Investments – Senior Manager

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha FMC) is the leading global consultancy to the asset and wealth management industry. We are a boutique management consulting firm that offers the world’s top asset and wealth managers a competitive edge through our unrivalled expertise and industry insight. Our team is of a uniquely high caliber and by focusing on asset and wealth management alone we build deep knowledge and experience within our industry. We work with a blue-chip client base, including 21 of the top 25 largest global asset management firms, and work with over 130 clients across the globe. We have our headquarters in the United Kingdom, as well as offices in major global financial centers across the United States, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Asia.

To clients, we’re a trusted partner for change programs that improve links between their people and processes. But to our employees, we’re so much more. Alpha is a rewarding place to work. A meritocratic environment perfect for building a career. And an exciting place to meet some great people.

The benefits of working with Alpha:

• We invest in developing your talent. We run tailored training for all levels, which supports industry-leading qualifications like Prince 2, IMC and CFA.
• Your progress is based on ability not time. We don’t have promotion quotas, there is no ‘time-at-level’ requirement, no ‘up-or-out’ policy; just a plain and simple meritocracy where everyone progresses as their abilities and results dictate.
• You’ll work with great people. Our projects are complex and require a range of skillsets to solve the challenges we face. You’ll collaborate with people who have a range of expertise – which will help develop yours.
• You share in our success. We have a share ownership scheme that allows you to buy in to our success whilst our profit share scheme gets great feedback from staff.

We want to hear from people with:

• At least 10+ years of proven experience in the delivery of consulting or change projects gained within a leading financial institution or consulting firm
• An exemplary academic background including a minimum of a bachelor’s degree
• Significant experience within ‘blue-chip’ Financial Services organizations, preferably Asset or Wealth Managers
• Experience of projects engaged on Target Operating Model, business processes and/or IT solutions in some of the following areas: Distribution, CRM, Portfolio management & Risk management, Middle & Back Office processes and outsourcing
• Demonstrable proficiency in relationship development. This should include examples of client account support/management and preferably supporting business development
• First-class communication, presentation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to mentor and coach team members
• Senior stakeholder management and influencing skills – demonstrated both with clients and colleagues
• An understanding of market trends, drivers and outlook of the Asset and Wealth Management market
• Focus on team achievement, not just individual goals
• Superb interpersonal skills, with ability to influence and lead
• Willingness to travel
• Business language fluency in English

Program Director (Enterprise Payment)

Location  8 Marina View, Unit #31-01, Singapore 018960, Singapore

Job Id JR0274430

Category Professional Services & Consulting

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

What you will be doing:

• Excellent stakeholder and client management skills and ability to “read the play”.
• Ensures the PMs plan and coordinate all aspects of the project from initiation through to delivery i.e. Project governance, change control, financial management practice, issue and risk management, procurement / supplier management, schedule, milestone and deliverables management, project acceptance, sign-off, PIR transition to operations, handover to support function, stakeholder management (including technical product development teams).
• Constantly listening to the client with the view to ensure client satisfaction in parallel to sourcing new business opportunities.
• Manages project initiation activities including identifying contractual obligations, client or business needs and goals, existing situation and necessary contacts.
• Develop consistency across the team for the definition and execution of project plans, project scope, activities, schedules, budgets and deliverables.
• Identifies needed resources for projects, defines and assigns major project roles.
• Anticipate and ensure project risks are managed, issues / problems and activity progress to ensure project goals, e.g., deadline, scope and quality are achieved. Assist with problem resolutions or risk mitigation as needed.
• May manage the integration of vendor / subcontractor tasks and track and review vendor/subcontractor deliverables, if appropriate for the project.
• Serves as liaison between internal organizations as well as in client and vendor / subcontractor organizations to ensure all projects targets and requirements are met.
• Leads the delivery of steering group and executive client informational and decision seeking presentations. This includes internal FIS presentations to update internal stakeholders.
• Conducts project closure activities to formalize and communicate the project acceptance, project retrospective and a postimplementation review to identify areas of improvement.
• Directly oversee employees assigned to manage specific projects that have a distinct beginning and end. Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure that efficient operations of the function.
• Identifies project management coordination gaps or areas for improvement and recommends and implements solutions.
• Establish an effective working relationship with our offshore development centres and other functional business units e.g. pre-sales and line of business.
• Performs other related duties as required.

