Sr. Project Manager
About The Position
The UMB Governance organization within Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) is comprised of IT leaders, project managers, architects, software engineers, and analysts coming from diverse background and experiences. Functionally, the Governance Organization provides guidance and oversight to IT processes, projects, capacity, and risk management functions to ensure appropriate strategies, policies and controls are executed effectively and efficiently. We share a strong commitment to ensure our enterprise-level systems are performing at peak capacity and we believe in fully supporting each other to achieve this goal. As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead multiple enterprise projects interacting with cross-functional teams comprised of internal & external technical contributors, IT managers and various other stakeholders. More specifically, you will provide project leadership for new system or feature implementations, systems upgrades, conversions, and migrations. You will serve as the liaison with project sponsors, vendors and will facilitate continuous communication and manage expectations. You will be expected to coordinate the resolution of complex issues and challenging situations. This is a subset of the overall responsibilities which involves other multiple initiatives as assigned by IT leadership. If you have experience in Banking Platforms, we want to talk with you! This role is hybrid (Mon through Thu on-site) for candidates in the Kansas City area and open to qualified remote candidates outside of the Kansas City area but within the US.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or related discipline and at least 8 years of IT project management experience. OR equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Experience with Waterfall or combined Waterfall and Agile project methodologies.
- Knowledge and experience in financial services process/workflow including data management, fund servicing, core banking deposit payments, and fraud management.
- Experience with data conversions across multiple systems.
- Applicants must have legal authority to work in the United States.
- Work Visa sponsorship not available for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Experience delivering projects with any of these vendors (ACI, FIS, or Q2).
- A PMP certification.
Responsibilities
- Managing multiple projects across our enterprise.
- Developing business case for executive review and approval of new projects.
- Working with project team and stakeholders to establish consensus on project scope, deliverables, and outcomes.
- Planning, monitoring, adjusting, and communicating the project’s schedule.
- Identifying constraints, risks and coordinating problem resolution of complex issues.
- Tracking, measuring, and reporting on project status and progress.
- Coordinating with IT resource managers and implementation partners to ensure the project has proper staffing during each phase/sprint of the SDLC.
- Ensuring project methodology, standards, processes, and procedures are followed throughout the life of the project.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- a 401(k) matching program
- annual incentive pay
- paid holidays
- a comprehensive company sponsored benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage
- health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts
- adoption assistance
- an employee assistance program
- fitness reimbursement
- tuition reimbursement
- an associate wellbeing program
- an associate emergency fund
- various associate banking benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
