We are looking for a driven and motivated individual to join the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) to start in early 2020. As a member of the EPMO you will collaborate across the organization to execute on the most important priorities for the Firm. You will lead projects from ideation to implementation and play a significant role in the overall success of the organization. While technology and digital are integral to all aspects of our projects, we are not seeking a purely technical project manager (i.e. pure development cycle management). Instead, we are looking for a well-rounded individual who has led large strategic business initiatives in the financial services space.
KSAs:
- Project Management, Process Reengineering, Agile, PMP, Scrum Master, Facilitation, Communication, Business partnering, Presentation creation
Must have:
- Merger & Acquisition
- Broker/dealer
Responsibilities:
- Support the EPMO with creating and improving standards to drive success across the portfolio and within individual projects.
- Manage projects through all phases of the life cycle, including project initiation, requirements, design, development, testing, implementation and post implementation review.
- Define project scope, resources requirements, budget, timeline, deliverables and milestones; evaluate courses of action on an ongoing basis and select the best alternative to attain project goals.
- Promote leadership through collaboration, cooperation and communication across functional areas to ensure goals are achieved.
- Partner with project stakeholders to define requirements, establish status reports, develop communication plans and create management presentations.
- Maintain focus on project plan tasks, manage risk throughout the life cycle and make contingency plans to manage issues that pose risk to budget, time delivery or functionality.
- All other duties as assigned.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree Preferred, H.S Diploma or GED certificate + significant practical experience will be considered.
Basic Requirements:
- 5-7 years’ experience as a project manager leading complex projects simultaneously across the business.
- Experience running multiple Agile scrum teams is highly desired.
- Work experience in the financial services sector.
- High level of expertise with Microsoft Office (including MS Project).
- Excellent communication, facilitation and organizational skills.
- Team player with demonstrated ability to proactively identify issues and to influence key project decisions to achieve desired outcomes.
- Ability to interact with at all levels of the organization in both technical and business areas successfully.
- Ability to travel. (15%-20%).
Preferred Requirements
- PMP Certification.
- Scrum Master.
- Proven experience with process reengineering or business transformation.