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Senior Project Manager

Riverwoods, IL, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 May 2025

💰 $113,000/yr($67,000/yr – $113,000/yr)

About the role

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You'll Do

Responsible for managing all aspects of diverse, complex to very complex projects related to Discover Card integration with Capital One. This includes but not limited to project planning, execution, timing, functionality, testing, presentation development, quality, cost benefit analysis, risk management, communication and documentation. In this role, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to lead a broad range of coordinator efforts for Discover's card portfolio value streams, driving process toward organization goals. Project types include new product launches, capital improvements, R&D, strategic initiatives, and continuous improvement.

How You'll Do It

Represents the Card Portfolio organization as a primary contact on assigned projects. Utilizes expertise and leadership skills to direct natural work groups and to resolve issues to ensure project goals and requirements are met.
Effectively and consistently communicate to provide timely and accurate information and status updates to all stakeholders.
Initiates and leads projects, including creation of proposals, writing business requirements, and negotiating timelines with business and technology partners.
Coordinates the testing, installation, and implementation of system modifications with the Processing Centers, business partners, internal applications teams and external vendors.
Solves unusual technical and business problems requiring innovative business solutions and state-of-the-industry subject matter expertise. Ensure solutions are consistent with organizational objectives.
Oversee meeting arrangements, synchronize calendars, and proactively resolve scheduling conflicts.
Manage critical tasks related to project coordination, maintaining process efficiency across multiple workstreams.
Plan and facilitate in-person working sessions, ensuring smooth logistics and preparation.
Adheres to enterprise-wide company policies and procedures. Ensures compliance with federal, state and local regulatory mandates. Adhere to company guidelines for Change Management and the Product Development Process (PDP). Ensure the highest level of compliance with company directives regarding confidentiality, storage and access to secure data.

Qualifications You'll Need
The Basics

Bachelors Business Administration and Management and Communications or related
2+ years Project Management, Operations or related
In lieu of education, must have at least 4+ years Project Management, Operations or related

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

Primarily remain in a stationary position.
Occasionally move about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
Must be able to travel at least 10%

Bonus Points If You Have: