IT Project Manager - Global Markets

We are looking for an IT Project Manager to coordinate IT related tasks (remaining requests for IT analysis and IT Development, IT testing, IT Delivery plan, etc....) for a Global Markets Front to Back project related to Debt Capital Markets (Billing and Delivery). This is a hybrid, contract position and ony W2 candidates will be considered.The position 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 stakeholers (Front office syndication, sales, traders, client onboarding...).Manage the entire remining project lifecycle through implementationProject has already started. 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 needed Reporting - Communicate status of IT project plan to Program ManagerUpdate IT project status in Jira Structure (Project Management tool) and Head Office Project Management tool Budget: track the budget related to IT resources, in collaboration with IT managersDocumentation: maintin 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/Baning industry and IT, including Business Analysis, IT development and project management workAgile or PMP Experience - Financial IT project managementJira & Agile Scrum experience - 5-9 years of experience