(Senior) Custody Manager, Project Management

Job No.: 499553
Employment Type: Full time
Departments: Custody and Trust Services
Job Functions: Customer Services, Project Management

Job Responsibilities: 

• Manage and oversee the change delivery of custody platform, including settlement & clearing, corporate action, lending & collateral, cash management & FX as well as client reporting.
• Collaborate closely with client services, product, operation & business analysts to analyse business requirements and provide viable solutions to various IT/vendor teams for delivery.
• Work out delivery plans, agree on project costs with relevant IT teams/vendors and business stakeholders, and allocate appropriate resources to undertake projects.
• Track project delivery and monitor budget spent, highlight risks & issues, provide timely progress & status reports to management and business stakeholders for review.
• Lead the project team and workgroup to resolve risks/issues identified by close liaison with all key stakeholders in client services, product, operations, IT/vendor teams and departments in the bank.
• Monitor end-to-end processes of project implementation to ensure quality deliverables from IT/vendor teams and adherence to bank standards and budget costs against approved plan.
• Anticipate and address the market's needs on an ongoing basis, and address to the market demands.
• Ensure that all services delivered consider current legislative and regulatory requirements and must comply with the Bank’s operational risk guidelines.

Job Requirements: 

• 6 years experience or above in banking/custody business or securities services is preferred.
• Solid experience in co-ordination, project management and reporting on large & complex projects would be an advantage; Experience in banking or finance system is a plus.
• Effective planning, project management and analytical skills. Proactive and independent with creativity and lateral thinking. client focus in rendering client-fronting services.
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication skills, with the ability to explain or abstract complex subjects into simple and understandable business terms.
• Able to engage with client services, product, operations, other internal IT teams and external vendors to negotiate resources and schedules, and resolve and follow through on problems.
• Proactive and self-motivated, good planning, presentation and negotiation skills, with ability to handle multiple projects concurrently and work effectively and independently under pressure.
• Meticulous with details; responsible with the confidence to assume ownership of tasks.
• Able to work under pressure on a tight schedule; highly motivated, with a positive, proactive and can-do attitude.