Project Manager

Dollar Bank; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar Bank is seeking a Project Manager to coordinate projects from initiation through post-implementation, ensuring on-time delivery within budget. The role emphasizes adherence to PM and change-management methodologies, delivering deliverables, and escalating issues as needed.

The position is hybrid, requiring in-office hours in Pittsburgh. The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree (commensurate experience acceptable), 7+ years in project management, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; commensurate experience considered.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a project management role.
• Experience in banking or financial services strongly preferred.
• PMP Certification preferred; willingness to obtain training within one year of employment.
• CCMP certification preferred; Prosci certification a plus.
• Experience with project management tools Planview and/or Jira preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and lead cross-functional teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including effective presentations.

Responsibilities

• Manages all assigned projects to timely completion within scope and budget.
• Develops, defines, and maintains project plans including scope, deliverables, and resource distribution.
• Uses project management software to track progress and manage resources to drive completion.
• Leads cross-functional deployment teams and coordinates internal and third-party resources.
• Coordinates and facilitates project meetings, assigns roles and tasks, reports status, resolves issues.
• Maintains communication with all project stakeholders.
• Addresses risks and contingency plans; presents options to executive management.
• Mentors other Project Managers.
• Ensures compliance with risk management and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Agile / Scrum

Planview / Jira

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP Certification

CCMP Certification

Willing to obtain formal PM training within 1 year

Job description

The Project Manager is responsible for overall coordination, status reporting and stability of project-oriented work efforts. This individual will manage projects from initiation through implementation and post-implementation assessment while adhering to project management and change management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. To drive project success, this role is responsible for assembling project management deliverables, directing and monitoring work efforts, identifying resource needs, performing quality review, and escalating issues appropriately.

This is a hybrid position that requires in office hours. Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required. Will consider commensurate experience
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a project management role is required.

Experience in banking or financial services is strongly preferred.

Certificate, Licenses and Registration Requirements:

• Formal Project Management training strongly preferred; PMP Certification preferred. Candidates who do not have formal project management training or a PMP certification must be willing to obtain formal project management training within one year of employment.
• CCMP certification preferred (Prosci certification a plus)
• Agile experience and/or Scrum training a plus Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Requirements:
• Experience with Project Management tools. Planview and/or Jira preferred
• Demonstrated experience managing projects of medium/large size and scope
• Ability to effectively manage simultaneous projects
• Demonstrated leadership ability with experience influencing and driving cross-functional teams
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to include effective presentation skills

Essential Functions

• Manages all assigned projects to timely completion within scope and budget.
• Develops, defines, and maintains project plan including scope, deliverables, and resource distribution.
• Effectively utilize project management software to track project progress and manage resources to drive project completion.
• Manages a cross-functional deployment team including internal and third-party resources when necessary; coordinates and tracks activities amongst all to achieve goals.
• Coordinates and facilitates project meetings including role and task assignment, status reporting, and issue identification/resolution.
• Maintains communication with all project stakeholders.
• Addresses problems through risk management and contingency planning and presents solutions and/or options to executive management.
• Mentors other Project Managers.
• Monitors effectiveness of project management and change management processes and methodologies; recommends improvements as necessary. All employees have the responsibility and the accountability to serve as risk managers for their businesses by understanding, reporting, responding to, managing and monitoring the risk they encounter daily as required by Dollar Bank's risk management program. Compliance with regulatory laws and company procedures is a required component of all position descriptions.