About Jefferies
Jefferies, the global investment banking firm, has served companies and investors for over 50 years. Headquartered in New York with its European head office in London and staff in over 30 global cities, the firm provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage and securities research, and wealth and asset management. Jefferies provides research and execution services in equity, fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and commodities markets, and a full range of investment banking services including underwriting, merger and acquisition, restructuring and recapitalisation.
Role Summary
Working directly for the IT Programme Manager within the International IT organization, the International Engineering team is engaged in a programme of change which will result in the relocation of the European Head Quarters. You will be responsible for the delivery of key projects and workstreams relating to this programme of work, in addition to business-as-usual activities (e.g. managing day-to-day operations in Data Center).
Key Responsibilities
To include but not limited to the below list:
- Maintain project plans and schedules for all work streams
- Resource planning to identify required resources and availability that include remote and hybrid team management & coordination
- Publish plans and schedules, managing execution of all tasks
- Raise quotes and requisitions for required services/materials
- Undertake project budget tracking activities
- Co-ordinate infrastructure and application team tasks
- Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure alignment
- Setup and maintain risk and issue registers
- Ensure infrastructure projects comply with cybersecurity and regulatory requirements
- Produce and present regular status reports
- Coordinate and oversee installation and cable patching works in Data Center, ensuring alignment with timelines and standards
- Collaborate with local vendors to identify and resolve conflicts and maintain smooth execution
- Schedule and chair regular meetings/updates with;
- Working Group Meetings
- Steering Group Meetings
- Ensure detailed communication and alignment with stakeholders across global time zones with conference/checkout calls (Inc. Weekend/Evenings)
- Effective escalation of issues to IT Programme and Infrastructure Managers
- Experience in office buildout, data center and infrastructure project will be preferred
Experience
5 Years’ technical project management experience working within financial services organisations. Working knowledge of IT infrastructure, specifically data centers, networks, storage and server technologies are essential. Experience of managing technical teams or functions would be desirable in addition to the planning of individual project workstreams. Whilst no formal project methodology is applied knowledge of Prince2 or equivalent would be beneficial.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.
At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.
Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.
