Key skills
AgileLeadershipProject ManagementChange ManagementCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
- Drive the direction and outcome of major, complex and strategic cross-functional project initiatives
- Apply master expertise of waterfall and/or agile methodologies to lead the strategic development, operational planning, and budget management of business projects
- Serve as a subject matter expert on transformation to deliver transformation projects with significant impact to the business
- Translate business strategy into an integrated program plan
- Negotiate trade-offs, ensure timely execution, and successful implementation
- Accountable for matrixed leadership and working closely with stakeholders to identify solutions
- Drive the development and execution of large and highly complex projects that deliver the strategic vision for the business and enterprise
- Manage systems design development, business requirements analysis and day to day processes utilizing agile/waterfall methodologies
- Present information to key executive business leaders and Board of Director's stakeholders
- Responsible for converting strategic intent into delivery planning for the transformation team
- Maintain effective communication with key stakeholders, making them aware of critical issues confronting the Strategic Initiatives
- Partner with the Portfolio Management Office to prioritize, pace, and sequence appropriately across the Portfolio
- Anticipate risks and issues in complex, multi-workstream change efforts
- Ensure compliant business requirements are delivered and adopted to mitigate risk and remain a compliant company
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of related experience may be substituted in lieu of degree (14 years of experience in lieu of a degree)
- 10 years professional experience in leading consulting on complex strategic initiatives, process improvement, IT, or operations within a highly regulated environment of financial services
- Deep technical experience and application of Waterfall and/or Agile methodologies within complex, multi-product, integrated systems environment
- Mastery of project management consulting skills with extensive experience in system design and development from business requirements analysis through to day to day management
- Extensive experience working with Third Parties and Vendors to include developing Statements of Work (SOW), and Request for Proposals (RFP)
- Expert knowledge and application of laws and regulations that govern third-party management
- Extensive experience in the delivery of strategic change management, product development and delivery experience to include expertise in the program portfolio discipline
- Recent experience translating complex business strategy and vision into an executable business process and technology plan and successfully delivering component
- Experience collaborating with key stakeholders, influencing senior leader decisions and managing work to achieve strategic goals
- Strong relationship management building skills with the ability to effectively collaborate, communicate and develop relationships across leadership to include senior level executives
- Proven experience presenting to executive management including senior level executives
- Certification in Waterfall or Agile methodologies.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
- 401(k)
- Pension
- Life insurance
- Parental benefits
- Adoption assistance
- Paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours
- Various wellness programs
- Career path planning and continuing education opportunities