Project Manager III

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large, complex technology projects and programs from initiation through implementation and post-production support.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, requirements, and success criteria.
• Cook up cross-functional teams, including software development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, architecture, data management, operations, and third-party vendors.
• Monitor project progress using key performance indicators and provide regular status reporting to senior leadership and governance committees.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests while implementing appropriate mitigation plans.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations, internal policies, cybersecurity standards, audit requirements, and technology governance processes.
• Facilitate executive steering committee meetings and communicate project health, milestones, financials, and decisions.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, vendor contracts, and financial reporting.
• Support Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies as appropriate for each initiative.
• Drive continuous improvement of project management practices, governance, and delivery standards.
• Mentor junior project managers and contribute to the development of the Project Management Office (PMO).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 6+ years of project management experience, with at least 3 years leading enterprise technology initiatives within banking or financial services.
• Proven experience delivering complex technology projects involving multiple business units and technical teams.
• Strong understanding of banking operations, digital banking, payments, lending, regulatory compliance, information security, and risk management.
• Experience managing multimillion-dollar project budgets and geographically distributed teams.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and traditional Waterfall methodologies.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Clarity, or Planview.