Justin Godbout
Weymouth
Summary
Experienced Project Manager/Sr Business Analyst with proven success in executing high-profile projects within Financial Services. Proficient in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies Agile, Kanban and Waterfall. Served as the lead Business Analyst embedded in several different trade desks. Strong understanding of how to gather and document requirements in a fast-pace trading environment. These projects involved upgrades to trade flow and trade settlement, the implementation of Trade Execution platforms, and Securities Lending applications. Managed various types of projects including Regulatory and IRS Tax Mandates, new product offerings, Legacy system upgrades and the integration of post trade vendor products. Project Management roles in forecasting timelines, facilitating requirements gatherings, providing estimates for project delivery, and project presentations for senior stakeholders, identifying and mitigating risks. Over 25 years of experience in the Financial Services Industry.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager (Consultant)
State Street Global Advisors
09.2022 - Current
- Participate in the prioritization of Counterparty Risk enhancements for all Fixed Income and OTC Investment Products
- Lead a team of Business Analysts, QA, and Development resources in a high-profile multi-phase migration of Investment data from legacy IBOR and ABOR platforms to CRIMS
- Facilitate the complex gap analysis and data validation across multiple asset types for the CRD migration to Azure
- Manage the collaboration of off-shore technical resources with the Strategic Business Partners within the Investment and Counterparty Risk Management domain
- Track and communicate project scope, budget and timelines of multiple projects to the Senior leadership team
- Coordinated ERM requirement gathering efforts with Portfolio Management and Trading SMEs.
Project Manager (Consultant)
Brown Brothers Harriman
11.2021 - 09.2022
- Responsible for leading the scoping and delivery of multiple complex projects within the Change Management discipline
- (1446(f) Tax Withholding IRC Mandate/Securities Lending Application Stabilization)
- Establish and maintain working relationships with Senior Business Stakeholders
- Utilize Change Management methodologies to develop change activities and communication plans
- Tracking all time and materials necessary to deliver multiple projects on schedule and budget
- Execution of Sprint Planning based on the creation of a comprehensive Project Plan
- Motivate and influence project team members using a consultative and collaborative style.
Project Manager (Consultant)
Mass Mutual
05.2021 - 11.2021
- Responsible for the full integration of 40B in assets acquired in the recent acquisition of GALIC
- Track and communicate project status, serving as an escalation point to resolve obstacles
- Tracking all time and materials necessary to deliver this project on schedule and budget
- Work closely with all Executive level business partners and in coordination with all other involved resources to plan, manage, and deliver a year end conversion and integration of all asset types acquired
- Coordinate all testing aligned with the Project Plan
- (Unit, UAT, Tax and Legal)
Project Manager (Consultant)
Fidelity Investments
11.2020 - 05.2021
- Responsible for the implementation of a Global HR Onboarding portal
- Track and communicate project status, serving as an escalation point to resolve obstacles
- Tracking all time and materials necessary to deliver this project on schedule and budget
- Work closely with the vendor Engagement Manager and in coordination with all other involved resources to plan, manage, and deliver future releases
- Coordinate all testing aligned with the Project Plan
- (Unit, UAT, Voice of Customer)
- Managed project scope and execution across multiple Global Business Units, Business Readiness, and Change Management leads.
Project Manager (Consultant)
Eaton Vance
02.2019 - 03.2020
- Project Manager for the Exchange Fund Application providing approval and oversight of all business requirements and project planning tools
- Oversee the prioritization of all work items through Executive level stakeholder meetings, to determine the direction for the Exchange Fund product
- Responsible for over-seeing all functional specifications for UI components, user stories, data mapping analysis, and business process flow diagrams
- Assist in all UAT and unit testing necessary for the successful implementation of all code releases
- Function as Scrum Master and Product owner in facilitating the activation of all sprints, and groom and prioritize the backlog
- Communicate Project level updates through Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Teams.
Senior Business Analyst (Consultant)
State Street Bank
08.2018 - 02.2019
- Collect and documents the necessary requirements needed to support the Data Governance team
- Ensure the on-time delivery of the project deadlines and communicated to the appropriate audiences
- Coordinate touchpoint meetings with the broader stakeholder groups for execution of project initiatives
- Track and Report overall progress of all key project deliverables through the existing PMO platform.
Project Manager (Consultant)
Fidelity Investments
03.2018 - 08.2018
- Ensure the on-time delivery of communication updates needed to support the launch of a new WI advisory product
- Track and report overall progress of all key project deliverables
- Coordinate touchpoint meetings with the broader stakeholder groups
- Ensure requirements are collected to support a future project related to On-Line Experience for the Company Stock Functionality.
Senior Business Analyst (Consultant)
Fidelity Investments
07.2016 - 12.2017
- Lead Business Analyst on the Securities Finance project team supporting all Fully Paid Trading Product enhancements
- Coordinated all requirement Fusion Sessions and Requirement Gathering workshops with the Fully Paid Trading Desk and Technology
- Successfully implemented a new state of the art Trade Booking platform used by the Fully Paid Lending Traders
- Responsible for all user story writing; led all backlog refinements sessions to review all acceptance criteria with the technology team
- Documented all functional specifications for UI components, data mapping analysis, and Business process flow diagrams.
Senior Business Analyst (Consultant)
State Street Bank
01.2016 - 05.2016
Senior Business Analyst (Consultant)
Financial Recovery Technologies
09.2015 - 12.2015
Associate
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
07.2008 - 08.2015
Program Manager (Consultant)
Ascend Consulting
08.2006 - 04.2008
Senior Analyst
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
10.2000 - 08.2006
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Business -
Franklin Pierce College
Rindge, NH05.1999
Skills
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills; superb oral and written communication including requirements documentation, and gap analysis, data mapping, use case creation and creation of process flow diagrams Microsoft Office Suite, JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, MS Visio, Intermediate Oracle SQL, Quality Center UAT tracking, Equilend and LOANET Pre and Post Trade Management, Version One, Hyperion, Tableu and Business Objects Reporting, ServiceNow, Global One Trade Production, Martini Trade Production, Charles River Development, Co-Pilot, Figma-Make, Rovo
Affiliations
- RMA
- ISLA
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Timeline
Project Manager (Consultant)
State Street Global Advisors
09.2022 - Current
Project Manager (Consultant)
Brown Brothers Harriman
11.2021 - 09.2022
Project Manager (Consultant)
Mass Mutual
05.2021 - 11.2021
Project Manager (Consultant)
Fidelity Investments
11.2020 - 05.2021
Project Manager (Consultant)
Eaton Vance
02.2019 - 03.2020
Senior Business Analyst (Consultant)
State Street Bank
08.2018 - 02.2019
Project Manager (Consultant)
Fidelity Investments
03.2018 - 08.2018
Senior Business Analyst (Consultant)
Fidelity Investments
07.2016 - 12.2017
Senior Business Analyst (Consultant)
State Street Bank
01.2016 - 05.2016
Senior Business Analyst (Consultant)
Financial Recovery Technologies
09.2015 - 12.2015
Associate
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
07.2008 - 08.2015
Program Manager (Consultant)
Ascend Consulting
08.2006 - 04.2008
Senior Analyst
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
10.2000 - 08.2006
Bachelor's Degree in Business -
Franklin Pierce College