VP - Project - State Street - Sydney

Job description
Position Summary

This is an Operations Transformation PMO - Restructuring Team position. Under the direction of the Restructuring Manager, provides direction for a Business Unit’s restructuring effort to design and adopt 2014 operating model , creates a roadmap to reach future state design by integrating transformation initiatives, Lean, and BAU activities; manages large scale restructuring events across business unit Directs the work of project team members. Manages and develops staff. Drives collaboration and consensus with Business Unit leaders to drive transformation within their operations.

- Leads the end-to-end planning and management of large complex restructuring activities and/or operating model analysis
- Oversees the schedule, resources, budget and risks of each project to ensure targets, budget, and milestones are met
- Drives 2014 and interim state operating model designs for their Business Units, in collaboration with Process Managers end-state designs
- Drives restructuring within business units to ensure savings can be realized and designed interim and end-state designs can be accomplished
- Adopts training, communication, human resources and change management programs necessary to ensure success of events adopted in the business unit
- Under general supervision, plans, organizes and controls the activities of the restructuring team
- Provides direction and support in developing approaches/plans, executing assignments, resolving critical issues and resource contentions, and prioritizing efforts
- Anticipates and sets direction for the resolution of problems and works across the organization for consensus
- Manages & controls project scope, tracking, staffing, and budget
- Manages high-level business impact analysis to determine design and implementation approach, structure, scope, resource requirements, organization impact and priorities
- Manages overall communications, risks, and issues resolution
- Manages all transformation reporting requirements for all assigned projects
- Serves as advocate and change agent to implement recommended solutions
- Serves as relationship manager with business leads and program peers; ensures service quality and customer satisfaction
- Ensures communication across Restructuring, Process, Lean and support teams to ensure the work progresses in a consistent and timely fashion
- Promotes development and implementation of project methodology, tools, best practices and controls to improve process and overall quality of service
- Collaborates closely with Process Owners, Process Managers, Lean Management Office, Change Management, Communication, Training, Human Resources, Central Analytics and Organizational Design

Qualifications

Requirements

- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent required, MBA or PMP preferred
- Proven financial services and project management experience
- Excellent project management skills; ability to manage large, complex projects throughout the project life cycle and manage project teams on tight time frames
- Proven ability to manage through complex issues and realign priorities and deliverables to ensure milestones and targets are achieved
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, facilitation, presentation, and negotiation skills
- Proven ability to be an influential change agent with businesses
- Experience in operating model design, transformation, Lean or driving change
- Strong relationship management skills with demonstrated ability to work across global SSC business lines
- Excellent prioritization management and resource management skills
- Expertise with project management methodology and tools and experienced with budget and cost tracking
- Advanced PC skills, including Microsoft Office suite (Project, Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), project scheduling and flowcharting software
- Travel required

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