Senior Project Manager - Financial Data Solutions

About the role

FactSet, which provides financial data and analytics to over 200,000 investment professionals, is looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead client implementations, upgrades and enterprise hosting migrations within its Institutional Buy Side product suite. The role focuses on end-to-end delivery through strong project governance, cross-functional coordination and on-time transitions to production, partnering closely with senior stakeholders across client and internal teams.

Key responsibilities

• Manage client implementation delivery using FactSet's iterative methodology, covering scope, schedule, budget, risk, decision management, escalation and executive reporting.
• Develop and maintain program plans, RAID logs and weekly/monthly status reports, and proactively mitigate risks and dependencies.
• Align scope, timelines and communication with client project management and senior stakeholders, and matrix-manage internal and client teams.
• Manage cross-program, technical and third-party vendor dependencies, and communicate status, decisions and escalations to stakeholders.
• Manage resource allocation, capacity planning, project finances, burn-down tracking and change control against client statements of work.
• Define quality standards and acceptance criteria, run reviews, and lead client readiness, training, cutover planning and transition to production.
• Contribute to PMO initiatives, standards and continuous improvement.

Required profile

• 8+ years of project management experience leading complex, multi-year technology implementations; experience implementing a financial system in a bank, insurance company or asset manager is highly valued.
• Proven risk identification, assessment and mitigation, and experience maintaining RAID logs.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with experience in client-facing, matrixed environments.
• Experience managing vendor relationships, third-party dependencies and contract deliverables, including statements of work and change orders.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, technology or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• PMP or PgMP certification preferred, or equivalent experience in a global management consulting firm.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience with MS Project, SharePoint, MS Teams, Jira and program dashboards.
• Project budget management, financial forecasting and change control.