What you bring:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or the equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience.
• Project Management qualifications such PMP or Prince.
• Minimum 10 years of large project management experience.
• Knowledge of Payments products and services. Working knowledge of AWS and/or Azure hosting will be very well received.
• Knowledge of the business goals, objectives and business operations for financial institutions.
• Knowledge of financial services industry.
• Knowledge of basic financial analysis principles and ratios.
• Previous P&L or budget management experience is a must.
• Proficiency in standard office software, such as MS Office, MS- Project etc.
• Proficiency in industry-standard process methodologies (e.g., Agile).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to audiences of various levels in the organization (e.g., executive, management, individual contributors).
• Experience in producing best-in-class status reports.
• Willingly shares relevant knowledge and expertise to other resources plus improve collaboration within FIS and between FIS and the client.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, interpersonal, team, customer service, negotiation, conflict management and time management skills.
• Ability to persuade and influence Clients on the best approach to delivering what is contractually obligated with additional work delivered as change requests.
• Ability to estimate work effort for project sub-plans or small projects and ensure the project is successfully completed.

Management Consulting Director |Wealth Management

USD $250k-$300k + Bonus + Corp. Bens, Total ca $350k-£400k

Hybrid or Remote + Travel

We are currently engaged by a rapidly expanding global management consultancy in North America to the asset and wealth management industry.

Based in New York City and various US locations, we are seeking an experienced Director to join a firm that offers the world’s top wealth managers a competitive edge through unrivalled expertise and industry insight. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with some of the largest global asset and wealth managers.

Experience Sought:

• At least 10+ years of proven wealth management consulting experience at a recognized consulting firm or through an ‘in-house’ consulting/business development role (e.g., Group Strategy, Group Corporate Development) at a large wealth management organization
• An excellent understanding of the wealth management industry, across a range of client segments, offerings, and businesses
• Excellent consulting and problem-solving skills. Familiarity with recognized consulting frameworks and techniques; experience of research, quantitative analysis, structured problem solving and executive communication techniques
• Proven presentation skills, personal impact, and charisma to lead large-scale, senior meetings, presentations and workshops supported by first class written and verbal communication skills;
• Proven track record of building and sustaining lasting relationships with C-Suite Executives of leading organizations in the sector; engaging and influencing C-suite stakeholders.
• Operating model design and implementation experience impacting business processes and/or IT solutions in some of the following areas: distribution, CRM, portfolio management & risk management, middle & back office processes and outsourcing
• Some familiarity with at least some of the core technology platforms in use in the industry (e.g. Avaloq, Investcloud, IRESS)
• Intellectual capacity and ability to think in new, innovative ways to understand complex issues and develop creative solutions
• Ability to mentor and coach team members; focus on team achievement, not just individual goals
• Flexibility to travel if required

Project Manager Specialist (Treasury Risk Systems)

it Candidate

• Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

What you will be doing:

• • Be accountable for all aspects of end-to-end program delivery.
  • Create and maintain the largest and most complex plans (high level and detail).
  • Adapt delivery processes to the client/ situation.
  • Manage budgets, implementing financial management processes needed.
  • Review implementation estimates for contracts and project execution for a large project and/or program.
  • Understand the commercial "bigger picture" and able to advise clients on the best course of action while considering cost, effort, risk and potential outcomes.
  • Run governance with functional sponsors and contributors for the largest and most complex project or programs.
  • Stakeholder and client management skills, able to influence at senior executive levels.
  • Effectively manage multi-disciplinary teams of developers, analysts, testers, infrastructure and support.
  • Develop strategies independently for complex situations, translate into concrete steps and assign responsibilities to various team members and/or other project managers. 
  • Translate business scope and objectives into an overall project or program plan.
  • Document complex solutions and build out requirements using different methods and tools
  • Understand the client landscape and align solutions accordingly.
  • Develop or adapt scope change process to the client/situation.
  • Apply strategies, methods and tools to communicate scope changes with clients for the program.

What you bring:

• • Minimum 10 years of project management experience in financial technology, including leading large-scale (1000+ Manday) projects successfully.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems or the equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience.
  • Experience in Treasury Risk Management or related systems is a must
  • Knowledge of financial services industry is a must.
  • Previous budget management experience is a must.
  • Proficiency in industry-standard process methodologies (e.g., Agile) is required.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to audiences of various levels in the organization (e.g., executive, management, individual contributors).
  • Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, interpersonal, team, customer service, negotiation, conflict management and time management skills.
  • Project Management qualifications such CAPM, PMP or Prince are an advantage but not a requirement.
  • Knowledge of trading and risk platforms is an advantage but not a requirement.

What we offer you:

• • Competitive salary
  • Attractive benefits
  • A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities
  • A modern, international work environment and a dedicated and motivated team