Business Change Project Manager

Management Level

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries.

EQ US is a leading provider of ownership data management, analytics and advisory services to public and private companies as well as corporate issuers and mutual funds. EQ offers a comprehensive product set, including transfer agency services, cap table management, equity compensation services, proxy solicitation and advisory services, private company solutions and bankruptcy claims administration services. Affiliates include, D.F. King and Co., Inc. and Astrella Private Company Solutions, Inc.  Learn more at: www.equiniti.com/us

EQ’s vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.

Must have experience with Merger & Acquisitions (M&A)

Preferred experience delivering against Transfer Service Agreement (TSA)

The role is hybrid it will require to be in the New York office 2 to 3 a days week.

Role Summary

These increasing transformation demands on the Group and for the USA require an experienced business change project manager.

The role will be responsible for the design, planning and delivery of EQ’s Go to Market Strategy.  This will require coordination across several business functions and working with senior members of the executive to realise and deliver their requirements.

This role is for someone with excellent business change and transformation capabilities, this is not a technical or product development role.

The role is based in the US and will report to US Head of Transformation Delivery.  Some travel within the US will be required.

Core Duties/Responsibilities

The role will develop and oversee the delivery of an integrated delivery plan for EQ’s Go to Market plan. 

The role will have direct delivery responsibility for the delivery plan, as well as co-ordination across different delivery programmes, projects, and operational functions

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

The successful candidate needs to be an experienced change professional, who has provided project/programme leadership across the full change lifecycle.

The candidate will have spent a large amount of their career working within the financial services sector, delivering change and transformation to regulated areas of the business.

The more technical and skills-based aspects required are as follows.

·       Must have previous experience of transformational change, in a structured and controlled environment

·       Must be experienced in project planning, reporting and RAIDs management

·       Must be experienced working in financial services

·       Experience in M&A activity and planning

·       Experienced in managing numerous small projects simultaneously

·       Experience of operating across multiple jurisdictions

·       Must have PMP or equivalent certification in project management

The successful candidate will demonstrate and /or be able to develop the following behaviours.

·       Collaboration.  This role requires an individual who can navigate and influence and challenge acro