Project Manager, Senior Associate

Project Manager, Senior Associate

In our Always Audit Ready & Risk Management team, we provide horizontal risk, process and project support for our Consumer and Financial Risk Management organizations.  We strive to develop horizontal strategies to optimize how we work in a well managed, risk focused, and always audit ready way for both our clients and our customers.

We’re looking for a strategic, technically savvy Project Manager who thrives in fast-paced environments and excels at driving complex initiatives with cross-functional teams. If you’re someone who brings structure to ambiguity, collaborates confidently with senior stakeholders, and is passionate about driving impactful outcomes through technology and process, this role is for you.

 

General Responsibilities: 

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of technical projects across cross-functional teams

• Drive technical projects based on defined priorities; ensure scope of deliverables and timelines are met; identify risks and issues and mitigate and / or escalate as needed

• Build and apply structured engagement models – partnering closely with stakeholders to translate complex goals into clear, actionable workstreams that drive results

• Navigate ambiguous or undefined (“whitespace”) areas with a proactive and strategic approach, identifying opportunities and driving clarity and direction

• Collaborate with various stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and deliverables

• Effectively manage relationships with senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency throughout project lifecycle

• Demonstrate outstanding communication and partnership skills which are essential for interacting and communicating with key stakeholders across all levels to manage, inform, and influence outcomes

• Apply technical understanding to engage meaningfully with development teams, ensuring alignment between business goals and technical requirements

• Partner with project customers to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership to effectively drive project delivery

• Develop and maintain project and agile artifacts to ensure that the project is well managed and controlled

• Facilitate agile ceremonies including daily sprint stand-ups, sprint planning, grooming and retrospectives

• Apply project analytics agenda to drive change, including measuring KPIs and OKRs

The ideal candidate should:

• Enjoy working in a role that is fast-paced, technical, and strategic in nature

• Have a proven ability to create and apply structure frameworks to drive cross-functional engagement and results

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity; able to identify problems and opportunities in unstructured environments and create paths forwards

• Operate as a self-starter and continuously develop project, process and technology skills

• Have a proven track record of project management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage the work

• Be highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

• Have strong problem solving and influencing skills

• Have great analytical skills that allow you to connect the dots across applications and teams

• Be digitally curious, with a drive to learn more about the business context and Tech platforms used across our Loss forecasting platforms 

• Have excellent time management skills and are used to meeting/exceeding rigorous deadlines

• Have great communication (written & verbal) and collaboration skills

• Enjoy collaborating with various value streams and senior stakeholder

• Have excellent customer service/relationship management skills

• Not be afraid to bring new ideas to the table and challenge the status quo

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience

• At least 2 years of experience using Microsoft Office or G-Suite

• At least 2 years of Project Management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of Project Management experience

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean, Agile or Six Sigma certification