Senior IT Project Manager

Wintrust•Rosemont, IL

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.” This role offers the ability to make an impact and interface with IT and the various aspects of Wintrust’s businesses. The Senior IT Project Manager / Assistance Vice President (AVP) orchestrates the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closing of projects with a specific term that have a beginning, an end and specified technology deliverables. The IT Senior Project Manager is responsible for communicating and integrating IT activities into the broader plan held with the business unit/s. The Senior IT Project Manager acts as primary point of contact for project stakeholders across IT, IS, and IT vendors. The Senior IT Project Manager provides technology artifacts to support the movement of projects / programs through the Enterprise Project Management Office (ePMO) governance process including ePMO processes, templates and Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Clarity tool updates. The Senior IT Project Manager defines and maintains project plans, inclusive of scope, milestones, dependencies and technology deliverables. The Senior IT Project Manager is expected to have exposure to enterprise architecture, core banking systems, SaaS applications framework. The Senior IT Project Manager creates, manages and reports on projects / programs, technology, financials and budget. Projects may vary in number, size and complexity. Generally, manages moderate to high complexity, large to extra-large sized projects.

Requirements

5-10 years of related experience
Financial Services or Financial systems at mid-to-large organizations experience, preferred
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Resolve non-routine problems
Exercise judgement within defined procedures and practices
Require minimum supervision
Accountable for project with broad scope
Good technology knowledge, understanding and experience leading technology projects / programs.
Ethical behavior and business practices
Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner.
Comfortable talking with all levels of management
Strong interpersonal, organizational, attention to detail and follow-up skills
Identify and communicate issues early. Bring recommendations and options to resolve issues
Foster teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems and make decisions
Leadership skills: Positively influence others to achieve results
Make decisions: Assess situations to determine importance, urgency and risks to produce clear decisions. Raise issues to Sr. management
Organizational skills: Set priorities, develop work schedule and monitor progress toward goals
Planning skills: Determine strategies to move projects forward; create and implement action plans and evaluate results
Problem-solving skills: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, develop possible solutions and make recommendations to resolve
Change orientation: Adapt to change effectively
Demonstrates leading by example and instills a calm, organized approach in all situations

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Program Management Professional (PgMP), or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), preferred
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM II/III), preferred
Experience with one or more project management tools (Clarity preferred)
Exposure to enterprise architecture, core banking systems, SaaS applications framework.

Responsibilities

Orchestrates the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closing of projects with a specific term that have a beginning, an end and specified technology deliverables.
Communicating and integrating IT activities into the broader plan held with the business unit/s.
Acts as primary point of contact for project stakeholders across IT, IS, and IT vendors.
Provides technology artifacts to support the movement of projects / programs through the Enterprise Project Management Office (ePMO) governance process including ePMO processes, templates and Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Clarity tool updates.
Defines and maintains project plans, inclusive of scope, milestones, dependencies and technology deliverables.
Creates, manages and reports on projects / programs, technology, financials and budget.
Project Ownership
Project Life Cycle: Plan the Project, Execute the Project, Monitor and Control the Project, Close the Project
Technology Governance & Architecture Alignment
Efficiencies / Continuous Improvement
Other Duties, as assigned
Participate in the recruiting and hiring of IT PMO staff, consultants and temp workers with appropriate skills
Take part to onboard new team members to the IT PMO team, Wintrust Technology and Wintrust Corporation
Mentor the team in the creation of all project artifacts, including project plans, statements of work, status reports, etc.
Build and maintain influential relationships across business, technology, compliance, legal, and external partner organizations.
Track project actuals vs. budget.
Validate receipt of goods/services before authorizing invoice payments.
Prepare project budget submission and change requests, as needed

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment
Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance
Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount
Critical Illness Insurance
Accident Insurance
Transportation and Commuting Benefits
Banking Benefits
Pet Insurance
Competitive pay and discretionary bonus eligible
Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement