Director, Technology Project Manager
Merrick Bank · South Jordan, UT · 1 mo ago
Information Technology$10/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes "Who We Are", "What We Do", "Position Summary And Role Impact", "Essential Functions Key Responsibilities", "Requirements For Success", "Preferred Qualifications", "Why join us", "Our Employee Value Proposition". We need to map to headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use for each section heading. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, etc. Also remove navigation/cookie/legal. Also remove duplicated lines. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to decide which sections to include.
- About the role: Could be "Position Summary And Role Impact". That's a summary of role. So we can put that under
for each section heading. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, etc. Also remove navigation/cookie/legal. Also remove duplicated lines. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to decide which sections to include.
- About the role: Could be "Position Summary And Role Impact". That's a summary of role. So we can put that under About the role
with paragraph(s) summarizing.
- Responsibilities: "Essential Functions Key Responsibilities" includes bullet list of responsibilities. So Responsibilities
with - items.
- Requirements: "Requirements For Success" includes education & experience bullet list. So
Requirements
with list.
- Qualifications: "Preferred Qualifications" could be Qualifications section. So Qualifications
with list.
- Skills: Not explicitly listed separate; maybe combine with Requirements? Could omit if no specific skills section. The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could merge Skills into Requirements or Qualifications. But we have separate headings allowed; we can omit Skills if no explicit content.
- Benefits: "Our Employee Value Proposition" includes benefits list. Also "Why join us" includes some benefits. So we can create Benefits section with list.
- Pay: The posting mentions "Competitive Pay, including a Bonus Target or Variable Pay Incentive Program" and "Offered rates of pay are determined based on job-related knowledge...". That's specific enough for Pay section. So include Pay.
- Schedule: No mention of schedule (full-time/part-time, hours). Not present, so omit Schedule.
We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". Avoid that.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like founding year, assets, etc. Those are in "Who We Are" and "What We Do". Should we include them? They are not under the defined headings but could be placed in About the role? The About the role section is supposed to be about the role, but we could also include company overview there? The instruction: "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It suggests those are possible headings, but we can also include other headings? It says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". It doesn't forbid other headings besides those examples, but the examples are given. Likely we should stick to those headings; any other content should be placed under appropriate heading. For company overview, maybe we can put under About the role as a brief intro. But we must not invent or summarize away detail; we can include the details as paragraphs.
Thus About the role could contain: "Join our team and build your career with momentum as we champion your growth, elevate your ideas and engage you in purpose-driven work that makes a real difference every day. Who We Are Founded in 1997, Merrick Bank is an FDIC®-insured financial institution headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, with over $10 billion in assets. A wholly owned subsidiary of CardWorks Financial Group, Merrick Bank serves roughly five million cardmembers and more than 100,000 merchant customers nationwide. What We Do We provide credit cards, recreational loans, deposit accounts, merchant services and bank sponsorships to consumers and businesses. As a leader in non-prime lending and merchant acquiring, we combine innovative technology with data-driven insights to help underserved consumers build and strengthen credit while delivering integrated, scalable payment solutions for businesses. Merrick Bank ranks among the top 20 FDIC®-insured credit card issuers in the U.S. and among the top 15 merchant acquirers by transaction volume. Position Summary And Role Impact The Director Technology Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful delivery of large-scale, complex technology initiatives within a Financial Services environment. This role will be responsible for driving strategic projects across the enterprise, managing cross-functional teams, facilitating Agile delivery practices, and ensuring successful execution of business-critical programs. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in project and program management, Agile/Scrum methodologies, Jira, Release Train Engineering (RTE), and stakeholder management at the executive level."
That seems to preserve all.
Responsibilities: list each bullet from Essential Functions Key Responsibilities.
Let's extract bullet points:
- Program & Project Leadership
- Lead multiple complex, high-visibility technology programs and projects from initiation through implementation and stabilization.
- Develop and manage integrated project plans, budgets, schedules, dependencies, risks, assumptions, and resource allocations.
- Drive delivery of strategic initiatives with significant organizational impact, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Manage competing priorities across multiple business units while maintaining focus on quality, scope, schedule, and budget.
- Agile & Release Train Management
- Serve as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) or Agile Program Lead for large-scale Agile initiatives.
- Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning and execution, dependency management, and continuous improvement activities.
- Monitor and report Agile delivery metrics and drive corrective actions where necessary.
- Stakeholder & Executive Management
- Partner with senior business and technology leaders to define program objectives, success criteria, and delivery strategies.
- Provide executive-level communications, status reporting, and portfolio updates.
- Facilitate decision-making, issue resolution, and risk mitigation across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Build strong relationships across business, operations, compliance, risk, infrastructure, development, and vendor organizations.
- Governance & Risk Management
- Establish and maintain project governance frameworks and reporting structures.
- Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints.
- Ensure adherence to enterprise project management standards, SDLC requirements, audit controls, and regulatory obligations.
- Support internal and external audits and compliance initiatives as required.
