IT infrastructure Project Manager - UBS Investment Bank - London

Job description
The Project Manager's prime responsibility is to manage the delivery of large, or cross regional IT infrastructure driven programs or projects within UBS Platform Services. The Project Manager will be responsible for the lifecycle of projects from inception through to delivery of the agreed solution, meeting appropriate quality, timescale and cost targets.
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to own the delivery of the following types of technology projects aligned to the remediation of risk.
• Delivery of Strategic business led project portfolio's of the highest priority and visibility
• Delivery of Outsourcing initiatives to evaluate and deliver cost efficiencies within the support of IT platforms.
• Delivery of Technology programs that either enhancement or deliver efficiencies within the IT platforms.
Initial responsibilities will be to manage one or more of the risk transformation programs in the Platform Services portfolio.

The project Manager will report in to the head of Risk Transformation, but will be expected to own and drive forward to conclusion a number of the more significant projects within the portfolio.
Functional Reporting:
• The Transformation PMO, which is part of Platform Services IT (PS-IT), is responsible for the delivery of major IT infrastructure related change initiatives. This role will be part of the Risk Transformation function reporting into the Head of Risk Transformation and will be based in the London office.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting the project's sponsor to establish the scope and objective, define the approach and determine the cost and resource requirements, in order to develop a Business Case that supports the project request
• Leading, structuring, and planning the delivery of the agreed solutions, on time, within budget, and to the agreed quality
• Providing oversight to project sponsors and governance forums, through regular reporting and communications
• Managing the full project lifecycle using best practice project management methodologies
• Effective liaison with project sponsors, stakeholders and technical delivery teams to ensure support to the proposed solution, and to manage expectations on both project deliverables and any required contributions.
• Accountable for the management of project risk and issues, and to maintain operational stability during the implementation of change activities
• Leading and facilitating steering committee and project meetings as required
• Creating and maintaining accurate project plans, status reports and financial forecasts
• Managing and motivating a diverse group of resources to deliver the planned activities. No direct reports
• Supporting and in some cases deputising for peer program managers on an as-needed basis

Desired Skills and Experience
Requirements Skills and Experienced:
• A proven track record for delivering major technology programs and projects with financial responsibility over £5M, preferably within the Financial Services sector
• A strong background in IT Infrastructure, with at least 5-10 years experience as a project manager
• Previous team leadership and strong management skills
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills
• Strong organizational skills to structure and control complex projects
• Prince2, PMI, APM or equivalent certifications
• ITIL SME with practical experience of implementation
• MS Projects, Visio, MS Office, SharePoint
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