Job Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
·       Works with business leader to define scope; manages project scope, scope changes, objectives, requirements, deliverables, and value proposition that support the diverse business goals and interests of multiple stakeholders
·       Develops integrated project plan; identifies and manages project dependencies and critical paths; and tracks/reports project checkpoints as well as status while adhering to project policy standards; ensures potential impacts to external client experience are addressed in project solution/plan.
  ·       Understands various project delivery methodologies such as waterfall, agile, etc. Feels comfortable coordinating with all types of projects.
·       Leads communication planning, execution and reporting with project team members; liaises with 
 stakeholders.
·       Develop change management planning, design and implementation including communication and training.
·       Identifies, tracks, escalates and resolves issue conflicts; performs impact analysis and prioritization; manages dependencies and track/monitors; and escalates risk with corrective/mitigating actions.
·       Supports business case development; performs project initiation activities; and administers project checkpoints to drive delivery and mitigate/resolve bottlenecks.
·       Responsible for gathering estimates from resources needed to achieve project goals; tracks utilization; determines and assesses need for additional staff and/or vendors; may support on/offboarding; and monitors/manages performance for vendor labor resources.
·       Responsible for project budget and financials continuously throughout project. Able to facilitate and execute budgetary requests independently, while adhering to project and company standards.  

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required. PMI certification preferred. Knowledge and experience in the financial services industry a plus. Knowledge and experience with standard project development/management methodologies and tools required.

Experience: Five or more years of increasingly complex project related experience required.

Competencies and Skills:
• Demonstrates critical thinking, problem solving and conflict management skills; ability to “connect the dots”
• Assesses and coaches to strengths and developmental needs of project team members and direct reports. Shares knowledge, insights, and experiences to help others develop.
• Thinks, plans and executes on multiple levels
• Organized, self-disciplined, leads others towards common outcomes and strategy execution
• Credible leader with established reputation for presenting and gaining support for ideas/solutions
• Proven demonstration leadership competencies
• Can clearly articulate vision for future state; provide big-picture view/ enterprise view; decisive and directive when necessary
• Fosters and encourages frequent, open and honest feedback; learns from setbacks and mistakes to drive improvements; independently seeks out learning opportunities
• Highly polished and confident communication ability; possess written, verbal and stand-up presentation skills. Adjusts communications to audience.
• Takes the initiative to understand the business impacted by the project, current, trends and information that could impact the business and organization. Stays up to date on current industry best-practices