This is an ideal role for a chalenge-hungry individual.
Responsibilities: - Plan implement and monitor projects including the identification of adequate resources both physical and human
- Develop project budgets and support the approval of said budgets
- Establish and maintain close working relationships with key clientele in the FO and various support departments
- Provide tactical solutions to support ongoing needs of various business areas
- Identify strategic goals and support overall strategic planning
- Support the overall head of the Murex area in initiation of projects and management of Murex related initiatives
- To provide management reporting regarding projects, budgets, staff, issues and escalations
- To support the development of the team and ensure on an ongoing basis adequate skills and capabilities are retained and developed
- Day to day management of the project(s) team(s)
Mandatory skills/characteristics: - Strong proven IT management capabilities. Will have lead projects of up to 10 resources including full delivery and budgetary responsibility
- Strong IT background in Trading/Risk systems, with detailed knowledge of Murex
- Good understanding of the technologies used within Murex applications including MxML, MDCS, MxViewer, PLExplain, DataMart/Actuate, Flex
- Strong derivatives product knowledge, (preferably Equity Derivatives and FX Derivatives), this will include an understanding of vanilla, barrier and structured OTC options
- Good communicator on all levels
- Capable “portfolio manager”, managing a number of initiatives simultaneously in an efficient manner
The nature of the role will also require some European travel or possibly other locations as necessary.