Description
Summary of This Role
Senior project managers manage and lead enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic initiatives and are typically assigned to large-scale, high impact projects with moderate to high risk and complexity. Senior project managers direct the daily activities of team members on multiple projects to ensure they provide high quality and cost-effective services. Senior project managers also design and develop new approaches to project management.
What Part Will You Play?
Direct large-scale, complex projects that may involve multiple internal and external stakeholders
Develop the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artifacts
Evaluate trade-offs between project size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value
Validate financial forecasts and provide on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures
Partner with business sponsors to define success metrics and criteria
Build, lead, and coach multiple project teams throughout project life cycles
Facilitate all operational checkpoint activities throughout the lifecycle of projects
Assess and resolve all high priority project risks as they are encountered
Ensure all projects adhere to project methodology compliance standards set by the company
Continually update relevant business stakeholders of project status and periodically publish project status reports
Serve as a subject matter expert in routinely briefing key stakeholders on different aspects of assigned initiatives
Represent the project in various project governance and inter-department forums
Define and track project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall and integrated delivery plan
Ensure all projects meet success parameters and ROI targets stated in the business case
Ensure end results are of the highest caliber with a clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefit
Assist, share learning, and mentor others within the PMO regarding standards, organizational understanding, and relationship building to promote the successful delivery of projects
What Are We Looking for in This Role?
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree
5+ years of project manage experience in managing projects and/or small programs in a large operating environment
PMP/PMI Certification preferred but not required
Demonstrated, applied experience establishing and delivering complex projects
Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools
Experienced in working with stakeholder to manage their expectations and engaging them to address project issues
Preferred Qualifications
Two to four years of supervisory experience (preferred)
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
High volume payment transaction processing environments and products
Desired Skills & Capabilities:
Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
Strong planning, organizational, and leadership skills, including the ability to mobilize and motivate teams, set direction and approach, resolve conflict, deliver tough messages with grace, and execute with limited information and ambiguity
Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to remove barriers and enable teams to complete their objectives
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision
Strong influencing and negotiation skills, including the ability to navigate in a highly matrixed organization effectively
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to make effective presentations, and proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders
Focused and versatile team player who is comfortable under pressure, ambiguity, frequent change, or unpredictability
Ability to quickly build rapport and strong relationships with others
Ability to establish a wide and effective peer network across the organization
Sound business and technical acumen
