Sr. Project Manager - Change Management

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 so much 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 responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Job Description 

Overall Purpose: This role is responsible for the delivery of very complex, change management and strategic projects within a specific function, business unit or division. This includes all aspects of project planning and execution. Accountable for ensuring the project follows product and project methodologies and is completed on time, on budget, and in scope. Works with business partners to ensure projects are successful and meet business objectives. 

Essential Functions  

• Manage multiple aspects and aligns multiple interrelated project dependencies and workstreams to ensure overall projects and programs directly support the business strategic change objectives. Performs program level governance definitions and reviews to ensure they are tracking to be on time, within budget, and ensure internal customer value commitment. 

• Develop project plans to manage end-to-end project activities, interdependencies, including scope management, success criteria, deliverables, critical path milestones, resource management, finance management, and quality management.   

• 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 

• Develop and maintain stakeholder engagement plans to ensure alignment and commitment across interdependent teams   

• Appropriately engaging all organizations including legal, risk / security, compliance, delivery and vendor management 

• Monitor projects on an ongoing basis, evaluating progress, proactively works with project team mitigating risk and effective issue resolution 

• Works with business leaders to evaluate, monitor and communicate project health 

• Identifies and manages project interdependency defining critical path project & program level milestones, effectively communicating to all stakeholders 

• Performs retrospectives, drives improvements and sharing of best practices 

• Support the company's commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in organizational development, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Communications, or related fields.  

• 8+ years of experience in project or program management with a strong focus on organizational change leadership. 

• A recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) certification 

• Proven expertise in recognized change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci ADKAR, Kotter, or equivalent). 

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage both executive and front-line audiences. 

• Demonstrated success in leading enterprise transformation and workforce engagement initiatives. 

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives and deliver measurable results. 

• Working knowledge of risk mitigation, compliance frameworks, and business continuity planning. 

• Successful completion of background and drug screening requirements. 

Preferred Qualifications