Strategic Delivery Manager

Community Financial System, Inc.•UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

About The Position

At Community Financial System, Inc. (CFSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer commercial banking, wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration. Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we’re committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day. To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CFSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
5-10 years+ in project management, product management, or consulting.
All applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
Expertise in project lifecycle and methodologies, including vision development, management of risks and issues, and stakeholder management.
Strong organization, leadership, and communication skills, with the ability to lead teams at all levels of the organization.
Demonstrated contributions to process improvement, innovation, or other level-up initiatives

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of AI technologies and project management platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute, projects, acquisitions, and other prioritized initiatives, from vision, scope, dependencies, quality--through delivery.
Lead cross functional teams, fostering collaboration and accountability across diverse teams.
Identify risks, issues, and dependencies early.
Partner closely with executive sponsors and senior leaders.
Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure effectiveness.
Ensure delivery metrics support both short term execution and long term strategic goals.
Conduct research, prepare presentations for leadership teams, write communications, and occasionally complete ad hoc requests as directed by senior leadership.