Senior Program / Project Manager

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

U.S. Bank is seeking an effective Senior Program/Project Manager with demonstrated project management and leadership experience to contribute toward the success of our initiatives. Leads and directs larger, more complex program(s) in support of program and overall strategy. Provides direction to project staff assigned to projects and stages within program. Establishes governance and drives all aspects to ensure that assigned program(s) is implemented, accepted, and operating effectively. Translates corporate objectives into program objectives and practices. Serves as a liaison and builds bridges and relationships with sponsoring executives and among different groups within and outside of technology and operations. Works directly with the business line to understand business objectives and strategies related to project priorities. Consolidates projects under program-level umbrella to provide focal point for communications. Manages communications regarding project and program management practices that create clear, concise requirements in program and project functionality, resourcing, budgets, and timings. Oversees assigned projects from initial concept through final implementation utilizing approved project methodology/tools and within enterprise standards and guidelines. Organizes and manages a high-quality, cross-functional program team by providing work direction and coaching/mentoring to assigned project managers and coordinators. Constructs a program reporting and tracking framework and benchmarks. Provides oversight to projects to meet established function, quality, cost, and schedule. Escalates issues and risks to appropriate level. Plans, develops, and controls moderate to large project/product budgets. Leads selection and adoption of specific tools to facilitate compliance with established methodologies.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 10 years experience with tools and techniques for planning, organizing, monitoring and controlling IT projects.

Preferred Skills/Experience

Advanced capability in the program management disciplines especially with regard to organization and planning, risk management, ownership and accountability, and communications.

Working experience in :

• System development life cycle

Extensive experience in :

• Document management
• MS Project

Subject matter expert in :

• Project control and reporting
• Project planning and organization
• IT project management

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

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