Project Manager - Financial Services

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Capco is a global technology and business consultancy, focused on the financial services sector.  We are growing at fast pace in our Italian office, the opportunity for growth is large, accessible, and immediate.  We are passionate about helping our clients succeed in an ever-changing industry. Capco is going through a significant growth journey, now is a very good time to join us as we expand our consulting team in Italy.

A Capco Project Manager is an agent of change with accountability for driving success over a full project or programme lifecycle. The Project Manager designs, plans and implements projects and programmes, either standalone or as part of a larger programme, or programmes according to scope, targets and objectives set for time of delivery, budget and quality.

You will:

• Assist in defining strategic roadmaps and objectives across client projects and programmes, defining project scope and goals, within the Financial Services industry
• Create project plans including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines and allocating resources
• Successful project/programme delivery in line with the defined success criteria and set goals
• Effectively and consistently project/programme communications and reporting to the business stakeholders
• Ensure an appropriate roll-out strategy and engagement
• Contribution and ongoing improvement of the project management tools and methodology (as part of the project management community)
• Partner with clients, product owners and project teams to ensure on-time, and on-budget, quality delivery
• Perform quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected

• Significant project management experience and knowledge of the Financial Services industry
• Experience working for a management and/or technology consulting firm is highly desired (with Financial Services clients)
• Knowledge of various project management methodologies (agile/scrum, waterfall, etc.)
• Experience working on and leading implementation projects
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Great influencing skills and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Experience with project management tools (Jira, Rally, Confluence, Trello, etc.)