IT Infrastructure & Application Project Manager with German

Our client is an IT services and operations processing provider for Private Banking entities of the financial Group. Our experienced teams are dedicated, determined and enthusiastic in using their capability and drive for innovation to design, build, maintain and run the delivery of an exceptional and sustainable service to Private Banking clients. The Private Banking entities offer high net worth clients a comprehensive range of private banking, wealth planning and investment management services through the all our brands as well as to designated investment banking clients in the UK and internationally. To anticipate and respond to changing client demand, there is a growing emphasis on delivering a full range of innovative digital services.

• Plan and execute major IT infrastructure (80%) and application (20%) changes
• Management of the project lifecycle and deliverables
• Prepare/support the completion of the financial business case
• Responsible for governance, leadership, benefits tracking, cost management, delivery, planning and control, risk/issue and dependency management and quality assurance in a way that is understood and agreed by all stakeholders
• Responsible for the transitioning of the project into the business ensuring that changes are thoroughly and smoothly implemented, and that the lasting benefits of change are achieved

IT background and previous engineering experience as IT administrator, Infrastructure engineer or L2 /L3 Support engineer of 5 years

3+ years of IT infrastructure project management 3+ years of implementation project experience in the finance industry

Project management certification (Prince2 and/or PMP)

Profound technical understanding of IT infrastructure

Profound experience in managing application projects in the finance industry

Excellent coordination capabilities internally and with 3rd party providers and vendors

Solution and service oriented, taking over ownership and showing leadership

Excellent stakeholder management on different managerial levels, on IT and business side

Own initiative, self-starter qualities and persistency

Analytical & structured thinking / working

Excellent communicator and team player

Able to work under pressure

Application and business project management

Software development is an advantage