Central Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with infrastructure tower leads, project sponsors, and technical owners to support project intake, qualification, and tiering
• Lead or contribute to the development of standardized initiation artifacts, including project charters, business requirements (where applicable), high-level scope definitions, ROM cost estimates, and initial risk assessments
• Ensure projects meet defined readiness criteria prior to execution, including required documentation, stakeholder alignment, and funding/resource visibility
• Maintain visibility of project-level risks, issues, and dependencies, contributing to infrastructure-wide RAID and change logs
• Support project change assessments by coordinating impact analysis on scope, schedule, cost, and risk, and facilitating required governance approvals
• Produce standardized weekly and monthly project and portfolio reporting using approved templates and designated systems of record
• Present consolidated views of project health, schedule variance, budget posture, and execution risks for leadership consumption
• Incorporate stakeholder and leadership feedback into ongoing reporting and project oversight

Required Skills

• Project & Portfolio Governance
• Project Initiation & Planning
• Risk, Issue, Change Management
• PMO Standards & Compliance
• Reporting & Transparency
• Executive Communication
• Structured Thinking & Judgement
• Stakeholder Management
• Accountability & Discipline

Pay

The expected base salary ranges from $81k-$120k. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered.

Schedule

Details on the schedule will be provided during the recruitment process.

Benefits

A generous employee benefits package is offered, along with the potential for a discretionary bonus.

Company Overview

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is the 15th largest bank in the world as measured by total assets of ~$2 trillion. Mizuho's 60,000 employees worldwide offer comprehensive financial services to clients in 35 countries and 800 offices throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia. Mizuho Americas is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services to clients in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Through its acquisition of Greenhill, Mizuho provides M&A, restructuring and private capital advisory capabilities across Americas, Europe and Asia. Mizuho Americas employs approximately 3,500 professionals, and its capabilities span corporate and investment banking, capital markets, equity and fixed income sales & trading, derivatives, FX, custody and research. Visit www.mizuhoamericas.com.

About the Role

This role operates within the Infrastructure PMO and ensures projects align with established governance, documentation, and delivery standards.