Senior Strategic Initiative Manager

Fifth Third Bank • Cincinnati, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Partners with Executive and Senior Management to identify, prioritize, develop, track, and execute strategic initiatives. This includes clarifying business objectives, building program structure, establishing program/project direction, providing counsel to senior management, and directing cross-functional teams. The role is required to direct and oversee the end-to-end program definition and governance, as well as coordination of business partners. This role will oversee the successful execution of one or many simultaneous strategic initiatives and manage the PM portfolio aligned to strategic initiatives. Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues, and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank's risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of banking experience and demonstrates strong industry acumen.
• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• Demonstrated experience in initiating, managing and implementing complex business transformation projects / programs.
• Ability to matrix manage across multiple locations, products and functions.
• Experience in constructing actionable business and technical strategies and managing the implementation of new or revised business and operational processes.
• Strong organization, analytical and problem solving skills; demonstrated ability to think about business problems in new ways and the ability to clarify key issues in complex situations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong facilitation, conflict resolution, negotiation and influencing skills required.
• Strong leadership skills required.
• A proven team player with the ability to partner, maintain and develop relationships.
• Highly self-motivated; ability to work independently with minimal supervision; self-directed.
• Able to lead and motivate others and thrive in an extremely fast-paced environment.
• Ability to define and manage expectations while leading multiple concurrent projects / programs.
• Proven experience in people management.
• Proven experience in strategic planning.
• Proven experience in risk management.
• Proven experience in change management.

Nice To Haves

• Significant project/program/change management experience is preferred.
• Advanced degree (Masters level) preferred.
• Experience in managing and delivering technology supported implementations, and experience in diagnosing inefficiencies and implementing process re-engineering projects is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage the planning and execution of one or many strategic initiatives and/or program work streams.
• Provide thought leadership, analytical thinking and industry expertise to the development of commercial foundational and growth strategies.
• Facilitate prioritization, scope control, and resource allocation decisions with program stakeholders.
• Provide the required program planning, including challenging financial justification and prioritization of initiatives.
• Establish and drive the management, education and communication strategy for all stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain effective program governance to ensure project objectives are met; this is inclusive of driving accountability and ensuring timely completion of deliverables.
• Manage key program requests and mobilize technology, business and operations to ensure requests are communicated across the enterprise.
• Manage / oversee execution of cross-functional leads.
• Identify critical risks and issues and drive issue resolution; escalating to senior management/stakeholders, using contingency planning and demonstrating appropriate risk management.
• Manage critical project dependencies and ensure that all requirements are syndicated to relevant work streams and business partners.
• Coordinate effective communication among teams and stakeholders.
• Drive change across enterprise and integrate one bank strategy principles where appropriate.
• Responsible for providing employees timely, candid and constructive performance feedback.
• Developing employees to their fullest potential and provide challenging opportunities that enhance employee career growth.
• Developing the appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning.
• Recognizing and rewarding employees for accomplishments.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits
• Differentiated compensation offerings
• Eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan
• Extensive benefits programs designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being.

What This Job Offers

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