Professional Services Manager


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Listed on

10th October 2015

Location

London

Salary/Rate

£90000 - £120000

Type

Permanent

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Professional Services Manager

Professional Servcies Manager required to join a leading asset management software company based in the City of London. This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly skilled Professional Services Manager to boost their career within a leading investment management software vendor, the Professional Services Manager will be expected to travel and offers the Professional Services Manager the chance to work for some of the most exciting clients within the financial industry.

As a well established and successful company they are able to offer a great training programme which gives business consultants a unique opportunity for personal development and the ability to gain in-depth knowledge of a broad range of areas within the investment management industry.

The ideal candidate would have extensive experience working with asset management software and would have managed Project Managers and Business Analysts. They would have previously been in a leadership position overseeing all aspects of implementations, including design, configuration, integration and training. The ideal candidate would have strong commercial skills

Responsibilities of the Professional Service Manager:

* Managing a team of project managers and consultants, who will take the lead role in the implementation processes, including designs, configuration, integration and training

* Assist the clients in modelling their business processes

* Taking complete ownership and responsibility of the implementation

* Work in close collaboration with the sales team to ensure the best possible contractual framework for all new implementation projects.

* Monitor project progress, risks and opportunities and report back to the Vice President of Implementation

* Work in close collaboration with our client's senior management teams to plan, structure and phase implementation projects, taking business and IT-strategy, business development, market trends and budget restrictions into account

* Be a part of several implementation teams as a senior project manager solution architect or project sponsor

* Represent the company at Steering Committee meetings

Key Knowledge and Experience for the Professional Service Manager:

* Experience managing implementation projects along with a successful track record in project management

* Solid working experience in asset management - front, middle or back office

* Strong working experience within an implementation role for a software vendor specialising in asset management software

* Working experience on the commercial side (sales)

* Exceptional communication and presentation skills

* Excellent problem solving skills and a solution focused attitude

* Detailed knowledge of three or more of the following areas:

* Portfolio management and decision making tools in the front office

* Knowledge of data providers proprietary software

* Life cycle management across all asset classes;

* Investment and Fund Accounting

* Performance Measurement and Attribution

* Relational databases

* Compliance

* Derivatives

* Equity based products

* Crystal Report

* Fixed Income

Location: City of London

Salary: Up to 120k

Keywords: Programme manager, Programme management, Senior Manager, Project Manager, Vendor, Financial Software, Implementation, Projects, Asset management, Data ware housing, Business process modelling

If you are interested in this Professional Services Manager opportunity please apply today with an up to date CV to Jennifer Erobame.

If this role is not quite what you are looking for, but may be of interest to someone in your network, please get in contact as we offer a referral fee, and may also have more suitable roles available.

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