Senior Project Manager x 3
Story Behind the Need:
As a Project Manager in PD&S, you will lead multiple projects across business lines and technologies, using various project management methodologies and tools. You will work in a culturally diverse environment while providing our Technology and Business partners with best-in-class project management expertise.
Typical Day in the Role:
• Manage and ensure the successful delivery of complex projects involving multiple teams from different groups across the bank, as well as external vendors when required
• Accountable for planning the end-to-end design of significant processes and projects (the entire journey)
• Demonstrates ability to develop and maintain high functioning project teams
• Influences business project decisions with a direct impact on financials or operating results
• Provides technical advice and leads the development of the roadmap within the context of a technical specialty
• Ability to independently run executive Steerco meetings with Group Heads, EVPs, and SVPs
• Champions a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge. Recommends technical strategy within a technical domain, may investigate and evaluate new technologies
• Work with executive sponsors and business managers to prioritize requirements, issues, and deliverables
• Create and maintain risk/issue logs and escalate issues to stakeholders and steering committee as appropriate
• Defines and maintains the roadmap and project budget
Must Have Skills:
1) 5-7 years of experience as a Project Manager, managing large complex projects that have significant IT and operational components, preferably in the financial services industry
2) Excellent track record managing projects of high/medium complexity, high/medium risk and budgets (up to $10 Million+) dealing with multiple stakeholders
3) PMP certification or working towards
4) Knowledge of project management tools and techniques (e.g., CA PPM, MS Projects, JIRA, Visio, Agile/Scrum, Waterfall etc.)
Nice to Have Skills:
1) Scrum Master certification (CSM), Professional ScrumMaster certification (PSM) and/or master’s degree (MBA)
2) Previous FI Experience
3) Experience with Salesforce Implementations is PREFERRED
Soft Skills:
1) Strong communication (verbal/written/presentation).
2) Mature interpersonal skills with the ability to work with and influence all types of professionals
Education:
– Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, or related discipline