Fintech Project Manager

Oversee the full lifecycle of technology and digital product development initiatives from initiation to closure. Drive projects to completion on time, within scope, and on budget while acting as the central nexus between IT resources, technical analysts, cross-functional business units, and external stakeholders. Translate business needs into clear delivery plans, manage risks, track financial and effort metrics, and ensure deliverables meet high quality and technical standards. Contribute to proposal estimation and continuous process optimization across project teams.

Location: Exton, Pennsylvania
Job type: Contract
Work hours: 9am to 5pm

Responsibilities

• Project Lifecycle & Schedule Planning: Define project scope, document comprehensive business requirements, map out milestones, and create detailed delivery roadmaps. Establish schedule contingency plans and manage risks across IT and client domains.
• Day-to-Day Execution & Delivery Management: Direct daily project workflows, assign tasks/sub-tasks, assemble required assets, and coordinate cross-functional business units and third-party vendors.
• Scope & Quality Governance: Review team deliverables against requirements to ensure high-quality standards. Address scope creep, missed deadlines, or requirement changes by adjusting plans with key stakeholders.
• Solution Facilitation & IT Architecture Alignment: Facilitate meetings with IT staff and technical analysts to devise application and infrastructure workflows, prototypes, and architecture as client needs evolve.
• Financial & Metric Tracking: Track team hours, analyze project profitability, manage expense reports, and report weekly on metrics such as budget burn, percent complete, earned value, slippage, and effort-to-complete.
• Proposal & Business Development Support: Collaborate with Business Unit Leaders, Sales/Marketing, and Analysts to provide estimates, technical writing, samples, and cost-reduction strategies for project proposals.
• Process Optimization & Performance Management: Maintain and optimize internal production processes, write process documentation, and assist with team performance evaluations and goal assessments.

Requirements

• Hybrid role: 3 days on site (Philadelphia)
• 5-7 years experience in project management with knowledge of application development, technology design, finance, and management
• PMP Certification
• Proficient with MS Office Applications
• Strong communication skills

Skills

• Nexus between teams and stakeholders
• Budget and financial management
• Alignment of business needs with technical solutions
• Continuous process improvement
• Metrics tracking and reporting
• Digital product development
• Risk management
• Technical standards and quality governance

Pay

$68 - 72 per hour

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
• AD&D and life insurance
• Short-term disability
• 401K plan