Project Manager, Financial Services

Job description

About the Role Eclipse Consulting is seeking Project Managers to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives within the Financial Services industry. These roles support enterprise-level programs across Risk, Data, Technology, and Operations, requiring a strong consulting mindset, exceptional communication, and the ability to align teams, including bandwidth-constrained stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings deep Financial Services experience with exposure to capital markets, wholesale banking, asset management, or regulatory environments, along with a proven track record of delivering results in fast-moving, ambiguous, and high-pressure settings. These are senior, client-facing roles where you'll serve as a strategic partner and execution leader across multiple high-impact programs. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end programs across multiple business, technology, and operations teams within Financial Services. Develop and manage program artifacts including RAID logs, project charters, workplans, governance routines, and steering committee materials. Coordinate closely with time-constrained or bandwidth-limited stakeholders, ensuring consistent communication and timely progress. Drive alignment across global regions and cross-functional teams, particularly for enterprise-wide or global initiatives. Manage critical dependencies, facilitate decisions, escalate issues appropriately, and ensure accountability across workstreams. Build strong stakeholder relationships within the first 30 days, establishing trust and credibility at all levels. Facilitate meetings, secure decisions and sign-offs, and ensure program milestones remain on track. Maintain alignment across data, process, and technology streams, ensuring cohesive and coordinated delivery. Navigate ambiguity, shifting priorities, and organizational resistance with persistence and professionalism. Qualifications and Skills 5-10+ years of experience in Project Management, Program Management, or Senior Consulting roles. Prior experience in Financial Services, ideally within capital markets, wholesale banking, asset management, or risk/regulatory environments. Proven consulting background with strong client-facing skills, executive communication, and the ability to manage up to Directors, MDs, and global stakeholders. Strong experience running complex programs with multiple workstreams, competing priorities, and distributed stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to create and manage governance artifacts (charters, status decks, RAID logs, etc.). Ability to influence without authority, resolve conflicts, and move stakeholders toward decisions. Highly persistent, proactive, and comfortable operating in ambiguous or fast-changing environments. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to distill complex issues into clear, actionable updates. Strong organizational skills and ability to drive structure in unstructured environments. Our Mission Eclipse Consulting Group ’s mission is to help highly regulated and data intensive businesses with their most pressing challenges through subject-matter-led, execution-focused support. We work across industries and provide rightsized strategic services and solutions tailored to their specific needs. Our core values are the backbone of our business and guide our hiring process: Passion: Bring energy and enthusiasm to everything we do because we care deeply about our impact. Continuous Improvement: Better is always possible - for our clients, our firm, and ourselves. Meritocracy: Opportunity, recognition, and influence should be based on performance, contribution, and impact - not tenure or politics. Teamwork: We are stronger together - our success depends on collaboration, trust, and shared goals. Customer Commitment: Our clients' success is our success. We strive to earn and maintain trust through excellence and integrity. Ingenuity: We solve problems creatively and resourcefully, leveraging both expertise and imagination. Why Join Us? At Eclipse Consulting Group, our culture is built on core values: Passion, Continuous Improvement, Meritocracy, Teamwork, Customer Commitment, and Ingenuity . These principles shape everything we do and create an environment where you can thrive. If you are driven, innovative, customer-focused, and execution-oriented, this is your opportunity to shape the future of Eclipse. Along with a competitive compensation and benefits package, we offer a collaborative and supportive culture where you can lead with purpose and make a meaningful impact on the industry. These are hybrid roles of varying in-office and remote mandates.