The posting
Join Axians, where innovation thrives on trust and autonomy, and where every challenge is an opportunity to create technology with impact.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER IN GLOBAL MARKETS What We Are Looking For We are looking for a experienced Project Manager to lead strategic initiatives within a Global Markets environment. This role goes far beyond traditional project management, requiring strong leadership, business acumen, stakeholder management, and the ability to drive transformation across multiple business functions. You will be responsible for delivering high-impact projects across the Front-to-Finance value chain, aligning diverse stakeholders, challenging experts when needed, and ensuring successful execution in a complex and fast-moving investment banking environment.
What You Will Do on a Daily Basis
- Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic cross-functional projects with European and global scope.
- Define project governance, objectives, deliverables, success metrics, and execution plans in partnership with sponsors and key stakeholders.
- Coordinate multiple business and support functions, ensuring alignment and resolving dependencies, conflicts, and bottlenecks.
- Challenge existing processes, technical solutions, and organizational approaches to identify improvements and enhance efficiency.
- Manage project timelines, risks, issues, deliverable quality, and stakeholder communication with complete transparency.
- Produce executive-level reporting, presentations, and steering committee materials using clear and impactful storytelling.
- Drive initiatives related to business development, regulatory changes, operational transformation, workflow optimization, and risk reduction.
- Facilitate collaboration between Front Office, Operations, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Tax, and Technology teams.
- Act as the key driver of project success, ensuring stakeholder engagement, buy-in, and delivery excellence.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while adapting quickly to evolving business priorities and regulatory requirements.
Your Key Skills
- Strong cross-functional project management expertise within Global Markets or Investment Banking environments.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead without formal hierarchical authority.
- Excellent communication, synthesis, simplification, and storytelling skills.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to quickly master complex business, technical, and regulatory topics.
- Proven ability to challenge experts constructively and drive innovative solutions.
- Conflict resolution and stakeholder management across diverse functions and cultures.
- Excellent organisational skills, with a pragmatic and results-oriented approach.
- Ability to manage ambiguity, changing priorities, and complex delivery environments.
- Strong risk anticipation and problem-solving capabilities.
- Resilience, adaptability, and ownership mindset.
Your Main Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience managing cross-functional projects within Global Markets, Capital Markets, or Investment Banking environments.
- Demonstrated success delivering complex initiatives involving multiple business functions and stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of Front Office, Operations, Finance, Risk, and related business areas.
- Experience coordinating projects involving 10 or more business and support functions.
- Proven ability to manage project governance, planning, risk management, and executive reporting.
- Experience leading operational transformation, process optimisation, regulatory, or business development initiatives.
- Fluent English (mandatory).
- French is considered a strong advantage.
What We Offer Stable professional career Working with Axians projects becomes an asset to those of us who want to offer stability through a secure career.
Prospects for career advancement You can access training and new certifications that will further elevate your skills. The 360° evaluation from managers and peers will also allow you to evolve.
Work Life Balance By collaborating with Axians, you will be able to reconcile work and family requirements without neglecting either area.
Attractive, evolving compensation When working with Axians, you will have access to performance bonuses in addition to an attractive salary pack (base salary + benefits). You are also entitled to health insurance and an employee assistance program for you and your family (Psychological, Legal, Psychosocial, and Financial support).
Axians is the VINCI Energies brand dedicated to Information Technology and Digital Transformation. With an international presence and a people-to-people approach, we combine technology, innovation, and proximity to create real impact for organizations and society.
Join Axians At Axians, we believe that talent does not fit a single profile. We value diversity and promote an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to grow and contribute. If you have a disability or impairment, we are committed to ensuring equal opportunities throughout the recruitment and onboarding process. Whenever needed, we provide reasonable accommodations so that you can participate on an equal basis. If you require any accommodation, please let us know by contacting us at [email protected].
