The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.

Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join the PMO function (Change Team), reporting to the relevant Portfolio Lead / Head of Practice. This role is focused on end-to-end delivery of client-facing projects. Either working with new Clients (e.g. transitioning funds administration service to us), or with existing clients (e.g. extending or continuously improving the services we offer them). You will be accountable for translating senior-level intent into executable plans, maintaining a grip on delivery, building and maintaining Client confidence in that delivery and ensuring outcomes are achieved in line with agreed objectives. The Senior Project Manager may manage an individual project, several projects or a significant workstream on a major client deal under a Programme Director. Either way, this will involve defining and controlling multiple projects and/or workstreams, coordinating delivery teams, managing dependencies and risks, and providing clear, honest reporting to senior stakeholders. The role requires someone comfortable working at pace, making pragmatic decisions, and applying the right level of governance rather than process for process’ sake. The practice team is currently located across the UK – London, Ireland – Dublin, Bulgaria – Sofia, South Africa – Cape Town, and India – Pune, Mumbai, and Bangalore.

Key duties and responsibilities:

Own the end-to-end delivery of one or a few projects, ensuring outcomes are delivered in line with agreed scope, time and cost parameters.
Translate high-level objectives into clear delivery plans, with defined milestones, dependencies, risks and ownership.
Lead and coordinate multiple project managers and workstream leads, providing direction, challenge and support as required.
Maintain clear oversight of project status, risks, issues and dependencies, escalating appropriately and early where required.
Act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders, providing clear, factual and transparent updates on progress and delivery confidence.
Act as the primary point of contact for large Corporate Clients, providing clear, factual and transparent updates on progress and delivery confidence.
Apply appropriate delivery methodologies (waterfall, agile or hybrid), using pragmatism and judgement rather than rigid adherence to frameworks.
Ensure project governance is proportionate, effective and supports delivery rather than slowing it down.
Manage project-level resourcing, working with Practice and Portfolio Leads to address capacity constraints and skill gaps.
Drive resolution of delivery blockers, coordinating across technology, operations, risk, compliance and business teams as needed.
Ensure lessons learned are captured and applied to improve future delivery.

Experience and skills:

Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage, challenge and influence at senior levels.
Experience of having worked within the Asset Servicing/Management sector of the Financial Services Industry; familiar with the services and typical operating model construct for such a business.
Proven experience delivering complex projects spanning multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
Strong background in project delivery within technology and/or business change environments.
Experience operating in environments with high levels of ambiguity, pace and competing priorities.
Ability to maintain delivery grip under pressure and make pragmatic decisions when faced with incomplete information.
Solid understanding of delivery disciplines across waterfall and agile approaches, with the judgement to apply “what works”.
Experience managing project-level risks, dependencies and resourcing constraints.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, without losing sight of the bigger picture.
Clear, concise verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently, take ownership and operate with minimal supervision.
Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Nice to have:

Must have worked with Corporate Clients in Financial Services if not in our sector of the industry
Exposure to large-scale onboarding, migration or integration programmes
Familiarity with common project and portfolio tooling (e.g. Azure DevOps, MS Project, Jira).

Disclaimer:

Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals.

We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies. Prepare to accelerate.

We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

Positive change starts with you. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey.

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Senior Project Manager