Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Description

Job Family: Project Management
Oversees, develops and analyzes policies and practices related to project management and the project management office. Develops, analyzes and oversees project quality assurance and resource allocation. Enhances program and project management capabilities and operational oversight. Develops, edits and executes project plans to manage the lifecycle and operational aspects of projects. Defines, develops and deploys standardized project management tools and templates to ensure projects are completed efficiently.
Job Function: Technical Project Management
Manages and implements internal or external business & IT projects or programs with a defined start and end. Leads team members from various job families through a defined project life cycle. Plans, develops, coordinates and assists with project activities through all project phases (e.g., project planning, execution, communication, financial management and issues/risk mitigation). Allocates, obtains and manages resources and project management tools to achieve project objectives. Creates and implements assessment processes to enforce timely completion of projects in accordance with standards and requirements.
Summary of Responsibilities:
The Associate, Technical Project Management leads and motivates a team of professionals and is accountable for the overall schedule and quality of deliverable. S/he manages and oversees the end to end project management activities such as project reporting, project planning, issue / risk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, client management, relationship management and other project documentation preparation for projects of medium to high business complexity (involving multiple systems interfaces that are highly visible to the organization).
Essential Functions:

• Develops project plans to meet prescribed objectives.
• Identifies and implements solutions resolving issues to maintain timelines and achieve agreed upon deliverables.
• Serves as liaison between team members and functional area management.
• Gathers and disseminates information.
• Coordinates activities and resources for assigned projects.
• Monitors risk factors, issues, actions items and progress.
• Prepares reports for management.
• Participates in project meetings; follows up on deliverables, coordinating potential issues, documenting policies, procedures and communications for the project.

Other Functions:

• Acts as a subject matter expert (SME) while providing leadership, guidance, and mentorship to other project managers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Education -
  • Bachelor's Degree: business administration, management information systems, computer science or equivalent
  • or equivalent work experience
• Experience -
  • 5-9 years Managing technical projects (business & IT)
• Skills & Abilities -
  • Proven ability to motivate teams and drive a common goal.
  • Proven track record of successful technical project delivery.
  • Strong project management and quality assurance skills.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively with other team members across the Bank.
  • Strong organizational, problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
  • Proven working experience as a project manager in the information technology sector.
• Licenses & Certifications -
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

Working Conditions:

• Frequently: Minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing, and walking.
• Occasional moving and lifting of equipment and furniture is required to support onsite and offsite meeting setup and teardown.

Employer’s Rights:

• This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.
• The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.