.

As part of the MI technology function, we play a critical role in helping to deliver the key cross business line technology initiatives that help to drive the improvements for our businesses and clients.


What's in it for you:


  • Opportunity to be a driving force behind some of the divisions' top priority projects
  • Exposure to key technologies and senior stakeholders
  • A chance to be part of a new and growing function within MI and contribute to strategic programs and initiatives across MI Technology and MI division

Responsibilities:


  • Project Stream ownership and management covering combination of small and medium sized projects from inception, through planning, into execution and successful delivery
  • Meet project deadlines, identify project obstacles, proactively mitigate risks, and escalate and resolve issues effectively.
  • Liaise with internal and/or external stakeholders to provide expertise and input where necessary
  • Good client facing skills and the ability to work/communicate with global stakeholders is essential
  • Technical competency to troubleshoot and understand common problems and communicate to team
  • Selfmotivated and able to work independently, leading a portfolio of IT projects across various technologies, identify and escalating risks and issues when required
  • Able to produce structured project plans, clear communications, regular project reporting, risk analysis and resource management

What We're Looking For:


  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Analytical and well organized with a proven ability to work independently.
  • Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree in Business, Finance or Technology preferred
  • Experience in a financial firm is desired
  • Strong problemsolving skills
  • Ability to manage stakeholder relationships
  • Flexibility and positive attitude towards meeting tight deadlines

Flexible Working (optional)
We pride ourselves on our agility and diversity, and we welcome requests to work flexibly. For most roles, flexible hours and/or an element of remote working are usually possible. Please talk to us at interview about the type of arrangement that is best foryou. We will always try to be adaptable wherever we can.

Return to Work

Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative (link to career site page when available), we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will activelysupport your return to the workplace.


The Location:
Manchester


About Company Statement:

S&P Global delivers essential intelligence that powers decision making. We provide the world's leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead.

As part of our team, you'll help solve complex challengesthat equip businesses, governments and individuals with the knowledge to adapt to a changing economic landscape.

S&P Global Market Intelligence partners with customers to broaden their perspective and operate with confidence by bringing them leading data sources and technologies that embed insight in their daily work.


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Equal Opportunity Employer

  • 20 Professional (EEO2 Job Categories-United States of America), IFTECH Middle Professional Tier I (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority Ratings (Strategic Workforce Planning)

Job ID: 281424


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Location:
Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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