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Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company is seeking a Program Coordinator for a position with our client in Minneapolis, MN.

Associate Project Manager - Business Transformation Group/Office of the US COO

Job Description:

• Facilitate the planning and implementation of projects, define project tasks and resource requirements, and track the status of deliverables and any decisions made regarding scope changes and outstanding issues
• Monitor and track action items and decisions for workstreams/projects
• Schedule and lead project-related meetings and calls with internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders
• Regular engagement on projects involving regulatory reform planning and analysis, business growth strategy, business rationalization and cost savings, and other complex business analysis
• Preparation of regular status reports and presentations, requirements assessments, issue tracking/resolution and documentation
• Liaise with cross-functional teams to coordinate tasks in support of short- and long-term initiatives and goals of the team
• Provide analysis to monitor workstream milestone reports so that any impacts to schedule can be escalated as needed
• Create communication materials for multiple levels of stakeholders related to projects as well as senior management
• Represent Management or other team members on internal or external calls

Authorities, Impact, Risk:

• Key contributor to the overall BTG structure
• Uses appropriate discretion/judgement when handling confidential/sensitive information
• Document project constraints, assumptions and issues
• Define tasks & validate estimates
• Maintaining a project schedule
• Oversight of resource assignments and ongoing monitoring of the schedule
• Analyze and monitor milestone reports so that any issues can be escalated as needed
• Oversee reporting on the project schedule, perform assessments on the project schedule identifying potential risks/opportunities and recommends mitigating factors
• Assist in integrating and monitoring progress of 3rd party vendors plans as needed

Key Relationships:

• All functional groups
• Senior PMs within BTG regionally and globally
• Global Transformation Team members
• Business Managers within the Front Office
• Third party consultants
• Senior Management and Global leads

Job Qualifications:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, focus in Finance or Management preferred
• General knowledge of end-to-end project management lifecycle
• 2+ years’ experience in financial services industry preferred

Other Required Qualifications:

• A self-starter that can work with a small team or independently making an impactful contribution
• Excellent MS Office skills particularly in PowerPoint and Excel, and SharePoint
• Strong organizational, administrative and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills and ability to use them in multiple business, functional, and IT environments globally
• Flexibility and prioritization skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to quickly and successfully navigate through a matrix organization
• Ability to effectively communicate project status updates to senior management and C-suite level stakeholders

Suggested Qualifications:

• Familiarity with project management methodologies or project management related experience and/or PMP certification beneficial
• Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence
• Financial services and/or consulting experience preferred
• Strong understanding of project governance and regulatory reporting

Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company, is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or protected veteran status.