Lead Technology Project Manager

There is a place for you at T. Rowe Price to grow, contribute, learn, and make a difference. ​ We are a premier asset manager focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on today and in the future. The work we do matters. We invite you to explore the opportunity to join us and grow your career with us.

About this Position

Technology Project Managers at T. Rowe Price are playing a key role in helping build the future of financial services, working hand-in-hand with Technology teams and our business partners to build client experiences that are changing the way people invest.   We will expect you to be agile / to lead / to think outside the box. In return, we’ll give you challenging work that has an impact / opportunities to learn and grow / and a collaborative culture that encourages every member of our team to bring their point of view to the table—because that’s how we help our clients succeed.  This incumbent will work across the organization to help define scope and business requirements as well as drive the milestone delivery while managing risk and change management processes that impact the overall program objectives. 

Are you a leader who can provide direction through large teams of professionals and through other managers? Are you able to work with executives to build and execute on key business priorities? Do you strive to bring both a near and long-term perspective to your decisions? If so, we encourage you to apply.  
 

Role Summary and Responsibilities 

• Demonstrates technical expertise to direct and provide guidance for a wide array of activities associated with planning and leading complex technology projects. Complete projects on time, within budget, and to client specifications.  
• Supports work for more complex projects or a small technology program that is composed of several projects.    
• Will lead a small team for specific project(s) or task(s).  
• Ensuring a lean-agile mind-set is applied to work projects.  Helps project team members/make suggestions to improve practices.  
• Will manage and oversee project management activities such as project reporting, project planning, issue/risk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, internal client management, relationship management, and other project documentation preparation and turnover to production for technology projects of low to medium complexity.  
• Develops the budget and statement of work, including project justification and plan technology projects. Will be responsible for defining roles and responsibilities within the project team. Responsible for monitoring project financials and updates plans with accurate, up-to-date information in a timely manner. Follows financial standards and processes (e.g., monthly external revenue accruals, procurement, and external payments).  
• Coordinates business SMEs and engineers to ensure project is appropriately staffed and resources are properly aligned and managed. Maintains regular contact with internal clients and coordinates and reports on project progress and accomplishments.  
• Works with all required functions and groups to effectively plan and execute sizable projects.  
• Working closely and developing relationships with a variety of business partners to ensure that all user story requirements are understood, documented, and met.  
• Decomposes the most complex problems into discrete work units  
• Designs business workflows across a set of application or business domains.  
• Breaking down and communicating to non-technical audiences various complex or vague problems, options, and recommended steps to address.  
• Assisting in implementation of new processes including identification of risks and information gaps t