Director - Americas Controls Office
- Employer
- Mondrian Alpha Recruitment Solutions
- Location
- New York, USA
- Salary
- c.$250 000
- Closing date
- Mar 23, 2019
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- Job Function
- Accounting/Audit/Tax
- Industry Sector
- Finance - General
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
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Experience/exposure:
Required skills and/or qualifications:
- Proven track record of large-scale change management in a front office environment at an Investment Bank
- Demonstrated knowledge and expertise with written responses to regulators such as on MRA, MRIA, exam findings or other actions
- Demonstrated experience working with C-suite executives and managing stakeholders
- Product knowledge particularly in Rates, Credit, Equities and/or FX cash/derivatives, with knowledge of the front-to-back trade lifecycle would be significantly advantageous
- Understanding and application of project management methodologies across delivery lifecycle
- Extremely proficient in MS Project, Clarity, MS Excel and Powerpoint
Required skills and/or qualifications:
- Effective leader and motivator comfortable managing resources outside of immediate management
- Delivery focused with ability to prioritize multiple assignments and requests, and meet tight deadlines
- Demonstrate thought leadership, innovation, good judgment and problem solving skills
- Adept at synthesizing large amounts of information and providing concise messaging
- Confidence and ability to structure, summarize, present portfolio status as well as defend recommendations and outcomes
- Assertive with excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills
- Motivated, self-starting - able to initiate projects ensuring appropriate sponsorship, governance, funding and resources are available
- Works well under pressure and always with a professional demeanor
- Communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, with ability to influence and challenge key decision makers, peer groups, internal service providers and functions outside direct control
- Agile and flexible - able to determine and resolve project slippage, scope changes, and prioritize deliverables to ensure critical milestones are met
- Undergraduate Degree required, preferably in Finance or a related field
- MBA / CFA a plus
- 15+ years of experience in the field
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