Project Manager III

The Standard is a company focused on making a difference in the lives of others through innovative technologies and a customer-first mindset. The Project Manager leads cross-functional projects to improve operational effectiveness and customer experience, ensuring alignment with business objectives, budget requirements, and quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Lead one or more projects simultaneously, managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risks
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define project goals, requirements, and success measures
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, financial forecasts, and status reporting
• Facilitate cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment to drive execution and accountability
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests
• Communicate project status, key decisions, and escalations to stakeholders and leadership
• Coordinate testing, implementation, and readiness activities to support successful project delivery
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards and organizational practices

Requirements:

• High School diploma required
• Minimum 6 years of progressive project management experience leading business and technology initiatives
• Experience managing cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Experience developing and managing project schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and communications plans
• Experience facilitating project teams within a matrixed organizational environment
• Experience leading business process improvement, technology implementation, or operational transformation initiatives
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning and coordination experience highly preferred
• Retirement plan or financial services industry experience preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile, Scrum, or related certifications preferred
• Experience leveraging artificial intelligence tools to improve project planning, communications, and delivery outcomes