Client Delivery Project Manager (Credit & Debit) - Remote

About the role

The Client Delivery Project Manager at Velera is responsible for establishing and directing efforts of project work-teams and related resources to successfully plan, develop, test, and implement projects. They lead and manage the project implementation lifecycle to deliver multiple projects and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the project implementation lifecycle to deliver multiple projects and initiatives.
• Delivers effective, accurate, and consistent communication to project teams, management, external clients, and vendors.
• Leads project teams.
• Facilitates and leads project resources through the work breakdown process to define tasks, durations, effort, and dependencies to establish a solid implementation schedule.
• Pairs with technology leaders to understand interdependencies and lead time to identify project resources and develop a comprehensive schedule.
• Maintains project documentation; ensures project documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored.
• Prepare and distribute project reports and communications; communicates with technology team, project sponsors, stakeholders, functional area managers and/or consultants regarding status of specific tasks.
• Ensure various integration elements of assigned projects are properly coordinated including: project plan development, project plan execution, and overall change control.
• Develop highly technical, detailed project plan including all work required to successfully complete both internal and client facing projects.
• Assume responsibility, manages conflict within the group and provides final approval for entire project on behalf of all stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot project issues and escalate them to upper management if necessary.
• Lead lesson learned exercises and participate in root cause analysis discussions.
• Ensure that project information is communicated in a timely manner through communication planning, information distribution, performance reporting and administrative closure.
• Collaborate effectively with other project managers, various subcontracting partners, external consulting organizations, customer resources, contractor and other 3rd party providers ensuring the quality standards for the project are met.
• Facilitate project meetings including project kick off and specification meetings.
• Travel to client locations to meet and discuss specifications, business objectives, and project options; facilitate meeting with key client personnel including IT for network connectivity and file mapping.
• Maintain interaction with credit unions, MasterCard, VISA and other processors, software vendors and ATM networks for the purpose of coordinating products/projects.
• Maintain thorough understanding of payment processing card industry, card processing systems and subsystems, and/or related in-house applications, and a primary understanding of system parameters, regional ATM networks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or equivalent combination experience and education is required.
• 3 years of project management experience required.
• 3 years in a client facing role required.
• 3 years in the financial services industry with card processing and payment solutions preferred.
• Client facing project leadership and card processing experience preferred.
• Working knowledge Microsoft Office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Project.
• Working knowledge of various project methodologies.
• Working knowledge of Enterprise Project Management tools.
• Working knowledge of debit and credit card processing and supporting financial technology products.
• Proven facilitation, organizational, prioritization, decision-making and conflict resolution skills; ability to track and control activities in a fast paced environment while managing multiple projects and tasks and multiple organizations.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats and give presentations utilizing various audiovisual support aids.
• Ability to exercise discretion and good judgment in making decisions.
• Ability to travel as needed, 25%.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to negotiate with and influence others across all organizational levels.
• Ability to influence senior level executives to make appropriate business decisions.

Skills

• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats and give presentations utilizing various audiovisual support aids.
• Discretion and good judgment in making decisions.
• Ability to travel as needed, 25%.

Benefits

Pay Equity: $67,700.00 - $86,300.00 Actual Pay will be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Great Work/Life Benefits! Competitive wages, Medical with telemedicine, Dental and Vision, Basic and Optional Life Insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), Maternity, Parental, Family Care, Community Volunteer Time Off, 12 Paid Holidays, Company Paid Disability Insurance, 401k (with employer match), Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with company provided contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Supplemental Insurance, Mental Health and Well-being: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Wellness program, Benefits are subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions. Velera is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law. Velera is an E-Verify Employer. Review the E-Verify Poster here. For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here. This role is currently not eligible for sponsorship. As an ongoing commitment to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities please contact a recruiter at recruiters@velera.com for assistance.