Project Manager (Structured Finance)

ABOUT THE JOB:

Global Banking Technology & Operations (GBTO) delivers day-to-day services to Global Banking & Investor Solutions (GBIS) Business Units and their clients.  With IT & Operations teams working side by side under the same leadership, the goal of GBTO is to meet the evolving needs of its clients and market requirements, as well as anticipate technological advances to accelerate and support the transformation of GBIS activities. GBTO is at the very heart of this technological and operational challenge.

This is a transversal role supporting projects that impact the teams in the GBTO/FTB (Financing and Transaction Banking) department.  The main mission of the role is to act as Project Manager supporting Technology Implementation projects impacting FTB.  These may be Region Specific impacting a Front-to-Back product chain and/or a regional implementation of a Global Project run outside the region. 

What will be your DAY-TO-DAY?

• Maintain governance on the projects including Working Groups, OPCOS and Steercos, handling meeting schedules, drafting meeting materials and agendas, and ensuring sponsorship is aware of status and alerts.
• Manage full project lifecycle which may include Project Scoping, Requirements Gathering, Development, Testing, Implementation and Post Implementation. 

a.   Project Scoping – identifying all impacted stakeholders (Operations, Technology, Finance, Risk, Legal, etc.), assessing the impact of the project on all upstream and downstream teams and applications, documenting cost and timeline estimates, and working with production and technology teams to schedule the project.

b.   Requirements Gathering – running and documenting workshops, drafting, and maintaining requirements documentation, and working with product owner to schedule analysis, AMER Business specificities, estimations, and development.

c.    Development – tracking estimates vs actuals, tracking and coordinating development cycles within the various teams.

d.   Testing – drafting Test Plans and Test Pack to ensure End-To-End testing is achieved, maintaining daily UAT calls, tracking defects and retests, coordinating testing within and among the impacted teams, ensure the local specificities are tested. 

e.    Implementation – drafting Implementation Plans, running rehearsal weekends, coordinating implementation schedules across the impacted technology and functional teams.

f.     Post-Implementation – drafting post-implementation checkout plans for all impacted technology and functional teams, tracking post-go-live issues, bugs, and defects, tracking all post-implementation checks and maintaining project closeout meetings.

Project Pipeline includes: 

a.       Global Banking and Advisory/Credit Portfolio Management (GLBA/CPM) tactical or target developments: Support GLBA transformation by adapting IT systems & aligning GTBO organization and processes.

b.       Oxygen & US RIA: Setup and support IT platform to support the US Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) in line with the capital-light business strategy.

Products: Loans, Letters of Credit, Asset Backed Products, Loan Trading.

·           Primary Applications:

o   LoanIQ – Loan Booking System

o   Alltra – Letter of Credit Booking System

o   Xone Cas Loan –Liquidity and Refinancing System

Skills and Qualifications:

Must Have: 

• 7-10 Years experience in Investment Banking Operations and/or Technology Experience.  Including:

o    Trade & Product Lifecycle (Booking, Amendments, Cancellations).

o    Accounting Principles (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory).

o    Payment Cycles (SWIFT and FED/CHIPS Messaging).

o    System Architecture (front-to-back, system interface methods such as XML/API).

• Experience Running a Front-To-Back Technology Implementation Project impacting multiple stakeholders and involving multiple technology systems.
• Experience drafting UAT Plans and Packs and running a multi-phase testing.
• Experience running End-to-End testing including multiple systems and iterations (batch runs, file loads, inputs, extracts, etc.).
• Communication: Proficient in both verbal and written communication, with strengths in meeting management (agenda setting, time management, and drafting minutes). Skilled at engaging a wide range of stakeholders, from team managers and business partners to regulatory bodies and senior leaders.
• Organization: Effective at prioritizing and organizing tasks in complex, fast-paced environments. Capable of setting timelines and delivering on time while guiding diverse stakeholders toward shared goals.
• Time Management: Strong multitasking abilities, with experience developing delivery plans under uncertain conditions and managing stakeholder expectations.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Loans and Letters of Credit. 

Languages: French, English

Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement as the person in this position will need to collaborate regularly with colleagues and partners in the United States.

OUR BENEFITS:

WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY AT SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

Competitive compensation & benefits offering, including but not limited to:

• Minimum of 20 Vacation days + 4 personal days 
  • Supportive Maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave policy 
  • Health spending ($2,000/year) and personal spending ($1,000/year) accounts with 75+ eligible reimbursement categories (health, training, electronics etc.)
  • Fully sponsored virtual healthcare assistance and Employee Assistance Program to you and your immediate family
• Various Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to engage with such as Pride and Allies, American Women Network, Black Leadership Network, One planet, etc. 
• A culture of continuous development by encouraging our employees various training programs (online training and coaching platform such as Coursera, GoFluent, Pluralsight, First Finance, and others)

Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our Recruiters know.

OUR CULTURE: 
At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)

D&I: 
Our Diversity & Inclusion Mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.
Our Diversity & Inclusion Vision:

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

For more information about our D&I initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/societe-generale-about/diversity-and-inclusion/)

HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Societe Generale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols.  Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area.  The applicable business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs.