Project Manager - Financial System implementation

Job title: Project Manager - Financial System implementationJob Type: Contract W-2Job Location: New York, New York (3 days onsite)Jira, Agile, Documentation: maintain project artifactsA global bank is seeking an IT Project Manager to coordinate IT related tasks for a Global Markets Front to Back project related to a Financial System implementation. The Project Manager will report to the Global Markets IT manager, and collaborate with IT business analysts and IT Developers in Global Markets IT Pre Trade team, Global Markets IT Booking & Post Trade team, Head Office Client IT team, and the business stakeholders (Front office syndication, sales, traders, client onboarding...).Manage the entire remining project lifecycle through implementation.Primary Responsibilities:Planning, Monitoring and collaboration: maintain the project plan, and enforce change control.Be the gatekeeper of any new requirements and assess impact on project plan.Coordinate testing phases between IT teams and keep track of bug defectsMonitoring and control: track progress and dependencies, and adjust plans as neededReportingCommunicate status of IT project plan to Program ManagerUpdate IT project status in Jira Structure (Project Management tool) and Head Office Project Management toolBudget:Track the budget related to IT resources, in collaboration with IT managersDocumentation: maintain auditable project artifactsDelivery readiness and handover: ensure readiness for next phases, coordinate rollout and production readiness, and hand over to operations.Closure and lessons: obtain sign-off, capture lessons learned, and archive documentation.Skills:• Experience in the Finance/Banking industry and IT, including Business Analysis, IT development and project management work• Agile or PMP Experience - Financial IT project management • Jira & Agile Scrum experience - 5-9 years of experience:Education: Degree in Computer Science, Business Management, Business Administration, or other related discipline.Skills and Experience