Americas
Corporate
New York
Lazard is one of the world’s leading financial advisory and asset management firms.
Our people make the difference. With just over 3,000 employees, our tight-knit community allows for professionals eager to learn and willing to teach to connect and grow together. We believe that diversity, equity, inclusion, and allyship are not just business imperatives — they are central pillars of our employee experience. Our entrepreneurial culture and flat structure allow creative ideas and original concepts to drive our business forward — and for careers to take flight.
Lazard Financial Advisory Business Technology (FABT) is responsible for all applications that enable the Financial Advisory Division. This includes support of all aspects of the annual business lifecycle, client lifecycle, and deal management processes including CRM, Knowledge Management, Revenue Reporting, and Resource Planning.
We are looking for a Project Manager to support critical advancements in the technology that drives our Investment Banking business.
We’ll trust you to:
- Coordinate with project stakeholders, development staff, and division representatives to enable completion of project requirements
- Monitor project progress and provide status updates, reports, and presentations to the PMO and senior management regarding milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and risks
- Create accountability among project team members to drive on-time delivery of project deliverables by proactively communicating anticipated project risks, resources, and costs to senior management
- Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the PMO
- Ensure completion of required project documentation and adherence to policies and guidance
You’ll need to have:
- 3+ years of experience in IT project management
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent project management certification preferred.
- Proficient in MS Projects or other Project Management related tools (JIRA, Confluence, etc.)
- Experience working with formal project management methodologies (SDLC, Agile and Waterfall, etc.)
- BS or BA degree in IT or business-related major
- Able to take initiative, anticipate needs and listen comprehensively
- High level of attention to detail and understanding the importance of accuracy in quality of work
- Ability to prioritize, working to tight deadlines and flexibility to meet workload requirements
- Proactive and self-motivated with an ability to think and work independently and multi-task effectively and be highly detail oriented
What We Offer
We strive to enhance the total health and well-being of our employees through comprehensive, competitive benefits. Our goal is to offer a highly individualized employee experience that enables you to balance your commitments to career, family, and community. When you work for Lazard, you are working for an organization that cares about your unique talents and passions and will continue to invest in the development of your career.
We expect the base salary range for this role to be approximately $115,000-$150,000 USD. Various factors contribute to determining the actual base compensation offered, including but not limited to the applicant’s years of relevant experience, career tenure, qualifications, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, relevant skills for the role. Base salary is one component of Lazard’s compensation package, which also includes comprehensive benefits and may include incentive compensation.
Inclusion at Lazard
Lazard is an intellectual capital business focused on delivering the best advice and solutions to clients. Achieving these objectives requires us to identify, develop and retain the best talent. A workforce comprised of people with varied backgrounds and experiences creates a rich diversity of thought that empowers us to challenge conventional wisdom, as diverse perspectives lead to better decisions.
Our appreciation of diversity’s strength is ingrained in our multicultural heritage. As a global firm that has grown organically from local roots in different countries, we have a deep tradition of respect for individual differences, which has been core to our success for 175 years.
The ongoing cultivation of an inclusive culture are essential to our continued growth. We are committed to sustaining an environment in which all employees – regardless of socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical abilities, veteran or military status – can maximize their individual potential, as well as our collective success.
