Project Manager

I'm delighted to be working on behalf of a global financial client to recruit a project manager on a day-rate contract position. This role sits within a First Line of Defence risk team responsible for supporting transaction trade capture risk management. Working in close partnership with stakeholders across all lines of defence, the role supports process and risk owners in identifying, assessing, and managing risks arising from trade capture activities within market businesses.The role requires strong collaboration with product areas, technology, control functions, and senior stakeholders to ensure risks are appropriately mitigated and control frameworks are enhanced in line with regulatory expectations and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities

• Partner with product area stakeholders to identify control gaps and support the delivery of effective remediation plans.
• Define and articulate business expectations for proposed controls to ensure alignment with regulatory commitments and commercial objectives.
• Work closely with Second Line of Defence stakeholders to ensure appropriate oversight of identified issues and agreed action plans.
• Collaborate with product areas to develop and deliver communications and guidance related to change and control initiatives, including hosting stakeholder working groups and providing walkthroughs.
• Engage with Audit and other control functions to investigate control failures and support control enhancement initiatives.
• Contribute to project management activities related to control implementation, including the tracking and reporting of project progress.
• Provide regular and ad hoc status updates to senior management on key risks, issues, and remediation progress.

To be successful in this role, you will have the following skills/experience:

• 5 years relevant industry experience within financial markets
• Experience performing control analysis and working with a broad stakeholder group to deliver remediation outcomes.
• Strong understanding of market-traded products and associated risk and control principles.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multiple businesses, regions, and support functions.
• Project management experience, including issue tracking, dependency management, and status reporting.

This role will be 3 days working on-site in Belfast. Only candidates with the ability to fulfil this will be considered. If you're interested in this role, please forward an up-to-date copy of your CV If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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