Senior Enterprise Project Manager

Northwest Bank•Columbus, OH

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About The Position

The Senior Enterprise Project Manager provides project leadership, management and oversight for assigned projects within Northwest Bank that are typically large-scale strategic initiatives, requiring coordination of resources from multiple Northwest's business lines, technology resources, and third parties. This role ensures successful delivery of multiple projects across departments, managing scope, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations. The expectations for a senior project management professional include strong adherence to project management methodologies and best practices and providing support to other project managers, as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in finance, business administration, computer science or related degree
6 - 8 years Project Management, software implementation, or related experience
3 - 5 years Experience managing projects with Information Technology integrations, migrations and/or conversions
Outstanding organizational, communication and relationship building skills conducive to driving consensus; able to work well in a cross-functional, matrix management environment
Deep knowledge of principles, practices and theories in project management discipline
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to interpret department needs and requirements
PMP Project Management Professional certification

Responsibilities

Support enterprise initiatives through project management best practices, operational due diligence and creation of a holistic project plan for integration, documentation and critical milestones
Establish a work plan for project activities, iterations or phases, and coordinate assignment of project personnel in a holistic project schedule
Manage / drive the project schedule(s) progress to ensure timely delivery of projects
Manage / drive the project management plan to include tracking risks, issues, action items, decisions, dependencies and change management items
Provide strong project leadership that identifies risks/issues early and provides recommendations. Escalate early, communicate often
Communicate effectively
Ensure adherence to project governance and documentation standards
Schedule and organize project team meetings, stakeholder engagement and executive sponsor alignment
Ensure timely follow up and team engagement
Prepare necessary presentation materials for meetings
Provide detailed analysis and reports, when requested
Coordinate departmental involvement, updating, and testing
Act as liaison for project related requirements
Use project management tools to facilitate team alignment, tracking and monitoring
Work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes
Ensure compliance with Northwest’s policies and procedures, and Federal/State regulations
Navigate Microsoft Office Software, computer applications, and software specific to the department in order to maximize technology tools and gain efficiency
Work as part of a team
Work with on-site equipment