Sr. Manager, Portfolio Partner Management
About the role
At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting‑edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses. Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment. Candidates must independently possess eligibility to work in the United States for any employer at the date of hire; this position is ineligible for employment visa sponsorship. Overall purpose: responsible for the delivery of a complex business and technical program, including all aspects of project planning and execution, ensuring projects follow product and project methodologies and are completed on time, on budget, and in scope, working with business partners to ensure success and meet business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Manage multiple aspects of multiple interrelated project workstreams to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic business objectives
- Report on project results, metrics, test, and deployment management activities
- Work creatively and analytically to solve problems by demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence
- Participate in establishing best practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand, mature and improve effectiveness in support of business objectives
- Coach team members on policies, procedures, and best practices
- Provide leadership for the project team by building and motivating team members to meet critical project milestones
- Prepare estimates and detailed project plans for all phases of the project as well as status reporting regarding project and program milestones, success criteria, deliverables, dependencies, and risks to all stakeholders up to and including executive leadership
- Monitor projects on an ongoing basis, evaluate progress,