Project Manager - E Trading Migration - CONTRACT - 115043

Project Manager – E Trading Migration - CONTRACT

 

GFT Technologies – Proud GPTW 2023!

New York, New York, United States

 

Location: Stamford CT – Hybrid Position – Onsite 2 days a week

Job Type: Contract

If Contract - Duration: 4 Months – Possible to Extend

Contract Daily Rate: $ 800

 

GFT is looking for a Project Manager who will be responsible for managing the remediation of end of life tech estate across electronic trading platforms. It also includes engaging with vendor, infrastructure, and application teams to deliver this initiative.  You will be also working closely with business partners to understand needs, define ross functional plan, project scope etc.

 

Responsibilities:

 

• Manages workstream project managers and ensures Project Plan is in line with company`s Project Management Methodology
• Proposes and implements mitigation plans
• Reviews plans and milestones with Project Board and Program Board;
• Obtains approval for changes
• Manages risk, issues and dependencies
• Clears path/escalate accordingly
• Enters and maintains RAG/Schedule date/comments milestones
• Raises change control requests
• Supports quality assurance reviews
• Manages Project Financials
• Interacts with Senior Management and articulates and escalates issues
• Manages delivery objectives within project scope
• Reports metrics to ensure project deliveries are tracked, accurately reported, and met
• Follows company`s Project framework using Agile principles

 

 

Requirements:

 

• Must have 5+ years’ experience in Project Management
• Must have 5+ years’ experience working in Agile projects
• Must have experience on similar migration projects
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Microsoft Project and Visio
• Strong leadership, influencing and problem-solving skills
• Must be detail oriented  
• Outstanding organizational and communication skills
• Ability to build cross regional relationships

 

 

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