Project Manager
PortX is a leading AI-powered data and integration company for modern banking, bringing systems together and data to life through our unified platform for modern integration, governed customer 360 data, and next-generation payments. We're in strong growth mode, with a culture that's open and rewarding—it's a great time to join.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects from initiation through delivery, including scope definition, planning, budgeting, resource coordination, status reporting, risk management, and escalation.
- Facilitate project stand-ups and serve as a trusted point of contact for both customers and the PortX technical team.
- Maintain a relentless focus on customer outcomes, ensuring projects deliver meaningful and measurable value.
- Engage key stakeholders at the right time, demonstrating responsiveness, sound judgment, and reliable follow-through.
- Identify and resolve delivery challenges proactively, adapting plans as priorities and requirements evolve.
- Provide managers and key stakeholders with clear, strategic reporting that highlights progress, risks, context, insights, and opportunities.
Skills and Experience
- Project management: Strong knowledge of project management principles and practices, with experience delivering complex projects successfully.
- Agile delivery: Practical experience with Agile methodologies, including facilitating ceremonies and coordinating cross-functional teams.
- Technical integration: A solid understanding of system integrations, APIs, and related concepts, enabling you to work effectively with customers, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
- Banking/payments: Experience in banking, credit unions, or payments, ideally involving core banking systems, digital banking, ACH, or ISO 20022.
- Communication: Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Customer engagement: A confident, credible customer-facing presence, with the ability to build trust, provide reassurance, and inspire confidence.
- Organization and ownership: A proactive, self-directed approach, supported by strong planning, prioritization, and time-management skills in a remote working environment.
- Problem-solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to assess situations, identify root causes, and drive issues through to resolution.
Personal Attributes
- Highly organized and dependable, with strong attention to detail.
- Flexible and responsive, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and tight deadlines.
- Collaborative and solutions-focused, with a strong sense of ownership.
- Calm and confident when managing ambiguity, risk, or competing stakeholder needs.
- Committed to building productive relationships and delivering excellent customer experiences.
This is a chance to join a fast-growing company at the forefront of AI-powered banking integration and data innovation. You will work in a collaborative, high-impact environment where your technical expertise and customer-facing skills directly influence business growth and customer success. Ownership is central—you'll drive your space end-to-end, with flexibility to adapt to the work's demands rather than a fixed schedule.
PortX Principles
- Do Everything with Purpose
- Challenge the Ordinary
- Check your Ego at the Door
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with attractive equity opportunities at a venture-backed startup
- High-impact role with direct influence on revenue and business scaling
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Unlimited PTO
- Collaborative and motivated team culture where your voice is heard
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