What do bank technologists do? A day in the life of a technology project manager at UBS

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Amy Graf is a data engineer at UBS’s London office. She joined the firm’s internal finance team in 2006 and is currently part of the global development of a new platform for regulatory reporting, within the Group Operations and Technology Office.

6am: I wake up and grab a coffee. If I have time, I get a workout in; if not, I’ll run to work to get some exercise in. It’s harder these days, with young children – I enjoy using this time now to get them up and ready for school.

8am: Off to work. If I did get a workout in, I’ll commute in and can check emails and Teams messages on the way, to get ahead of the imminent items that have come in from our APAC teams, as well as to set things up for my day. One of the benefits of being in a global team means our work can ‘follow the sun’ to keep things moving forwards. Otherwise, if I’m working from home, I usually drop the kids off at school.

9:15am: In the office. I usually grab some breakfast and start preparing to lead the team’s daily call at 9:45am.

9:45am: Team meeting. I work in team of experienced and multi-skilled individuals and close collaboration is key. The role I play is that of a scrum master. That means supporting the team when they are facing roadblocks. Is everyone in a position to be able to do the work that’s assigned to them? I’m not the person managing their challenges for them, but the person that acts as a facilitator and brings the right people together to collaborate and tackle the challenges. It also means, there are always multiple strands of work going on at once and whilst it can be challenging at times to co-ordinate, it is necessary to ensure delivery of our upcoming releases. 

10am: The meeting is over in 15 minutes flat. We like to keep it concise