Strategic Implementation Project Manager, VP I - State Street Investment Management

Location: London, England

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Who we are looking for

As a member of the Strategic Implementation team within the Chief Administrative Office (CAO) of State Street Investment Management, you will join a global project management team with responsibility for the most strategic cross-functional initiatives happening across IM. 

Our purpose is to enable the business to drive the change necessary within the organization, whether it is driven by growth ambitions, regulatory or industry change, client needs, or internal efficiency needs. Projects are managed within a Change Management Framework to provide adherence to the relevant governance and oversight controls.

We are hiring for a Project Manager position within the team based in London. The role is for an experienced project manager to lead multiple projects concurrently and/or a large program with multiple workstreams. 

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of State Street Investment Management, one of the biggest asset managers in the world, that provides services to the world’s governments, institutions and financial advisors across the globe. With over four decades of experience and trillions of dollars in assets under management, we offer one of the broadest selections of services across asset classes, risk profiles, regions and styles. As pioneers in index, ETF, and ESG investing, we are always inventing new ways to invest.

Join us if making your mark in the asset management industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

As Project Manager you will:

• Lead multiple projects or a large program, which includes responsibility for overall execution, workstream management, ensuring the effort adheres to the Change Management Framework, reporting to senior level management, issue management, and handling any required escalation.

• Actively collaborate and facilitate discussions with applicable business functions across State Street IM, other State Street business lines and external partners to deliver projects in adherence with the SSIM change management framework.

• Interact with leadership across IM and the broader State Street organization.

• Leveraging project management experience, determine and establish the project structure required to execute and drive progress forward with clear accountability and ownership from various stakeholders

• Engage stakeholders to define the activities required to achieve the outcomes of the initiative and then drive the involved parties toward completion of the deliverables.

• With stakeholder input, appropriately communicate and track progress, dependencies and assumptions, roles and responsibilities, issues and risks, and key milestones.

• Furthermore, escalate all risks and issues promptly, to the required governance level, and with mitigation proposals where appropriate.

• Produce, maintain and manage approval of required project documentation in alignment with the change management framework.

• Manage adherence to, or agreed changes to, project scope to ensure the project remains focused on expected outcomes and target deliverables.

• Manage stakeholder engagement to identify where processes can be aligned and standardised via common and robust solutions as well as identifying means to mitigate risk and improve controls.

• Communicate project updates in a clear, timely and transparent manner via suitable forums and mediums to all applicable persons/groups including senior management committees, fund/legal entity boards, and regulatory forums.

• Have a change management mindset throughout the lifecycle of the effort and embed process ownership and knowledge into the respective business lines by engagement of business teams through the project lifecycle focusing on ongoing governance and control structure to maintain the benefits of the project beyond implementation.

• Identify conflicts as they arise and engage appropriate parties to resolve. 

• Build a connection with all stakeholders to achieve active participation in project meetings and solution evaluation.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Demonstrated experience with planning and leading cross-functional initiatives

• Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills

• Experience with establishing an organised and structured approach to change initiatives with a strong awareness of business risk

• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with our business and technology partners

• Comfort interacting with all levels of the organization

• Experience in establishing clear accountability and ownership for project deliverables across other teams while taking accountability for own work and being a self-motivated, productive colleague

• Act with urgency to ensure essential plans remain on course and issues are effectively communicated

• Talent to drive creative thinking and collaboration to surface strategic solutions

• Ability to solve complex problems

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 6-8 years relevant experience within the finance industry

• Prior project management experience required

• Strong MS Office skills are preferred

About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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