Operations Project Manager

Pay Rate: $80-$100 hourly

Location: East Hanover, NJ

Summary:

• Lead and deliver strategic initiatives across various functions within a banking/capital markets environment
• Focus on process optimization, risk awareness, and project governance

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage assigned projects through full lifecycle to successful completion
• Establish and maintain project governance, ensuring adherence to group policies and procedures
• Define and stabilize project scope, objectives, and deliverables
• Engage and secure buy-in from stakeholders and project sponsors
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and resource allocation
• Identify risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies
• Drive execution through effective tracking, status reporting, and meeting coordination
• Ensure clear communication of project goals, budget, risks, and progress
• Collaborate cross-functionally with various teams
• Manage conflicts and constraints to ensure project success
• Gather and document business requirements through stakeholder interviews and analysis
• Develop business requirement documents (BRDs), use cases, workflows, and process maps
• Analyze and reconcile data from multiple sources to identify gaps and solutions
• Translate business needs into functional requirements
• Collaborate with stakeholders to validate requirements and ensure alignment
• Challenge assumptions and recommend practical, scalable solutions
• Analyze current processes and recommend improvements to enhance productivity and risk control
• Partner with Operations and IT to assess the impact of process/system changes
• Support workforce planning based on process improvements and system enhancements
• Work with business users to define requirements across Front Office to Finance
• Partner with IT teams to ensure system functionality meets business needs
• Support testing phases and ensure proper validation of system changes
• Recommend procedural enhancements to maximize system capabilities
• Facilitate coordination between IT and business teams throughout implementation

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related field
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in project management and/or business analysis
• Strong knowledge of banking and capital markets, with exposure to Front Office and Operations
• Proven expertise in project lifecycle management, governance, and stakeholder management
• Strong focus on process improvement and risk management

Preferred Skills:

• Proficiency in MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Experience with business analysis methodologies and documentation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing requirements
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex situations
• Demonstrated ability to manage conflicts and drive consensus among stakeholders