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ISS STOXX is actively hiring a Project Manager for Mumbai (Goregaon East) location.

Overview:

Exciting Opportunity at ISS STOXX: Join our Governance Research Team as a Project Manager! ISS STOXX is offering a fantastic opportunity for you to join our team. We provide an engaging, creative, and team-oriented operations environment that fosters growth and innovation. By taking on this role, you'll have the chance to contribute to our organization's growth and make a significant impact.

As a skilled Project Manager, you will be responsible for planning and executing multiple concurrent business and software projects. Your primary focus will be the effective management of significant Research projects with a global scope. This involves ensuring the successful delivery of project commitments and maintaining clear communication with key stakeholders around the globe, including ISS Research leadership, Data teams, Research analysts, and other departments.

In addition to project management, you will also lead in the planning, implementation, and introduction of projects related to new systems and technologies. This role offers a dynamic, and diverse set of responsibilities, by occasionally working outside of standard business hours to facilitate effective collaboration, allowing you to contribute to the development and success of our organization.

Responsibilities:

Lead planning and/or implementation of program.

Keep management and Executives informed about key milestones, risks, and issues.

Become knowledgeable about ISS-Stoxx Research Business Processes, Products, and Services

Participate in the design and/or testing phases.

Facilitate the definition of project missions, goals, tasks, and resource requirements

Resolve or assist in the resolution of conflicts within and between projects or functional areas

Manage escalations, project/scope/requirement changes, and logs to ensure adequate attention to impediments with potential impact to time/quality/resources.

Develop methods to monitor project or area progress and provide corrective supervision if necessary.

Assemble the project staff; for their technical or functional development, performance, and/or termination during the project or projects.

Manage project resource allocation.

Work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes.

Follow a defined, agreed upon project management methodology.

Ensure successful post deployment support and prompt issue closure.

Ensure the communication and training are professional quality and fully deployed

Present oral and written reports defining plans, problems, and resolutions to appropriate levels of management.

May act as Service Delivery Manager, helping with tasks related to the Research Change Management board.

Document/Support change management process swim lanes and task flow.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree is preferred but will consider experience in lieu of degree completion.Supervisory ExperienceMinimum 5 years of experience as project manager, preferably in application development and financial services (Waterfall, Agile and hybrid)PMP certification is required.Excellent command of MS Office (Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint), Knowledge of Microsoft Visio and data visualization tools, and knowledge of Jira software, is strongly preferred

Work Location & Schedule:

Amenable working on a midshift/nightshift schedule, as business requires.

Hybrid working arrangement (at least 3 days' work onsite per week)

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What you can expect from us

Our people are the moving force behind ISS STOXX. We are dedicated to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry and empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their career, health, financial and personal well-being. 

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are invested in our people and are working every day to ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire one another. 

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether.

About ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit. 

Founded in 1985 as Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) Inc., ISS Governance is a leading global provider of independent and objective shareholder meeting research and recommendations, providing multiple voting policy choices as well as end-to-end workflow solutions for institutional investors. More than 1,600 clients worldwide utilize ISS Governance’s actionable expertise to help them make informed investment stewardship decisions, and to help them manage their voting responsibilities. Covering over 50,000 meetings annually, ISS Governance leverages its extensive global footprint, deep experience, high quality data and analysis, unified client support, and technology infrastructure to continuously evolve and extend its innovative suite of solutions to meet clients’ evolving portfolio, fiduciary, and stewardship requirements. 

Visit our website: https://www.issgovernance.com       

View additional open roles: https://www.issgovernance.com/join-the-iss-team/      

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