Senior Program Manager (Vendor Management/ Banking)

Senior Program Manager (Vendor Management/ Banking)

Experis is the global leader in professional resourcing and project-based workforce solutions. Our suite of services range from interim and permanent recruitment to managed services and consulting, enabling businesses to achieve their goals. We accelerate organisational growth by attracting, assessing and placing specialised professional talent.

On behalf of our client, a leading financial institution in Zürich, we are looking for a Senior Program Manager with proven experience banking industry and vendor management experience.

Overview of the project:

• Transition of services from incumbent service providers to the new Service Providers.
• Service include Internal connectivity (LAN, WiFi) External Connectivity (WAN, TPNC and MAN), Telephony and Security services.
• Establishment of a Network services Desk to support the global operations
• Infrastructure refresh, Organisation and Target Operating Model Transformation of many of the above services.

Main responsibilities:

• Review Statement of Work (SoW) and High-level transition and Transformation Plans to get a good understanding of the commitments from the SPs in terms of scope and delivery timelines.
• Review detailed Transition and Transformation plans from SP and ensure alignment concerning delivery scope and timelines as per SoW and high-level transition plan.
• Engage with and brief SMEs to ensure that they are-aligned to complete dependencies identified by the SPs in the T&T Plans.
• Participate in and contribute to Project and Work-Stream meetings with SPs, tasks include (not exhaustive)
  • Validating and ensuring that the SP milestones are on track.
  • Reviewing Risks/Issues logs to identify and mitigate risks before they become issues.
  • Identify blockers and help un-block items that are affecting the timelines.
• Report to the Programme Director, providing formal updates/reports on progress of various work streams. Escalate any issues that need management attention.

Skills:

• At least 10 years or Project Management experience in large size programs (25+ mil USD) with a minimum of 5 years within a large global investment bank
• Knowledge and experience in area of network and connectivity services - either from a management perspective or from a previous engineering background.
• Experience in managing external Vendors on behalf of a client undertaking a Transition and transformation in the Network and Voice services space.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Banking industry expeirence
• Proven stakeholder management skills
• Extensive experience of global delivery model - particularly within the Indian offshoring industry serving international clients including those based in Switzerland.
• Proficiency with PM tools like MS Project, Visio, and Jira

Interested in this opportunity? Kindly send us your CV today through the link in the advert. However should you have any questions please contact Sophia Biafora on +41 44 229 99 40.

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