Voya Financial-posted 4 months ago
$130,000 - $155,000/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
New York, NY

The purpose of the Project Manager role is to provide leadership and support to ensure predictable, consistent, and successful program and/or project execution. The PMO is relied upon to execute on-time and on-budget programs that enable the strategic goals and objectives of the business. The Project Manager will provide governance and standards, as well as, planning, coordination, reporting and monitoring of a diverse mix of strategic programs and/or projects for the organization. The Project Manager will represent our team to internal business stakeholders and external vendors and partner with them to ensure a successful start-up and completion of programs and/or projects. The Project Manager will be relied upon to provide comprehensive yet concise status and progress reporting to ensure stakeholders and executives have transparency into expected program and project completion and/or risks. The exposure of this position is significant and reaches across a broad group of senior leaders. As a result, it requires experienced communication and relationship skills. The scope of work is exciting and varied including business and technology initiatives. The project manager will have a great deal of autonomy and will be expected to exercise both direct and indirect influencing, while maintaining the full support from the senior leadership team of the organization. Participation and involvement in a variety of initiatives will allow the Project Manager to strengthen their knowledge base while demonstrating continued performance and completion of deliverables.

  • Work independently to plan and manage large and/or complex strategic programs and/or projects, ensuring predictable, consistent, and successful delivery.
  • Define program and/or project governance, outlining roles, responsibilities, decision rights and clearly defined escalation path.
  • Collaborate with finance and business unit leaders to track and report monthly program and/or project, travel and other expense items.
  • Provide a holistic view of the overall program and/or project to the organization and all stakeholders including the creation of executive-level and working group reporting that assess and communicate status, completion, and risks for programs and/or projects.
  • Engage in program and/or project planning activities, including defining the overall scope, creating and maintaining a consolidated timeline/schedule, identifying and communicating dependencies and impacts.
  • Put mechanisms in place to ensure ongoing control of the program and/or project.
  • Ensure success criteria defined upfront to promote alignment and actively manage to expected program and/or project outcomes.
  • Assist managers across the organization in identifying appropriate resources to accomplish tasks and develop timelines to track milestones.
  • Facilitate strategic planning sessions with business leaders to determine the scope and objectives of each program and/or project.
  • Proactively work with business units across Voya Investment Management to understand requirements and perform program and/or project scoping activities.
  • Participate in the development of portfolio/program level project roadmaps.
  • Assist with special projects to enhance the overall performance and functioning of the PMO as needed.
  • Bachelor’s degree and Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in consulting, project and/or program management and/or business analysis experience working within the investment management (buy-side) industry.
  • Experience managing large, complex programs and/or projects through all phases: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling and closing.
  • Highly skilled in managing and performing requirements gathering & documentation, analysis, design, planning, and production implementation.
  • Must have meeting facilitation skills including setting agendas, task management, time management, taking minutes, managing documentation, and action item management.
  • Experience effectively managing programs and/or projects through shared resources; internal and external (vendor and/or consultant) resources; onshore/offshore models.
  • Experience developing strategic investment proposals or business cases (including cost-benefit analysis).
  • Must be able to multitask, problem solve, learn quickly, and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Knowledge of change management processes and industry best practices.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong interpersonal and influencing skills; ability to effect change in a matrix managed environment.
  • Ability to receive and provide coaching and feedback.
  • Proficiency in MS Project, Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, Visio, and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools is a plus.
  • Knowledge of two or more of the following areas: Marketing and/or Digital Marketing, Product Distribution, Investment Management Operations, Investment Management Applications & Technologies or Specialty Fixed Income.
  • Experience with private markets highly preferred.
  • Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
  • 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
  • Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
  • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
  • Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
  • Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year
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