Project Manager

TEKsystems•Seattle, WA

8d•$65 - $80•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Project Manager to support a large-scale Digital Banking Transformation program focused on enhancing customer-facing digital channels including mobile banking applications, online banking platforms, digital onboarding, payments, and customer experience initiatives. This is a highly visible role supporting multiple strategic initiatives within a fast-paced financial services environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong project delivery experience, deep Agile expertise, and proven experience leading digital banking transformation efforts. This is not a high-level Program Manager role. This role requires a hands-on Senior Project Manager who is willing to get into the details and personally drive execution every day. Candidates who are successful in this environment are those who build and maintain detailed project plans, manage project financials and forecasting, maintain RAID logs and risk registers, facilitate Agile ceremonies and planning sessions, drive action items to completion, manage dependencies across teams, take detailed meeting notes, follow up with stakeholders, coordinate testing, readiness, and implementation activities, help organize and facilitate quarterly planning events, and focus on outcomes and delivery rather than simply reporting status. This is an execution-focused role. Candidates that prefer to stay at a strategic or portfolio level will not be successful in this environment.

Requirements

Candidates must have experience within retail banking, credit unions, fintech, digital banking, or financial services environments.
Senior Project Management Experience
Candidates must have experience leading complex, enterprise-scale projects involving: Cross-functional teams, Multiple stakeholders, Project financial management, Resource planning, Risk management, Delivery governance, Full project lifecycle ownership.
Agile / Scrum Experience
Strong experience with: Agile methodologies, Scrum frameworks, Sprint planning, Backlog management, Quarterly planning, Release planning, Cross-team dependency management.
Digital Banking Transformation Experience
Candidates must have direct experience supporting initiatives such as: Mobile Banking Applications, Online Banking Platforms, Digital Account Opening, Customer/Member Digital Experiences, Digital Payments, Lending Platforms, Digital Self-Service Capabilities, Banking Channel Modernization.

Nice To Haves

Is highly organized and execution-focused
Enjoys solving problems and removing blockers
Is comfortable driving accountability across teams
Thrives in fast-paced, high-visibility environments
Takes ownership of outcomes
Is equally comfortable discussing strategy and managing day-to-day execution details
Understands that project success comes from discipline, follow-through, and strong stakeholder management

Responsibilities

Lead complex, cross-functional Digital Banking Transformation initiatives from planning through implementation and closure.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, resource plans, budgets, and forecasts.
Manage project scope, timeline, financials, risks, and dependencies across multiple concurrent initiatives.
Coordinate delivery activities across Product, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, QA, and Business stakeholders.
Facilitate Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Retrospectives, Daily Standups, and Release Planning activities.
Support Agile teams through execution and removal of delivery blockers.
Prepare and facilitate Quarterly Planning and roadmap sessions.
Drive delivery accountability across multiple workstreams.
Maintain detailed RAID logs, action registers, dependency trackers, and executive reporting.
Prepare status reports, executive updates, dashboards, and steering committee materials.
Manage stakeholder expectations and facilitate critical decision-making discussions.
Ensure projects comply with established methodologies, governance standards, and best practices.
Identify and mitigate delivery risks before they impact milestones.
Coordinate testing, implementation readiness, deployment activities, and post-production stabilization.
Manage issue escalation and cross-functional problem-solving efforts.
Ensure successful delivery of measurable business outcomes.