Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities

The Senior Project Manager will lead and inspire delivery teams to execute complex projects across their entire lifecycle while ensuring business and portfolio objectives are met. They are responsible for managing project scope, costs, risks, and governance while fostering strong stakeholder relationships.

Requirements

Candidates must have over 12 years of experience in managing large, complex projects, preferably within the financial services sector. Strong core project management disciplines, including time, cost, scope, and quality management, are essential for this role.

Skills

• Project management
• Strategic planning
• Risk management
• Stakeholder management
• Governance
• Financial services
• Leadership
• Budget management
• Cross-functional delivery
• Critical thinking
• Reporting
• Change management
• Resource mobilization
• Written communication
• Superannuation
• Insurance

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• Inclusive culture

About this role

Overview
 
The role of the Senior Project Manager is to lead and inspire our delivery teams
to achieve exceptional customer and organisational outcomes. You are expected to
own your projects end to end and drive cross-functional delivery. This role
involves advanced critical thinking, planning, directing and communicating to
achieve the delivery of projects to satisfy business and portfolio objectives
 
This is a 6 months Fixed term contract role to be based at Parramatta Office

 
Key Accountabilities and main responsibilities
Strategic Focus
* Lead and inspire project teams to define and deliver complex and large
projects (up to $10 million) across the entire lifecycle while being
cognizant of the complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value
* Build strong relationships and actively collaborate across functions to
support the achievement of objectives with clear and upfront mutual
expectations, including with business customers.

Operational Management
* Demonstrate proactive and modern ways of working using tools and techniques
to achieve high productivity within a dynamic and fast-paced environment
* Define project scope, success criteria and deliverables that support business
goals in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, accurately
interpreting ideas, information and needs
* Implement effective governance for project tracking and reporting to ensure
timely and appropriate decision making.
* Proactively manage variance and change requests within control mechanisms
* Plan, control and monitor costs and outcomes to ensure they meet financial
objectives.

People Leadership
* Engage/inspire the project team, delegating appropriately, providing clarity,
direction and attention, and maintaining a collegiate and productive work
environment while holding the team accountable to meet commitments.

Governance & Risk
* Comply to broader organisational governance requirements for reporting and
tracking purposes
* Manage Risks and Issues with documentation, to ensure achievement of the best
outcomes possible. 

Experience & Personal Attributes
* 12+ years’ experience in project management of large and complex
projects/programs
* Experienced within financial services, preferably (non-essential) in
superannuation, wealth and/or insurance.
* Highly developed skills in planning, risk & issue management, stakeholder
management and governance
* Strong core PM disciplines - time, cost, scope and quality
* Proactive and dynamic leadership skills and capability to lead multiple teams
across diverse platforms 
* Excellent organisational skills - can quickly and effectively mobilise time,
budget and resources (clients and project team members) to meet requirements
* Excellent, clear and precise written communication and formal documentation
* Ability to build rapport, credibly and effectively at all levels. 

MUFG Pension & Market Services is a global, digitally enabled business that
empowers a brighter future by connecting millions of people with their assets –
safely, securely and responsibly. 

Through our two businesses MUFG Retirement Solutions and MUFG Corporate Markets,
we partner with a diversified portfolio of global clients to provide robust,
efficient and scalable services, purpose-built solutions and modern technology
platforms that deliver world class outcomes and experiences. 

A member of MUFG, a global financial group, we help manage regulatory
complexity, improve data management and connect people with their assets,
through exceptional user experience that leverages the expertise of our people
combined with scalable technology, digital connectivity and data insights.

Our MUFG Retirement Solutions division combines its proprietary technology,
process and people to deliver a comprehensive financial data solution to its
superannuation clients. We support clients across all superannuation fund
sectors including government, industry, retail and corporate.

By accompanying our core member and employer administration with a full range of
value-added services, we offer the most comprehensive superannuation
administration solution on the market. The scale, adaptability and ease of use
of our proprietary systems, in conjunction with our integrated analytics
offering, allow us to innovate and grow with the needs of our clients.

MUFG Pension & Market Services is building a dynamic, client focused, caring and
inclusive culture that is built on the foundations of an entrepreneurial spirit,
effective risk management, empathy and trust, and underpinned by its core
values.

We are an inclusive employer whose people work collaboratively. We encourage,
support and value the various talents and perspectives of our people and promote
a flexible and blended work environment where our people can thrive and their
wellbeing is supported. We know that diversity drives better client outcomes,
continuous improvement, and growth. Be part of the MUFG Pension & Market
Services journey and together we will achieve our full potential.  

We treat all individuals fairly and equitably and do not discriminate on the
basis of diverse characteristics including, but not limited to gender, gender
identity, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, cultural background, physical
abilities/disabilities, religious or political belief, marital or family status
or carers responsibilities.

Candidates must have the relevant work rights to be considered for an
opportunity at MUFG Pension & Market Services. Successful applicants will be
required to complete background screening prior to commencement of employment.

About MUFG Pension & Market Services

Financial Services · 5,001-10,000 employees · headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales