Associate Managing Consultant, Advisors Program Management

Make an Impact as an Associate Managing Consultant, Advisors Deploy Program Management.

Advisors Deploy Program Management is an execution-oriented client-facing competency that applies proven, accredited change skills and domain experience to partner with clients and help them drive measurable value by:

• Delivering new products and strategies to market smoothly and efficiently
• Successfully implementing complex technology assets and delivering the most challenging transformation programs to create the new business as usual
• Strengthening client’s internal skills, knowledge, and experience in critical areas
• Transforming client processes and optimizing their management practices

As an Associate Managing Consultant, you will manage multiple projects within a portfolio providing efficient and effective coordination of a complex range of activities by clearly defining project team and stakeholder roles and responsibilities that are aligned with the delivery of the expected benefits. You will also ensure effective identification of risks and proactive solutioning to mitigate risks and impact on timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Support development and launch of APM program initiatives including SBOS onboarding, training, Value quantification, NCE, etc. Participate in the APM workstreams to develop the APM program management (PMO guide, communication, hiring, onboarding, etc.)
• Work with APM-MENA lead to implement the risk framework in partnership with stakeholders, identify new emerging risks, and develop mitigating controls.
• Work closely with clients on the fulfillment of SBOS requirements and communicate with clients on deployment status updates.
• Develop enhancements to the pre-engagement and onboarding process by reviewing TATs/SLAs with stakeholders to reduce current timelines.
• Conduct prescreening, interviews, contracting, and deployment of SBOS, maintaining a tracker with onboarding status updates for stakeholders.

Requirements

• Experience in the delivery of large, complex projects/programs of diverse size in a cross-functional, multicultural environment.
• Domain knowledge of the payments industry with hands-on experience in program management, able to manage multiple stakeholders under deadline pressure.
• Ability to plan and manage a multi-workstream program from inception to delivery, providing support, direction, and/or technical expertise to the project team across multiple disciplines and geographies.
• Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills, able to define scope, timelines, and budgets clearly.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities, work independently, think laterally, and manage multiple issues under the pressure of conflicting constraints.
• Capable of leading, motivating, and developing a team of professionals.

Education & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification; advanced degree or MBA preferred.
• Fluent in local office language and English required; other languages desirable.
• Exposure to payments and/or retail banking or merchants preferred.
• Comfortable with significant client interaction and interest in building relationships.
• Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills required; knowledge of Project Management tools preferred.
• Willingness to travel.

Corporate Security Responsibility
Every person working for or on behalf of the company is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by the company’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach;
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with the company’s guidelines.