IT Project Manager
About The Position
At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together. We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location. The Retail Web Technology (RWT) organization leads the development and maintenance of Schwab's premier digital platform for retail clients - individual investors just like you. We also Support Retirement Plan Services (RPS) web platform. Our team is seeking a talented and experienced Software Developer, who embraces being technical leader and has a real passion for using state of the art web technologies to build compelling interactive web applications. Our mission is to build robust solutions that achieve measurable value, which empower our clients, in a fun and engaging environment. In RWT, we work hard every day to improve the experience for our clients, using cutting-edge technology and creative solutions to hard problems.
Requirements
- BA/BS Degree or equivalent experience
- Current working experience with Schwab systems and processes
- 8+ years of project management experience, managing multiple large, complex and cross functional projects, with emphasis on product development, systems, and technical environments
- 5+ years of experience with project management tools and artifacts, including MS Project, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, project budgets, change requests, status reports, etc.
- Experience using AI tools to optimize your project management capability.
- Demonstrated ability to mobilize and motivate teams, set direction and approach, resolve conflict, deliver tough messages with grace
- Proven experience with and understanding of various software development methodologies, including Agile/Scrum
- Proven ability to quickly build relationships and earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders
- Demonstrated, applied experience establishing and delivering complex projects
Nice To Haves
- Financial industry experience
- Experience in a scaled agile environment
- PMP or PMI-ACP certification
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate new initiatives to support the technical and business strategy of the organization
- Plan the delivery of the multi-team initiatives and activities
- Drive large, complex projects to completion and execute roadmaps, while championing business and technical goals
- Manage interdependencies across a high number of scrum teams and organizations
- Liaise with a diverse set of stakeholders to ensure needs and expectations are met
- Work across specialized business and technical partners to broker decisions and negotiate trade-offs
- Translate complex information into clear, actionable insights for business partners
- Communicate effectively at an executive and team level
- Mediate and resolve conflicts, maintain a strategic focus when making decisions
- Demonstrate sound judgment regarding decisions and escalations with complete information
- Provide supervision and direction to project teams to ensure successful execution
- Ensure quality and evidence of project documentation
- Understanding of Agile processes, team velocity and the ability to forecast progress accordingly
- Collaborate across Design, Development, QA, Operations, and Governance teams to help remove roadblocks
- Coordinate with external vendors and internal technical and legal teams to manage relationships and contractual agreements
Benefits
- bonus or incentive opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
