Senior Technology Project Manager

Brown Investment Advisory & Trust•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

Brown Advisory is seeking a Senior Technology Project Manager to join its Technology Project Delivery team and lead critical technology projects that are underway or on the immediate project roadmap. The role brings mature project management discipline and focus while supporting a culture of agility, entrepreneurship, and innovation. In addition to directly managing technology projects, the position supports broader project portfolio management, including implementing tools and capabilities for portfolio status reporting, project dashboards, project registration, and requirements definition.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology/Systems, or a similar field.
At least 5 years of experience as a project manager supporting both application development and infrastructure initiatives.
Thorough understanding of and experience implementing project management methodologies, including iterative development, Agile/Scrum, and structured approaches.
Strong knowledge and demonstrated skilled use of project, workspace, and collaboration tools, including MS Project, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, Agile Studio, and Asana.
Experience establishing, documenting, and maintaining process information.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create and deliver technical presentations to technical and non-technical staff and communicate with executive and operational management.
Ability to gain a good understanding of the organization’s business goals and objectives.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Experience in financial services, wealth management, and regulated environments.
One or more preferred certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE II, Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
Highly self-motivated and self-directed.
Strong customer- and client-service orientation.
Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Flexibility to reprioritize and execute tasks in a changing environment.
Adept at reading, writing, and interpreting technical documentation and procedures.
Ability to present ideas and solutions in a collegial and collaborative way.
Keen attention to detail.
Skilled at working within a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Ability to drive stakeholders to consensus.

Responsibilities

Execute day-to-day project management activities for key initiatives.
Establish project governance according to project methodologies.
Manage project resources, budgets, timelines, scope, and quality.
Build and maintain detailed project plans according to standards.
Clear obstacles, follow up on tasks, hold project team members accountable, and escalate issues as required.
Manage risk, issue, and impediment lists and proactively resolve issues.
Oversee schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
Establish stand-up, routine meeting, and Steering Committee cadences.
Drive stakeholder engagement and communications.
Assist with oversight of third-party suppliers engaged on projects.
Consult with team members on project management standards and activities.
Drive business process analysis and requirements gathering with business-unit subject-matter experts and product owners.
Translate requirements into actionable development, enhancement, and user-story increments.
Support broader project portfolio management activities, including implementing tools for status reporting, dashboards, project registration, and requirements definition.