Project Manager II-ST

About the role

The Project Manager II manages several medium-complexity projects simultaneously, leads medium-sized project teams (10-20 people), and drives outcomes through managed partners. Projects typically involve the setup, configuration, testing, and implementation of network, hardware, and/or software assets in support of financial institution clients. The technology environment may be deployed on-premise, hosted, or cloud, and project management activities frequently involve orchestrating internal and third-party resources.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional business clients and IT teams to understand and document project objectives, scope, requirements, milestones, deliverables, schedule, and cost estimates.
• Coordinate vendor evaluations and demonstrations; support vendor negotiations, vendor deliverable tracking, and invoice processing (when applicable).
• Monitor and control each project by tracking, reviewing, and communicating progress to project stakeholders, including risk and issue management, decision, and action item tracking.
• Prepare for and lead project team meetings, including creation and distribution of meeting agendas and notes.
• Participate in continual process improvement within the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) and act as a mentor to the EPMO team.
• Stay abreast of current project management trends and make recommendations for self-development.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Information Technology or related field (preferred) OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in project management.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple medium-complexity projects at once.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with all levels of staff and management.
• Confidence in leading medium-sized project teams and meetings.
• Attention to detail and ability to work across functions.
• Ability to prioritize work within time constraints.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills.
• Strong relationship-building and customer service skills.
• Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint, and/or Visio).

Preferred Qualifications

• Information technology and/or banking/financial industry experience.
• Experience with both Waterfall and Agile project methodologies.
• Experience working with HP Application Lifecycle Management (HP ALM) and Atlassian JIRA.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.