Let’s be #BrilliantTogether
Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Agile Project Manager to join our dynamic Index team. The Agile Project Manager will play a crucial role in planning, execution, and delivering various initiatives on the Index Roadmap on time and within scope, aligning with the company's overall product roadmap and strategic objectives.
Responsibilities:
1. You manage dependencies and drive Decision Making where a plan is dependent on decisions not yet taken.
2. You help cement best practice for change execution, including supporting the Index teams to continue moving from waterfall to agile for some of the change portfolio and support junior Index PM resources across locations as sounding board.
3. As project manager for the STOXX business unit, you focus on planning, execution and successful closing increments of prioritized initiatives on the Index Roadmap assigned to you, producing adequate documentation and taking accountability for successful delivery. This includes predominantly the following activities:
- Stakeholder Management: Identify and coordinate key stakeholders including vendors and service providers where involved. Maintain effective communication with stakeholders to achieve results, manage expectations and provide project updates.
- Resource Allocation: Gather and coordinate Allocation of resources, both human and technical, to execute migration tasks.
- Budget Management: Gather and coordinate Preparation and tracking of project budget, Monitor expenses and control costs throughout the project.
- Risk Management: Gather and coordinate potential risks and issues related to the migration.
- Quality Assurance/Project Status reports: Share reporting around the adherence of migration is executed with agreed quality, timelines and adherence to industry best practices. Maintain project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and documentation of configurations and changes through a Agile supporting tool chain. Generate and distribute regular project status reports to stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience (7+ years) in project management roles and working with Agile methodologies in the financial services or technology sector.
- Project management and Agile certification (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster, PMP, PRINCE2).
- Degree in Computer science, Engineering, Business, or related field.
- Previous exposure to and understanding of the index value chain and ecosystem as well as market data and analytics solutions.
- Proficiency in project management tools and software, strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Strategic thinker with a track record of driving innovation and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
- Analytical mindset with proficiency in data-driven decision-making and problem-solving.
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What you can expect from us
Our people are the moving force behind ISS STOXX. We are dedicated to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry and empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their career, health, financial and personal well-being.
We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are invested in our people and are working every day to ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire one another.
Let’s be #BrilliantTogether.
About ISS STOXX
ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit.
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