Sr. Project Manager

Description

Purpose:

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Project Management professional to be part of a growing team responsible for transforming the way we work at Blue Ridge Bankshares, inc. The Project/Sr. Project Manager is a key member of the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) and is responsible for driving change across the enterprise through effective project and change management. This is a “roll-up your sleeves” job where you will collaborate across all functional areas to plan, manage and implement critical strategic initiatives, identifying opportunities for process improvement and creating efficiency along the way. 

Responsibilities:

· Define project scope, requirements, and project governance, ensuring adherence to EPMO standards and best practices.

· Develop and update program/project plans, schedules, risk assessments, status, and other key project artifacts to deliver on desired outcomes from the project sponsor and customer

· Manage and lead project teams, using waterfall project management discipline to drive successful outcomes. This includes creating detailed project schedules in MS Project, addressing scope, schedule, budget, and third-party and resource demand.

· Anticipate problems before they occur and facilitate solutions proactively to keep projects on track to defined success criteria.

· Collaborate across all functional areas to launch and maintain products, services and solutions, focusing on business, compliance, risk management and technology.

· Facilitates project risk assessments proactively by anticipating problems before they occur and driving mitigation activities, identifying issues as they arise and communicating project status to senior management.

· Research domains that are unfamiliar, to help drive analysis, discussion, and decisions within projects.

Organizational Relationship:

This position reports to the Director of the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office within Operations/IT responsible for cross-enterprise projects.

Requirements

Education & Experience:

· A minimum bachelor's degree in business management, finance, risk management, information technology, or a related field, preferably from a financial services or corporate environment

· 5+ years of demonstrated experience as a project manager

· 2+ years of experience working within a PMO/EPMO

Preferred Qualifications:

· Project Management Institute certification (e.g. CAPM, PMP)

· Relevant American Banker Association certification(s) (e.g. CFP, CERP, CRCM)

· 5+ years of experience working within a PMO/EPMO

· 3+ years of experience in financial services and banking

Skills/Knowledge Requirements:

· Effective in Waterfall project planning using MS Project and life cycle development phases 

· Ability to confidently organize and lead meetings with leaders and team members at varying levels of the organization. This includes effective communication skills to communicate status, make requests, facilitate discussions, and drive decisions.

· Self-motivated, quick, and assertive with strong leadership

· Proven ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of project delivery problems

· Exceptional time and organizational management skills

· Works well under pressure and comfortable with change and complexity in dynamic environments

· Able to shift readily between the "big picture" and the small-but-crucial details.

· Ability to manage individual deadlines and goals and lead internal PMO initiatives.

· Ability to identify issues/problems, conduct root cause analysis and generate alternatives.