Niclas Hedengran

Senior Project Manager

Education

Degree of Masters in Business Administration and Economics, Stockholm University, Sweden, 240 ECTS. Orientation: Business Finance and Entrepreneurship

Other courses and certifications:

MS Office, Jira, ServiceNow, Salesforce, Antura, FolioMetrics, MailChimp, Bloomberg, Omgeo CTM, Calypso

Experience Agile Project Manager with over 13 years’ international experience within FinTech, IT and Asset Management. A proven track record leading business change projects with manager level experience. Technical skillset with an aptitude to acquire new skills and likes to challenge the status quo to get things done.

Senior Agile Project Manager & Development Director | UC AB

Jan 2020 - Current

UC AB is Sweden’s leading business and credit reference agency offering solutions predominately within banking and finance.

Senior project manager in charge of scope, planning, execution and closure of projects. Managed cross-functional projects bridging the gap between IT, Product owners and operational teams. Reported to C-level executives.

- Planned the company’s strategy for the coming 5 years

- Setting the processes for project planning and execution within the business unit

- Managing a programme that caters for a high-profile client’s onboarding a future business

- Coached 20 external and internal project members

- Managed multiple cross functional business development projects with budgets up to £1.5 million

Agile Project Manager | Investec Asset Management [UK]

Sep 2021 - Apr 2022

Investec Asset Management is one of the largest institutional asset managers in the world offering investments products and services to institutions, advisory clients and individuals across the world.

Project manager in charge of scope, planning, execution and closure of IT projects. Managed Cross- functional projects bridging the gap between IT, sales and operational teams. Reported to C-level executives.

- Coached 20 external and internal project members

- Managed multiple cross functional business development projects with budgets up to £5 million

- Delivered every project ahead of schedule and under budget

- Designed technical solutions to increase efficiencies and reduce internal bottlenecks

Agile Project Manager | Prosperity Capital Management [UK]

Jun 2014 - Apr 2018

Prosperity Capital Management is one of the largest institutional asset managers in the world offering investments in listed equities in Russia and Former Soviet Union.

Project manager and business analyst in charge of scope, planning, execution and closure of IT projects. Heavily outsourced business model requiring management of several outside vendors feeding into the projects. Reported directly to Partners and C-level executives.

- Both PM and BA delivering new IT driven functionality across web, CRM and CMS

- Migrating all CRM data from Salesforce to a new CRM system

- Migrating the existing website over to a new web platform

- Managing multiple cross functional projects simultaneously

- Delivered each project ahead of schedule and on budget

- Increased ROI thanks to automation and scalability

Senior Manager | Brummer & Partners [UK]

Jun 2014 - Apr 2018

Brummer & Partners is one of Europe’s largest hedge fund manager managing USD 15bn.

Project manager and line manager of five direct reports. Bridging the gap between operations and IT. Promoted to Senior Manager within fourteen months. Reported to CEO and C-level executives.

- Onboarded a new automation platform that eliminated previous labour-intensive tasks

- Increased ROI thanks to automation and scalability

- Managing a project that increased trade settlement which greatly reduced penalty fees

- Delivered each project within budget and ahead of schedule

Senior Manager | Finansinspektionen

Apr 2009 - Apr 2011

Finansinspektionen is Sweden's financial supervisory authority. Its role is to promote stability and efficiency in the financial system as well as to ensure an effective consumer protection.

Higley collaborative role working internationally within EU working groups and liaising with all listed companies in Sweden. All with the goal to build more stable financial markets that are safe for everyone.

- Managed all contribution from FSA’s to future EU regulations within my field of expertise

- Managed and provided senior management training for listed companies at Nasdaq OMX

- Responsible for calculating and reporting market valuations to EU for all listed companies in Sweden