Program Manager II

Truist Bank • Richmond, VA

5d

About The Position

Provides oversight and direct leadership on multiple concurrent projects/programs of varying size up to and including enterprise transformational initiatives within multiple portfolios and/or LOBs at any given time. Influences and leads large-scale change initiatives. Key contributor in developing financial realization measures. Evaluates investment opportunities to meet strategic objectives and optimize the program or project portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Ten years progressive related experience in either a consulting, project management or process improvement related role
• Strong skills and experience in issue resolution, influencing team members and other stakeholders, conducting difficult negotiations and managing to stringent timelines for project deliverables
• Demonstrated superior understanding of business and technology organization, resources, priorities, needs and policies
• Demonstrated leadership in the implementation of complex programs and projects
• Ability to bring clarity to ambiguous assignments
• Demonstrated executive level verbal and written communication skills
• Superior working knowledge of business matters, finance, planning, and forecasting
• Strong skills in MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Visio, Project)

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in a relevant field of work (e.g., MBA). PMP and/or PgMP
• Certification in Lean Six Sigma or similar process improvement, facilitation, and project management methodologies
• Experience implementing large/complex initiatives across a matrix organization
• In-depth knowledge of management and planning systems theory and practical application to complex initiatives
• Experience with financial measurements and metrics
• Financial Services experience
• Knowledge of business unit’s mission and processes
• Experience implementing large/complex initiatives across a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Plans and coordinates closely with LOB/function managers and subject matter experts. Ensures that business cases are developed for budgeting, planning, and tracking revenue and/or expense.
• Works closely with, and provides direction to technology leads to support program needs.
• Ensures that program activities are on a path to deliver benefits realization.
• Installs an appropriate risk management plan for the program and ensures adherence to company and unit requirements.
• Proactively challenge the performance of current systems and processes and identifies risks and develops solutions and/or processes and ensures necessary risk mitigation steps are built into the processes. Readily recognizes solution and determines at what point issues require escalation to management.
• Leads teams or multiple teams of internal and/or external resources on a project basis.
• Provides project-related performance evaluations on project resources.
• Analyzes and collectively manages variances to the program plan and overall portfolio and makes recommendation and/or creates action plan to mitigate negative variances or to resolve issues.
• Prepares dashboard reporting to identify and communicate the health of the project portfolio for use by key executives.

Benefits

• Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates.
• Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays.
• Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level