Financial Services/Banking Technology Transformation Lead

Req ID: 123802 

NTT DATA Services strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Financial Services/Banking Technology Transformation Lead to join our team in Charlotte, North Carolina (US-NC), United States (US).

Role Responsibilities:

• Facilitates collaboration across business and technology stakeholders for business and technical strategy
• Establishes end to end view of capabilities to support business strategy
• Influences Architecture direction and documentation with Solution Architects and Application Architects
• Coordinates identification and delivery of capabilities across related initiatives
• Creates, manages, and understands impacts to project scope, constraints and schedule. Coordinates planning, direction and progress with Project Managers.
• Assesses project budgets to account for variances and ensures accuracy throughout project duration.
• Creates performance and status reports for relevant stakeholders.
• Manages project risk and remediation plans. Analyzes risks by probability and severity to assess their impact on project delivery. Implements procedures to mitigate risk threats.
• Defines processes and standards around governance, communication, and quality. Develops deliverable acceptance plans and criteria.
• Identifies and develops strategy for changes in scope, schedule, and cost. Develops strategic rationale for change including costs, benefits, tradeoffs, etc. Communicates changes with business and technology leadership.
• Coordinates maintenance, review, acceptance and planning of capabilities, epics and stories in JIRA with impacted teams.
• Monitors testing and deployment activities in conjunction with monthly and integrated releases.
• Creates transition plan, identifies lessons learned, and applies the lessons learned to future projects.
• Identifies and manages project and program interdependencies.
• Establishes program objectives; develops requirements, plans schedules and estimates cost.
• Balances stakeholder needs and effectively negotiates tradeoffs between scope, schedule, and budget.
• Balances needs of multiple stakeholders and gains buy-in from groups who may be resistant to change

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or Business management
• 5+ years of experience with a Management Consulting firm (Big 4 preferred) that required daily customer engagement and delivery excellence to complete client projects.
• 5+ years of experience transformational lead or advisory role, utilizing project management methodologies and disciplines, best practices, and artifacts in both Waterfall and Agile environments
• 5+ years of experience in the Financial Services industry, specifically Digital Payments or Banking Technology
• Flexibility to travel 50%+ as COVID 19 restrictions are lifted

Preferences:

• Merchant Services experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and create rapport through effective and succinct written and verbal communication.
• Exercises sound judgment with minimal support from practice executives through structured problem identification, mitigation, and resolution.
• You are a team player that is a consistent, dependable performer with an excellent work ethic, flexible "can-do" attitude, and a commitment to success.

About NTT DATA Services

NTT DATA Services is a global business and IT services provider specializing in digital, cloud and automation across a comprehensive portfolio of consulting, applications, infrastructure and business process services. We are part of the NTT family of companies, a partner to 85 % of the Fortune 100.

NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, disability, age, veteran-status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other class protected by law.