FILLED (ref#DB6077), Pricing Data Strategy Consultant, Investment Bank

Pricing Data Strategy Consultant, Global Investment Bank Interim, 3 months +, Canary Wharf, £market rate, immediate start ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Role Summary

Our client, a leading global investment bank, immediately requires a consultant with experience of securities pricing processes to define a new pricing data strategy to improve its product pricing processes.

Application Deadline: 5 pm Monday 14th February.
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Role Detail

The scope of the role covers the evaluation of existing pricing data processes and the tolerances set for the securities being valued (e.g bonds, swaps, equities).

The key tasks are:


* to review internally with stakeholders and conduct external market analysis on all types of securities to determine to define best practice
* to review existing pricing data processes (these vary by product with different systems used for pricing different products), determine the impact of proposed changes upon existing systems, and make tactical recommendations for improvement
* to ensure that the proposed pricing data strategy is included in the requirements for the strategic global replacement of existing pricing systems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Key Skills and Requirements

* Experience of pricing data processes within Investment Banking
* Strategy / consulting background
* Strong stakeholder management / project management skills

Desirable requirements:

* Experience of fund administration operations from a banking perspective would be advantageous ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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FILLED (ref #DB6076) Project Manager, Business Transformation Programme

Project Manager, End User Computing Initiative Interim, 6-12 months, Gatwick, excellent day rate day, Mid-late February start ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Role Summary

Following on from a corporate acquisition, our client is in the middle of a multi-million pound transformation programme required to separate its operations from the selling company and transform its business.

They immediately require an experienced interim project manager with a Big 5 consulting background to steer and deliver a high profile end user computing initative that impacts all employees in the business.

Application Deadline: This is an urgent requirement, so please ensure that your CV is submitted ASAP or by by 9 am 14th February at the latest.
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Role Detail

This role fits within a business-wide IT Infrastructure Programme rollout scheduled over the next 18 months incorporating step change software and hardware rolluts.
The End User Computing project is primarily focussed on the development of business user computing requirements to improve and enhance workplace connectivity and also productivity for the client's 2200 employees.

Working with the IT work-stream lead and reporting to the Transformation Director, the project manager will define the key stakeholder groups across the business, define their diverse set of user requirements, liaise with IT to determine what can be delivered, and then manage the delivery of the solution.

Key tasks:


* Develop, deliver and implement appropriately detailed project plans for the end user computing project
* Apply project management tools as determined by the Business Lead around risk and issue management, status reporting, stakeholder management and benefits realisation.
* Manage project interdependencies with counterpart projects within the Programme, taking any issues to resolve to the relevant forum.
* Ensure that key stakeholders are identified and managed to facilitate project delivery (this initiative impacts CEO to shop floor)
* Take ownership and be proactive to ensure quality and timely delivery while keeping stakeholders appraised.
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Key Skills and Requirements

Given its high profile within the business, senior stakeholder management is central to the success of this role. The ideal candidate for this role will have a Big 5 consulting background at manager to senior manager level, and will be comfortable operating at C-level and liaising with multiple business stakeholders in a complex environment.

* Experience of delivering business-led IT projects within a complex stakeholder environment (acting as a bridge between Business and IT to achieve improved business
outcomes)
* Effective influencer / exceptional stakeholder management skills / self-starter
* Big 5 consulting background
* Educated to degree level

Desirable requirements:

* Previous experience of desktop deployment projects ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

INVITATION: B2E Resourcing Networking Evening 17th March

Invitation!

Our next networking evening is going to be held at The Aqua Brasserie in Vauxhall, on Thursday 17th March (6pm to 9pm).

We really hope you can come along to meet other like-minded Interim Consultants, plus the B2E Team!

As always, the cost of the evening will be £10, and includes substantial "eats"
- there will be a cash bar.

To register, please visit our new B2E Community Page using this link:

http://www.b2e-community.com/events/b2e-resourcing-networking ]

Within the 'Event Description' section, you will be able to register and pay through Paypal.

All the best,

Tony, David, David, Jo and Selina (the B2E Team)

For more information, please use the "Contact us" button above to email Jo Young.

FILLED (ref#DB6075) Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement Expert

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Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement Expert Interim, 6-12 months, Gatwick, up to £650 per day, Immediate start ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Role Summary

Following on from a corporate acquisition, our client is in the middle of a multi-million pound transformation programme required to enable its technology, processes and people to operate as a separate entity.

They immediately require a certified Six Sigma Black Belt / Lean expert with deep experience of improving transactional processes to join their team and work with different areas of the business to review existing processes and define improvements using these approaches.

Application Deadline: This is an urgent requirement, so an immediate response is required - 12 pm Thursday 3rd February.
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Role Detail

The scope of this process improvement programme includes the entire back office operations of the client.

Working as part of a small team, the consultant will be allocated to different areas of the business to work with project teams set up to review and improve business processes.

The main responsibilities involve working with the project teams to instil a consistent LSS approach to BPR activities and developing knowledge bases of methods, tools and approaches that can be adopted across the programme.
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Key Skills and Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a combination of Lean / Six Sigma Black Belt skills and the experience of implementing process improvements across a number of different cultures and environments thus being able to demonstrate flexibility in approach.

* Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
* Lean Manufacturing experience
* Deeply experienced in improving transactional processes across back office operations
* Effective influencer / strong change management skills / self-starter

Desirable requirements:

* Prince 2 / MSP practitioner
* Lean Six Sigma training experience
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Interested?

If this role is of interest to you, please send me a recent CV by return email,
stating:


* your target daily rate for the role
* your availability
* your specific relevant experience, as outlined in [Key Skills and Requirements]

FILLED (ref #DB6074) Global SAP HR Consultant

Global SAP HR Consultant
Interim, 6-12 months, West of London with some overseas travel, Market rate, Immediate start

Role Summary

Our client, a niche consulting company, is working with a global mobile communications company. They immediately require an interim consultant with global HR SAP implementation experience to join their team and conduct a review of their client's global HR SAP rollout programme against a new business operating model.

Application Deadline: 12 pm Thursday 3rd February.

Key Skills and Requirements

The ideal candidate will be an experienced project manager, with deep global HR SAP experience who can act as a bridge between business and IT.

Mandatory requirements are:

* Full lifecycle experience of implementing HR SAP across multiple countries
* Experience of rolling out standardised processes across countries to support HR SAP AND knowledge of how to configure SAP locally for non-standard implementations
* Excellent suite of project management, consulting and stakeholder management skills

Experience of delivering HR SAP enabled processes into a virtual shared service environment (incorporating both local and offshire delivery) would be an advantage.

Interested?

If this role is of interest to you, please send me a recent CV, stating:

* your target daily rate for the role
* your availability
* your specific relevant experience, as outlined in [Key Skills and Requirements]
above