Project Manager - Enterprise Project Management Office

First Bank; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

First Bank is seeking an EPMO Project Manager II to lead strategic, complex initiatives spanning multiple business units and external vendors. You will define, plan, track, and manage projects to deliver outputs on time, within budget, and with high quality, while coordinating a cross-functional team in a matrix environment.

The role requires PMP certification and 10+ years of PM experience, with a preference for advanced degrees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university (preferred).
• Master's degree in Business Administration (preferred).
• PMP Certification required.
• 10+ years of Project Management experience (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams within a formalized methodology.
• Demonstrated experience using formal project management methodology, techniques, and tools.
• Technical background sufficient to understand the technologies and technical issues involved with project and industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple medium, large, and x-large projects.
• Build teams, and generate a spirit of cooperation while coordinating diverse activities and groups, people management, and negotiating skills in a team environment.
• Work with key stakeholders and project teams to manage multiple works streams and specific tasks and responsibilities on each work stream.
• Manage project team members, in a matrix environment. Provide performance feedback for project team members to functional manager.
• Coach to clarify assignments and deliverables; manage integration of team member's work; organize work into manageable activity phases to meet milestones.
• Manage schedule, risk, controls, quality, budget, process, resources and deliverables for a successful outcome.
• Lead the creation of project artifacts with team members following First Bank Project Management Methodology.
• Evaluate complex situations accurately and identify viable solutions that create successful outcomes for project stakeholders.
• Lead the development of Request For Proposal (RFP), and Request For Information (RFI), if required for projects.
• Manage vendor relations and procurement related to project.
• Adaptable and flexible in managing deadline pressure, ambiguity, and change.
• Responsible for any Large or complex projects that impact the entire organization or a substantial percent of the organization.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

People management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Team coordination

Performance feedback

Coaching

Schedule management

Risk management

Budget management

Vendor relations

Procurement

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in Business Administration

PMP Certification

Tools

Project management software

Job description

EPMO Project Manager II

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for managing strategic, complex projects that span organizational boundaries. These projects will involve the management of external vendors, and multiple business units. The Project Manager is responsible for leading and managing a cross-functional team to deliver defined project outputs on time, within budget, and with quality results. The Project Manager has primary responsibility for defining, planning, tracking, and managing the enterprise project, for identifying key resources, and providing the direction they require in order to meet project objectives. The Project Manager ensures appropriate management, customer and supplier involvement throughout the life of the project. The Project Manager will work closely with senior leaders to understand their business models.

What you Will Be Doing:

• Manage multiple medium, large, and x-large projects
• Build teams, and generate a spirit of cooperation while coordinating diverse activities and groups, people management, and negotiating skills in a team environment
• Work with key stakeholders and project teams to manage multiple works streams and specific tasks and responsibilities on each work stream
• Manage project team members, in a matrix environment. Provide performance feedback for project team members to functional manager
• Coach to clarify assignments and deliverables; manage integration of team member's work; organize work into manageable activity phases to meet milestones
• Manage schedule, risk, controls, quality, budget, process, resources and deliverables for a successful outcome
• Lead the creation of project artifacts with team members following First Bank Project Management Methodology
• Evaluate complex situations accurately and identify viable solutions that create successful outcomes for project stakeholders
• Lead the development of Request For Proposal (RFP), and Request For Information (RFI), if required for projects
• Manage vendor relations and procurement related to project
• Adaptable and flexible in managing deadline pressure, ambiguity, and change
• Responsible for any Large or complex projects that impact the entire organization or a substantial percent of the organization.
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university, preferred
• Master's Degree in Business Administration, preferred
• PMP Certification required
• 10+ years of Project Management experience, preferred
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams within a formalized methodology
• Demonstrated experience using formal project management methodology, techniques, and tools
• Technical background sufficient to understand the technologies and technical issues involved with project and industry