- Technology Delivery
- Coordinate technology implementations involving application development, infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, data management, and vendor solutions.
- Engage cross-functional teams consisting of architects, developers, engineers, quality assurance resources, and third-party vendors.
- Drive change management, implementation readiness, and adoption activities.
We need to output each as
- . Could keep the subheadings as part of li text? Probably better to keep as plain li with the full sentence. Could include the heading as part of li? Might be okay.
Requirements: Education & Experience bullet list:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Finance or related field.
- 7-8 years of Project and Program Management experience leading large-scale technology initiatives.
- 2-3 years of experience in Financial Services, Banking, Credit Card Services, FinTech, or similar industries.
- Demonstrated success delivering complex enterprise technology programs
- Extensive experience with:
- Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies
- Release Train Engineer (RTE) responsibilities
- Jira, Confluence, and Agile reporting tools
- Portfolio and Program Management
- Risk and Issue Management
- Vendor and Third-Party Management
- Executive Stakeholder Communications
We need to preserve the sub-bullets. Could flatten: each as separate li.
Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications list:
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
- SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), Scrum Master (CSM or PSM), Agile certifications
- Experience leading digital transformation, cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity, data, or enterprise application initiatives.
- Experience operating within solution delivery and enterprise portfolio management environments.
Benefits: From "Our Employee Value Proposition" and "Why join us". Let's gather:
- Competitive Pay, including a Bonus Target or Variable Pay Incentive Program
- Benefits Package - Medical, Dental, and Vision (plus much more)
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Wellness Programs
- Group Life and AD&D Insurance
- Paid Vacation, Sick Days and bank Holidays
- Employee Engagement Activities including Employee Appreciation Day, DEI Employee Resource Groups, Corporate Social Responsibility, Service Recognition
- Also from Why join us: "We believe in putting people first by supporting our customers, employees and our partners while creating opportunities for everyone to reach their potential. From fostering work-life balance to rewarding good work and innovative ideas, we invest in what matters most, our people. At Merrick Bank, you’ll be part of a collaborative, customer-focused team where you can grow your career while making a meaningful impact." That's more prose; could be included in Benefits section as paragraph.
Pay: "Competitive Pay, including a Bonus Target or Variable Pay Incentive Program Offered rates of pay are determined based on job-related knowledge, relevant experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location." Also "We offer a total rewards package comprised of a competitive base rate of pay, variable pay incentive programs based on the role, and a comprehensive benefit suite." So we can put that.
Schedule: none.
We must exclude boilerplate: EEO statement, accommodation request, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
Now construct HTML.
We'll have:
About the role
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Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
...
Qualifications
...
Benefits
...
...
Pay
...
Make sure no extra whitespace? It's fine.
Now craft the About the role paragraph: combine the intro sentences.
Let's write:
Join our team and build your career with momentum as we champion your growth, elevate your ideas and engage you in purpose-driven work that makes a real difference every day. Founded in 1997, Merrick Bank is an FDIC®-insured financial institution headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, with over $10 billion in assets. A wholly owned subsidiary of CardWorks Financial Group, Merrick Bank serves roughly five million cardmembers and more than 100,000 merchant customers nationwide. We provide credit cards, recreational loans, deposit accounts, merchant services and bank sponsorships to consumers and businesses. As a leader in non-prime lending and merchant acquiring, we combine innovative technology with data-driven insights to help underserved consumers build and strengthen credit while delivering integrated, scalable payment solutions for businesses. Merrick Bank ranks among the top 20 FDIC®-insured credit card issuers in the U.S. and among the top 15 merchant acquirers by transaction volume. The Director Technology Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful delivery of large-scale, complex technology initiatives within a Financial Services environment. This role will be responsible for driving strategic projects across the enterprise, managing cross-functional teams, facilitating Agile delivery practices, and ensuring successful execution of business-critical programs. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in project and program management, Agile/Scrum methodologies, Jira, Release Train Engineering (RTE), and stakeholder management at the executive level.
That's a single paragraph; could be multiple paragraphs but okay.
Now Responsibilities list: we need to preserve each bullet. Let's create li for each sentence.
I'll list them:
- Lead multiple complex, high-visibility technology programs and projects from initiation through implementation and stabilization.
