Project Manager (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking a Project Manager for our client in Charlotte, North Carolina. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Description:

• Project Manager
• Responsible for establishing and managing projects to collectively deliver desired business outcomes. Will lead a variety of projects including launching new technology products, services, application development, systems integration, operational efficiency improvements, process reengineering, and infrastructure upgrades and deployments.
• Project managers have end to end responsibility for planning, execution and delivery of projects focused on impacts to people, process and technology and/or non-technology changes. Organize teams that are still in the project initiation stage or performing early research activities. Facilitate requirements gathering, designs, cost forecasts (both people and technology). Project managers should have sufficient technical proficiency to collaborate with subject matter experts and follow the technical discussion.

Required Skills – Role & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for technology projects, risk-reduction processes with cross-functional or inter-departmental implications.
• Serves as primary contact to senior department managers for critical change initiatives.
• Responsible for analyzing present-state, developing alternative future-state approaches and facilitating implementation.
• Responsible for clearly defined responsibilities and accountabilities for key project roles.
• Assesses the adoption risk associated with the change effort.
• Communicate risks and rewards associated with decisions and actions to stakeholders in business-oriented terms and ensure all controls are in place to sustain risk mitigation.
• Identifies, develops and executes strategies and supporting tactics to engage and influence all stakeholders to make needed behavioral changes.
• Creates a clear, coherent approach to guide effective program/initiative setup, execution and control.
• Leads the Adoption & Sustainment of Change.
• Identifies and makes recommendations regarding work that will potentially precede, be delayed or stopped when environment changes occur.
• Manages project(s) with varying levels of complexity and/or may have broad scale accountability for the processes that support initiatives
• Accountability and oversight of the end to end project core processes within a business unit or LOB or across multiple business units or LOBs
• Ensures end results are of the highest caliber with a clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefit
• Rigorously manages scope to ensure agreed/approved/appropriate value is delivered and commitments are achieved within time, cost, and quality parameters
• Directly manages all aspects of the project life cycle and works with matrix partners to oversee all phases of the project
• Partners closely with technology partners to deliver technology project elements
• Drives the development of business requirements to satisfy business case objectives, customer and employee impact assessments, and communications
• Develops the integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artifacts
• Plan, organize, and monitor project performance using appropriate program management tools and techniques in alignment with corporate change and project management framework
• Represents the project in various project governance and inter-department forums
• Defines and tracks project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan
• Validates financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures
• Responsible for learning/using the bank program project reporting tools to track project status and progress updates and project deliverables
• Strong independent leadership skills with the ability to lead a large team with minimal oversight including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal and communications skills. Provide clear, concise direction to the broader team while delivering comprehensive status to senior executives, project champions and Portfolio Delivery Leads
• Experience with agile methodologies, routines and tools

Desired Skills:

• Project Management experience, preferably managing technology projects, Information Security or technology background and experience using Bank of America project methodology and tools

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