Senior Project Manager
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Full Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our client on an initial 3-month contract, delivering a key project within the financial services and wealth management space.
This opportunity requires a hands-on Project Manager who can operate at both a strategic and delivery level, confidently managing senior stakeholders, driving project milestones and ensuring strong governance throughout.
About the Role
You will take ownership of a key wealth management project, working closely with business stakeholders, technology teams and external partners to drive delivery.
The successful candidate will bring a strong understanding of financial services, excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to quickly establish structure, manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes within tight timeframes.
Key Responsibilities
If you're an experienced Senior Project Manager with a strong financial services background and are available for your next contract opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note: Only candidates currently residing in New Zealand with full legal working rights will be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our client on an initial 3-month contract, delivering a key project within the financial services and wealth management space.
This opportunity requires a hands-on Project Manager who can operate at both a strategic and delivery level, confidently managing senior stakeholders, driving project milestones and ensuring strong governance throughout.
About the Role
You will take ownership of a key wealth management project, working closely with business stakeholders, technology teams and external partners to drive delivery.
The successful candidate will bring a strong understanding of financial services, excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to quickly establish structure, manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes within tight timeframes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end project delivery within a financial services and wealth management environment.
- Develop and manage project plans, roadmaps, milestones and deliverables.
- Engage with senior stakeholders across business, operations, risk and technology.
- Prepare and present Steering Committee (SteerCo) packs, project updates and executive reporting.
- Maintain project governance documentation, including RAID logs, meeting minutes, actions and decisions.
- Facilitate workshops, project meetings and stakeholder discussions.
- Proactively identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies.
- Ensure project deliverables are achieved within agreed scope, timelines and business objectives.
- Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager within financial services, ideally banking, wealth management, investments or insurance.
- Previous experience delivering projects within wealth management or investment environments would be highly advantageous.
- Strong track record managing projects from planning through to delivery.
- Comfortable working at both strategic and detailed delivery levels.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior executives.
- Strong governance, reporting and documentation capabilities.
- Highly organised, proactive and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Available immediately or on short notice.
- Initial 3-month contract with a competitive daily rate.
- Opportunity to deliver a key project within the wealth management sector.
- Work alongside experienced financial services professionals.
- Central location with flexible hybrid working arrangements.
If you're an experienced Senior Project Manager with a strong financial services background and are available for your next contract opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note: Only candidates currently residing in New Zealand with full legal working rights will be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.