Requirements
with list. - Qualifications: "Preferred Qualifications" could be Qualifications section. SoQualifications
with list. - Skills: Not explicitly listed separate; maybe combine with Requirements? Could omit if no specific skills section. The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could merge Skills into Requirements or Qualifications. But we have separate headings allowed; we can omit Skills if no explicit content. - Benefits: "Our Employee Value Proposition" includes benefits list. Also "Why join us" includes some benefits. So we can create Benefits section with list. - Pay: The posting mentions "Competitive Pay, including a Bonus Target or Variable Pay Incentive Program" and "Offered rates of pay are determined based on job-related knowledge...". That's specific enough for Pay section. So include Pay. - Schedule: No mention of schedule (full-time/part-time, hours). Not present, so omit Schedule. We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". Avoid that. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like founding year, assets, etc. Those are in "Who We Are" and "What We Do". Should we include them? They are not under the defined headings but could be placed in About the role? The About the role section is supposed to be about the role, but we could also include company overview there? The instruction: "Usefor section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It suggests those are possible headings, but we can also include other headings? It says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". It doesn't forbid other headings besides those examples, but the examples are given. Likely we should stick to those headings; any other content should be placed under appropriate heading. For company overview, maybe we can put under About the role as a brief intro. But we must not invent or summarize away detail; we can include the details as paragraphs. Thus About the role could contain: "Join our team and build your career with momentum as we champion your growth, elevate your ideas and engage you in purpose-driven work that makes a real difference every day. Who We Are Founded in 1997, Merrick Bank is an FDIC®-insured financial institution headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, with over $10 billion in assets. A wholly owned subsidiary of CardWorks Financial Group, Merrick Bank serves roughly five million cardmembers and more than 100,000 merchant customers nationwide. What We Do We provide credit cards, recreational loans, deposit accounts, merchant services and bank sponsorships to consumers and businesses. As a leader in non-prime lending and merchant acquiring, we combine innovative technology with data-driven insights to help underserved consumers build and strengthen credit while delivering integrated, scalable payment solutions for businesses. Merrick Bank ranks among the top 20 FDIC®-insured credit card issuers in the U.S. and among the top 15 merchant acquirers by transaction volume. Position Summary And Role Impact The Director Technology Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful delivery of large-scale, complex technology initiatives within a Financial Services environment. This role will be responsible for driving strategic projects across the enterprise, managing cross-functional teams, facilitating Agile delivery practices, and ensuring successful execution of business-critical programs. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in project and program management, Agile/Scrum methodologies, Jira, Release Train Engineering (RTE), and stakeholder management at the executive level." That seems to preserve all. Responsibilities: list each bullet from Essential Functions Key Responsibilities. Let's extract bullet points: - Program & Project Leadership - Lead multiple complex, high-visibility technology programs and projects from initiation through implementation and stabilization. - Develop and manage integrated project plans, budgets, schedules, dependencies, risks, assumptions, and resource allocations. - Drive delivery of strategic initiatives with significant organizational impact, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements. - Manage competing priorities across multiple business units while maintaining focus on quality, scope, schedule, and budget. - Agile & Release Train Management - Serve as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) or Agile Program Lead for large-scale Agile initiatives. - Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning and execution, dependency management, and continuous improvement activities. - Monitor and report Agile delivery metrics and drive corrective actions where necessary. - Stakeholder & Executive Management - Partner with senior business and technology leaders to define program objectives, success criteria, and delivery strategies. - Provide executive-level communications, status reporting, and portfolio updates. - Facilitate decision-making, issue resolution, and risk mitigation across diverse stakeholder groups. - Build strong relationships across business, operations, compliance, risk, infrastructure, development, and vendor organizations. - Governance & Risk Management - Establish and maintain project governance frameworks and reporting structures. - Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints. - Ensure adherence to enterprise project management standards, SDLC requirements, audit controls, and regulatory obligations. - Support internal and external audits and compliance initiatives as required. - Technology Delivery - Coordinate technology implementations involving application development, infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, data management, and vendor solutions. - Engage cross-functional teams consisting of architects, developers, engineers, quality assurance resources, and third-party vendors. - Drive change management, implementation readiness, and adoption activities. We need to output each as
About the role
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Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
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Qualifications
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Benefits
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Pay
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Make sure no extra whitespace? It's fine. Now craft the About the role paragraph: combine the intro sentences. Let's write: Join our team and build your career with momentum as we champion your growth, elevate your ideas and engage you in purpose-driven work that makes a real difference every day. Founded in 1997, Merrick Bank is an FDIC®-insured financial institution headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, with over $10 billion in assets. A wholly owned subsidiary of CardWorks Financial Group, Merrick Bank serves roughly five million cardmembers and more than 100,000 merchant customers nationwide. We provide credit cards, recreational loans, deposit accounts, merchant services and bank sponsorships to consumers and businesses. As a leader in non-prime lending and merchant acquiring, we combine innovative technology with data-driven insights to help underserved consumers build and strengthen credit while delivering integrated, scalable payment solutions for businesses. Merrick Bank ranks among the top 20 FDIC®-insured credit card issuers in the U.S. and among the top 15 merchant acquirers by transaction volume. The Director Technology Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful delivery of large-scale, complex technology initiatives within a Financial Services environment. This role will be responsible for driving strategic projects across the enterprise, managing cross-functional teams, facilitating Agile delivery practices, and ensuring successful execution of business-critical programs. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in project and program management, Agile/Scrum methodologies, Jira, Release Train Engineering (RTE), and stakeholder management at the executive level. That's a single paragraph; could be multiple paragraphs but okay. Now Responsibilities list: we need to preserve each bullet. Let's create li for each sentence. I'll list them: - Lead multiple complex, high-visibility technology programs and projects from initiation through implementation and stabilization.