[ref. a16180400] Senior Project Manager

Introduction:

Senior Project Manager

SymphonyAI Financial Services is a leading provider of advanced AI-driven solutions for financial crime and compliance management. Our cutting-edge technology leverages artificial intelligence to deliver actionable insights, enhance decision-making, and drive operational efficiency.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project/Programme Manager with at least 10 years of related experience in Project management and with formal Project Management accreditation.

This role is to work with our blue-chip customers in the Financial services to shape, mobilise, plan and lead a programme of works to deliver internal business and external customer objectives in the financial crime domain.

Ongoing management of one or more projects ensuring appropriate capability in place to maximise team performance, delivering to the key project, programme, portfolio measures such as supporting customer and SymphonyAI Financial Services strategy, the schedule, quality, scope, financials and client satisfaction, while following internal delivery assurance processes.

This is a client-facing role so you will have to build strong relationships with the senior client stakeholders and subject matter experts. The role requires absolute professionalism in presenting to clients, running demonstrations and demonstrating proficiency in offering design solutions that meets the client's specific needs.

Job Description:

• Mobilise and build required capability including the best available resources on contract award, maintaining this approach throughout project execution, providing leadership to project staff, with management of suppliers, subcontractors, and associates where required.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders (external and internal customers) and actively manages the customer’s expectations through appropriate communications, reporting, assurance, and governance.
• Shaping and planning of the project, including the overall schedule and governance with selection and/or application of appropriate methodologies, processes, and tools; refining and enhancing the project schedule, resources, estimates and costs to complete and the execution against an agreed schedule, milestones, and cost baseline.
• Hands-on management of internal and external key project controls including (but not limited to) RAID, financials (including margin, forecast costs to complete, technical and management contingency, revenue and capital cost), quality, scope and schedule performance, ensuring delivery of the agreed scope against the agreed contract, acceptance criteria, SLAs and change requests.
• Continued refinement and enhancement of the project schedule, resources, estimates and costs to complete and the execution against an agreed schedule and cost baseline.
• Support to the sales and account management team in renewals, extensions and business development cross-selling opportunities.
• Close down of the project at the end of an engagement, including personal performance reviews,
• Experience in project lessons learned and harvesting of reusable collateral (i.e. improved propositions, updated processes, reusable modules).

• Senior Project Manager with 10+ years’ experience within delivery and the financial services industry. Risk and compliance sector will be highly regarded.
• Experience with the NetReveal suite of products would be an advantage.
• Formal Project management qualifications.
• Strong project financial management.
• Excellent communication skills and experience in senior stakeholder management.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

About Us:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible hybrid working model.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Access to the latest technologies and tools.
• A chance to make a tangible impact on cutting-edge industrial AI solutions.

Since its founding in 2017, SymphonyAI today serves 1500+ Enterprise customers globally and has grown to 3,000 talented leaders, data scientists, and other professionals across over 30 countries.