Project Manager - Financial Services (Capital Markets)

Required Qualifications & Skills* Domain Expertise (MUST-HAVE): • Extensive experience (8+ years) in Financial Services, with deep domain knowledge in Capital Markets. • Understanding of trading lifecycle, market data, regulatory requirements, and financial instruments.* Core Attributes: • Ownership Mentality: Demonstrates full accountability for project outcomes, not just task completion. • Structured Thinking: Ability to break down complex problems into manageable, logical parts. • Bias for Clarity: Exceptional ability to define scope, roles, and success criteria unambiguously. • Calm under pressure, capable of maintaining composure and effectiveness during critical issues. • Pragmatic approach, balancing ideal solutions with achievable outcomes.* Core Skills (MUST-HAVE - Top 3): • Planning and Decomposition: Proven ability to convert strategic goals into detailed, actionable project plans. • Stakeholder Management: Expert in aligning diverse and often competing priorities among various stakeholders. • Risk Management: Proactive and effective identification, assessment, and mitigation of project risks.* Other Key Skills: • Excellent Communication: Clear, structured, and audience-specific communication skills (written and verbal). • Decision Facilitation: Skilled in driving timely decisions with clear articulation of trade-offs. • Execution Tracking: Strong ability to monitor progress and detect early signs of slippage.* Key Behaviors: • Relentless follow-through on tasks and commitments. • Proactive communication with a "no surprises" philosophy. • A natural ability to force alignment across disparate stakeholder groups. • Effective at managing expectations and communications with both superiors and direct reports/team members. • Adept at driving accountability within a team, even without formal authority. • Capable of continuous reprioritization based on dynamic project realities.