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Are you someone with strong project management experience who is keen to be a part of the delivery of change in a fast-paced environment? Are you a curious problem solver with critical thinking abilities, who enjoys collaborating with others? Join the Commodities and Global Markets (CGM) Central Change and Project Management team – a global team supporting you to deliver your best work whilst embracing hybrid and flexible work arrangements. In this role, you will report to the EMEA Change and Project Management Lead.

Change & Project Management

In this role, you will play an integral role in the delivery of business change and regulatory reform across Macquarie’s global trading business. You will be managing the end-to-end delivery of projects that have an impact business-wide, working with cross-divisional stakeholders of different seniority, including onshore and offshore delivery teams.

What impact will you have?

You will be directly responsible for:

• End to end delivery of large or multiple projects at various stages of the project lifecycle (from initiation to implementation), ensuring clear agreement on the required outcomes and realisation of the benefits as defined in the business case.
• Shaping the project to drive optimum delivery of outcomes, including planning at the level appropriate to the complexity of the programme and structuring and sequencing an appropriate set of initiatives.
• Creating project organisation/structure, including roles and responsibilities, assurance and governance.
• Developing, communicating, and managing project materials, including plans / roadmaps / Steering Committee presentations, identifying key project activities and resourcing needs.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and leading engagement on project management activities including workshops and working groups.
• Managing senior stakeholders across the entire Macquarie Group and proactively communicating with them to ensure direction, scope and progress of the programme is understood and transparent.
• Providing leadership to the project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Monitoring and reviewing project deliverables, including production, costs, staffing requirements and resources.
• Using your risk mindset to articulate and manage project risks, driving a common understanding amongst stakeholders and effecting appropriate solutions to reduce risk exposure.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A self-starter mindset and a willingness to research new concepts and fill gaps in knowledge.
• Collaborative instincts and excellent interpersonal skills, with a propensity to build strong working relationships at all levels and gain senior stakeholder and wider teams buy-in
• Strong facilitation skills to elicit information from key stakeholders with experience working with operational and/or technical professionals.
• Experience working with front office stakeholders, and/or in environments with strong risk and controls focus.
• A propensity to work efficiently in a geographically dispersed team with global stakeholders.
• Ability to work through periods of ambiguity and communicate complex issues in a straightforward manner will also be important.
• Delivery focused with strong planning skills and the ability to manage, recognise and prioritise deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal presentation and communication skills, with keen attention to detail.

Additional desirable capabilities include:

• Experience in a financial institution with exposure to different global regulatory regimes and change initiatives.
• Knowledge in at least 1 product class across commodities, rates, foreign exchange and futures.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of taking accountability and delivering complex projects to a high-quality standard & tight schedule. If this sounds like something you are interested in, please apply online now.

About Commodities and Global Markets

In Commodities and Global Markets you will be part of a global business offering capital and financing, risk management, market access, physical execution and logistics solutions to its diverse client base.

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The diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths. An inclusive and equitable environment enables us to deliver innovative and sustainable outcomes for our people, clients, shareholders and communities. From day one, you'll be encouraged to be yourself and supported to perform at your best. If our purpose of ‘empowering people to innovate and invest for a better future’ is as inspiring to you as it is to us, please apply. With the right technology, support and resources, our people can work in a range of flexible ways.

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage candidates to speak with a member of our recruitment team if you require adjustments to our recruitment process to support you, and the type of working arrangements that would help you thrive.