Project Manager

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Project Manager - Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced, people-focused Project Manager to drive end-to-end delivery across multiple technology teams and workstreams, translating business priorities into actionable plans and measurable outcomes. The role combines structured planning with adaptability, fostering collaboration and shared ownership across Product, Engineering, Operations, and Business stakeholders. The ideal candidate stays close to the work without micromanaging, proactively manages dependencies, risks, resources, and delivery commitments, communicates transparently, enables data-driven decisions, invests in team growth, and adapts to changing priorities while maintaining focus on outcomes, sustainable delivery, and continuous improvement.

What you'll Do

• 25% Direct large-scale, complex projects that involve multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Lead projects to successful completion, with the resources provided to, to meet the needs of FactSet’s various business units
• 10% Develop the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artefacts. Ensure all aspects of the project life cycle are mapped to ensure clear vision across all key stakeholders
• 10% Evaluate trade-offs between project size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value. Projects are prioritised to best suit the needs and budgets of the company
• 15% Work with business sponsors to define success metrics and criteria and provide project status and reports as necessary. Ensure all projects meet success parameters and ROI targets stated in the business case
• 30% Build, lead, and coach multiple project teams throughout project life cycles and serve as a mentor regarding standards, organisational understanding, and relationship building. Properly align resources and ensure a shared vision to guide teams to project completion on time and within budget
• 10% Serve as the subject matter expert and represent the project in governance and inter-department forums. Be able to routinely brief key stakeholders on different aspects of assigned initiatives

What we're looking For:

• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines. Be able to balance multiple projects with varying degrees of workload
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to set direction, resolve conflict, and make decisions with sometimes limited information available
• Required to successfully mobilise and motivate teams
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with the ability to remove barriers 
• Needed to enable teams to complete their objectives
• Strong interpersonal skills along with verbal and written communication skills required to build relationships and interface with key stakeholders at all levels of the business with clarity and precision
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence others toward a common goal
• Needed to effectively navigate project plans in a highly matrixed organisation
• Ability to adapt to change in a high-pressure environment
• Needed to succeed in an environment that often presents ambiguity, frequent change, and unpredictability
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Role requires a base level of knowledge of industry methodologies upon which the individual can add grow and add to their skill set

🏅 Preferred Certifications

• Advanced degree
• PMI's CAPM and/or PMP Certifications
• SAFe Practitioner (for program-level delivery environments) – added bonus
  

What's In It For You 

At FactSet, our people are our greatest asset, and our culture is our biggest competitive advantage. Being a FactSetter means: 

• The opportunity to join an S&P 500 company with over 45 years of sustainable growth powered by the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up.

• Support for your total well-being. This includes health, life, and disability insurance, as well as retirement savings plans and a discounted employee stock purchase program, plus paid time off for holidays, family leave, and company-wide wellness days.  

• Flexible work accommodations. We value work/life harmony and offer our employees a range of accommodations to help them achieve success both at work and in their personal lives. 

• A global community dedicated to volunteerism and sustainability, where collaboration is always encouraged, and individuality drives solutions. 

• Career progression planning with dedicated time each month for learning and development. 

• Business Resource Groups open to all employees that serve as a catalyst for connection, growth, and belonging. 

Learn more about our benefits here. 

Salary is just one component of our compensation package and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, and certifications.