Harbor Capital
Enterprise Project Manager
Harbor Capital, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Enterprise Project Manager
Apply locations: Boston Office, Chicago Office
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 30+ Days Ago
This is a hybrid opportunity requiring a commute to our Boston or Chicago office 2x a week.
Summary
Harbor is looking for an experienced, detail-oriented, and proactive Project Manager to join the Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) team in a Product Implementation role. In this position, you will focus on planning and executing the launch of various investment vehicles to enhance Harbor’s lineup of product offerings while interacting with business stakeholders including Investments, Operations, Product, Distribution, Finance, Legal & Compliance, Marketing, and Information Technology. You will oversee product development, process improvement workflows, and leverage solutions which support the organizational goals and objectives. The Project Manager must be extremely organized, proactive, collaborative, an innovative thinker, and a problem solver. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in translating business requirements into technical deliverables.
Key Responsibilities and Related Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Project Estimation
Facilitate scope definition, high-level planning, and estimation of projects with cross-functional teams.
Document key assumptions and dependencies.
Develop and present high-level project plan with cost-benefit analysis for key stakeholders.
Work with SMEs to quantify cost factors to deliver project deliverables including resources, project oversight, objective risk, and related contingency.
Project Planning Development
Develop detailed project plans with multiple milestones and phases which align resources, costs, and schedules to maximize performance, minimize cost overruns, and ensure on-time delivery.
Create a project plan and schedule to include key deliverables, key milestones, project-related tasks, and a communication plan.
Ensure necessary steps and dependencies to deliver projects and components are documented and included in the plan.
Assist in the definition of the project scope and validate the project can be completed on time and within budget.
Manage project management tool.
Project Delivery
Lead and drive enterprise & business division projects and business initiatives through a full delivery life-cycle ensuring project is delivered on-time and on-budget.
Lead and drive the planning and execution of product initiatives, including ETF, mutual fund, and CIT launches, fund mergers, fund liquidations, and manager changes.
Manage project scope, matrixed/team resource assignments, budget, scheduling, and change requests.
Provide regular project updates to PMO leader and project sponsor about project deliverables, major milestones, schedule, and financial/budget variance reports.
Minimum Qualifications
5-7 years of relevant work experience in project management.
Experience in asset management/financial services and ETFs preferred.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and capable of setting priorities.
Experience with Waterfall and Agile project management (Scrum methodology preferred).
PMI Portfolio Management Professional and/or PMP Project Management Professional certification preferred.
About Us
What makes Harbor unique is our commitment to only partnering with the very best asset managers globally. This focus allows us to act in the best interests of our shareholders every day. We are currently looking to grow our firm with talented, intellectually diverse people with excellent work ethic.
If you are passionate about putting shareholders first and enjoy the unique nature of working with the very best asset managers in the world, click on "Apply" to start your application!
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Apply locations: Boston Office, Chicago Office
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 30+ Days Ago
This is a hybrid opportunity requiring a commute to our Boston or Chicago office 2x a week.
Summary
Harbor is looking for an experienced, detail-oriented, and proactive Project Manager to join the Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) team in a Product Implementation role. In this position, you will focus on planning and executing the launch of various investment vehicles to enhance Harbor’s lineup of product offerings while interacting with business stakeholders including Investments, Operations, Product, Distribution, Finance, Legal & Compliance, Marketing, and Information Technology. You will oversee product development, process improvement workflows, and leverage solutions which support the organizational goals and objectives. The Project Manager must be extremely organized, proactive, collaborative, an innovative thinker, and a problem solver. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in translating business requirements into technical deliverables.
Key Responsibilities and Related Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Project Estimation
Facilitate scope definition, high-level planning, and estimation of projects with cross-functional teams.
Document key assumptions and dependencies.
Develop and present high-level project plan with cost-benefit analysis for key stakeholders.
Work with SMEs to quantify cost factors to deliver project deliverables including resources, project oversight, objective risk, and related contingency.
Project Planning Development
Develop detailed project plans with multiple milestones and phases which align resources, costs, and schedules to maximize performance, minimize cost overruns, and ensure on-time delivery.
Create a project plan and schedule to include key deliverables, key milestones, project-related tasks, and a communication plan.
Ensure necessary steps and dependencies to deliver projects and components are documented and included in the plan.
Assist in the definition of the project scope and validate the project can be completed on time and within budget.
Manage project management tool.
Project Delivery
Lead and drive enterprise & business division projects and business initiatives through a full delivery life-cycle ensuring project is delivered on-time and on-budget.
Lead and drive the planning and execution of product initiatives, including ETF, mutual fund, and CIT launches, fund mergers, fund liquidations, and manager changes.
Manage project scope, matrixed/team resource assignments, budget, scheduling, and change requests.
Provide regular project updates to PMO leader and project sponsor about project deliverables, major milestones, schedule, and financial/budget variance reports.
Minimum Qualifications
5-7 years of relevant work experience in project management.
Experience in asset management/financial services and ETFs preferred.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and capable of setting priorities.
Experience with Waterfall and Agile project management (Scrum methodology preferred).
PMI Portfolio Management Professional and/or PMP Project Management Professional certification preferred.
About Us
What makes Harbor unique is our commitment to only partnering with the very best asset managers globally. This focus allows us to act in the best interests of our shareholders every day. We are currently looking to grow our firm with talented, intellectually diverse people with excellent work ethic.
If you are passionate about putting shareholders first and enjoy the unique nature of working with the very best asset managers in the world, click on "Apply" to start your application!
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