Senior Programme Manager

Eastspring is a global asset manager with Asia at its core. We create a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our colleagues, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and in exchange, we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Eastspring a place where you can Connect, Grow and Succeed.

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Key Accountabilities

Project Initiation And Planning:

• Takes full responsibility for the completion of the initial definition of the project, including defining scope, expected timelines, Business Case, Budget construction, submission, approval and identification of project sponsor.
• Ensures that the appropriate Program Management Office Project & Change Management Frameworks are integrated into the project planning.
• Completes full analysis of the project to ensure that all Eastspring Investments governance framework is embedded within the project & strictly adhered.to.
• Setting and communicating realistic project deliverables & budget with project sponsors.
• Effective project stakeholder management.
• Ensuring that appropriate resource planning is undertaken at the start of each initiative.

Project Execution:

• Ensuring that appropriate project resources are involved in the initiatives, including technology, business unit and project resources.
• Active & accurate communication as per the Communications Framework to ensure all stakeholders are kept updated, allowing for timely interventions / mitigations as required.
• Ability to “roll up the sleeves” and assist other members in the project as and when required.
• Leading the change through all stages from requirement gathering to implementation.

Project Control & Reporting:

• Effective tracking of detailed tasks in the plan via established task reporting processes and input from task owners
• Effective issue and risk management
• Management of dependencies / constraints with other releases / initiatives
• Regular Project Status Reports to key stakeholders.
• Governance adherence highlighting issues, risks and status against key milestones.
• Steering Committee meetings with key stakeholders.
• Provide regular written status updates to all stakeholders.
• Ensure all project documentation are signed-off by the business and respective stakeholders as well as institutionalized and are of auditable standards.

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Candidate Attributes

• Dynamic individual who is able to navigate the organisation successfully with excellent influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Able to resolve issues in a manner that build trusts, delivers successful project outcomes and drives the organisation’s strategic agenda.
• High energy, drive with strong change management experience.
• Has over 10 years of experience working as a Project Manager within either fund management or capital markets. This experience could have been gained as an employee of the financial institution or as a consultant working on assignment.
• Attention to detail, persistence to complete tasks and resolve issues & risks. Pro-active / takes initiative.
• Has experience of working across / covering multiple jurisdictions
• Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within cost against a recognized project management methodology.
• Experience in Change Management and Target Operating Model Re-engineering.
• Experience in Asset Management Solution Delivery and/or BlackRock Aladdin solution knowledge and product skills an advantage
• Strong Business knowledge of 1 or more of the following business areas: Distribution, Investments, Finance and Risk (incldg Legal & Compliance)
• Understanding of ESG and implementation of ESG within an Asset Management company

Education / Qualifications

• Educated to a bachelor degree level.
• Project Management Certified (PMP), Prince 2 etc).

Eastspring is an equal opportunity employer.  We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.