Firm Overview Cambridge Associates was founded in the early 1970s to assist nonprofit institutions with the investment of their endowment assets. Today, we provide investment management, financial planning and proprietary investment research to over 1000 clients including nonprofit institutions, private clients (families), pension plans, and other large institutional investors. The firm advises on all asset categories, including equities, credit, hedge funds, real assets, and private equity investments. Our goal is to meet clients wherever they are in the investment process and create custom portfolios to meet each client's investment objectives. We offer a variety of services to complement those needs, from acting as an outsourced investment office to providing access to our world-class digital research platform. Committed to independence since our founding more than 40 years ago, we are motivated only by what is best for our clients.
Cambridge Associates has a staff of more than 1,100 professionals, including 200 Investment Directors and 150 Investment Associates, based in 11 offices located in Beijing, Boston, Dallas, London, San Francisco, New York City, Singapore, Sydney, and Washington DC. We select our employees with great attention to their potential to become valuable members of a collegial, intelligent and hard-working team.
Job Description Cambridge Associates (C|A) has been at the forefront of innovative investment portfolio strategies for over 40 years. Headquartered in the financial district of Boston, we serve clients from 10 offices across the US and around the world. We are currently seeking a Senior Director, Project Manager for our Accounting & Finance department's newly created Project Management Office (PMO). This role will play a critical role in providing strategic direction, leadership and oversight for project management activities and ensuring the successful planning, execution, and delivery of projects in alignment with our strategic objectives.
Primary Duties Lead cross-functional and cross-departmental project teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives and the successful delivery of projects. Manage specific projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and budget. Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, facilitating communication and ensuring project alignment with expectations. Seek feedback to ensure project is meeting expectations related to schedule, business outcome, cost, and deliverables. Partner with stakeholders across the firm to transform CA's capabilities by leading efforts to streamline operational processes and optimize leverage/use of data and technology solutions. Lead and drive organization change management activities to ensure objectives are met and adopted by the organization. Provide expert guidance and support to internal teams to drive problem-solving activities with a growth mindset. Drive agile delivery by being adaptive, iterative, and looking for improvement opportunities throughout the lifecycle of the program. Build and cultivate strong, effective relationships with internal stakeholders. Gain credibility and trust from Senior leaders of the firm. Develop, maintain, and implement project plans, identifying and delivering to expected business outcomes. Develop objectives and key results (OKRs) for programs to track and report on progress. Partner with other managers in the firm to understand and manage interdependencies associated with the programs. Lead and drive the decision-making process to ensure decisions are made in a timely fashion. Proactively identify and accurately assess, manage, and report on, program risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies. Provide budget oversight highlighting areas where additional funding may be needed. Requirements BA/BS required, MBA a plus. 10+ years of supporting organizational change initiatives (people, process, technology) and/or project implementation(s). Experience with financial services companies, ideally asset or wealth manager. Proven relationship management skills: strong track record of ability to build trust and credibility through communication, actions, and presence. Strong communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience driving timely decision making. Experience leading and/or highly involved in technology and data project implementations (with an understanding of the system development lifecycle). Depth and expertise in business analysis and process redesign. Ability to multi-task and work under deadline pressure. Strong attention to detail. Self-motivated, requiring minimal guidance. Highest standards of honesty, integrity, and confidentiality. Strong Excel, Word & PowerPoint skills. Certifications in key areas a plus not required: project management (e.g. PMP), agile (e.g., SAFe), and/or technology implementation (e.g., ITIL).
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