Responsibilities:

You will be fully responsible for all aspects of implementation for the Charles River Investment Management System (Charles River IMS), managing to client business and technical requirements within the required schedule, scope and budget.
You will work with clients to develop and manage to an implementation plan, define client requirements, configure and tune the application to client business and technical needs, train users, test workflows and resolve any issues before taking the client live.
You will be hands on, configuring and fine tuning Charles River IMS while managing administrative aspects of the implementation project.
You will provide weekly, detailed project status to senior management at Charles River and within the client. Highlighting issues, scope changes, and progress against the client budget.
You will document client requirements and workflows, and you will successfully transition the client to Technical Support and Relationship Management in preparation for go live.

Requirements:

Minimum of 8 years of Financial / Software Services industry background (Project Management experience with financial market information systems preferred)
Bachelors Degree from a leading university or college in Business Management, Economics, Finance, Computer Science or the like
Hands on experience implementing investment management software, preferably an order management and compliance system
Understanding of multi-tier technical architectures and relational database structures. Familiarity with SQL, FIX, Crystal Reports, messaging and web services a plus
Demonstrated ability to meet self-imposed deadlines and proactive client management skills
Superior oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
Strong analytical skills
Ability to travel required