Financial Services - Senior Project Manager

Organization: Financial Services
Location: (New York NY, Chicago IL)

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Accenture's Services workforce is a dedicated team of people who work on outsourcing engagements. These are long term partnerships with clients for whom we manage and provide increasingly specialized business operations, such as finance and accounting, IT, applications development and maintenance, help desk services and HR. We no only maintain key business functions for clients, we constantly seek to improve them to help our clients move ahead of the competition.

The Services workforce is made up of four groups: Client Operations, Project Based. Delivery Centers and BPO Businesses. Most of our people in Services are based long-term at a client location, an Accenture Delivery Center or, in some cases, an Accenture office.

Job Description

We are seeking Senior Project Managers. Successful candidates will perform the following functions:

•Lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously from a business and client relations perspective
•Provide an executive level contact and resource for clients
•Help consultants and clients define both business and technology-driven project requirements
•Assist the sales team with presales, sales and deal negotiations
•Represent the company in negotiations with current and prospective clients and business partners

Our people are our most important asset and we invest considerable resources to provide on-going training that builds and extends professional, technical and management skills in all areas. Your learning program will be determined by the requirements of your specific role but will usually involve specialized skills as personal and leadership development. You will work with your manager to determine what skills you need and how to build them.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
REQUIREMENTS
•Bachelor's or Master's degree
•5-10 years of technology management experience with a significant portion in the financial industry
•Thorough understanding of business applications of technology
Professional Attributes:
•Ability to relate well to senior management, directors of financial institutions, client management and technical personnel
•Ability to think strategically and act as a facilitator
•Excellent analytical and communication skills
•Excellent presence, maturity, presentation skills and management talent
•Ability to speak authoritatively on financial technology and related subject matters