Project Manager II

EagleBank; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 88,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity leaves

Wellness discounts

HSA employer funding

100% 401(k) matching

Healthcare premium sharing

Job summary

EagleBank seeks a Project Manager II in Silver Spring, MD to guide cross-functional initiatives across technology modernization, business transformation, and regulatory priorities. You will partner with sponsors, leaders, vendors, and risk teams to deliver complex programs on time and within budget.

The role requires strong communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 6 years independently managing complex, cross-functional projects through the full lifecycle.
• Experience leading business transformation or strategic initiatives is preferred.
• Strong ability to manage third-party vendors and coordinate resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned initiatives through the project governance and delivery lifecycle.
• Manage projects from intake through planning, execution, implementation, and post-implementation review.
• Define scope, objectives, benefits, deliverables, success measures, governance, and decision rights.
• Maintain plans, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and communications.
• Provide updates to sponsors, senior leaders, and governance committees.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Facilitation

Negotiation

Risk management

Education

BA/BS in project management

Tools

Jira

BigPicture

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Job description

Location: US-MD-Silver Spring

Position Type: Full Time Regular

EagleBank Project Manager II Overview

We are a values driven organization putting Relationships FIRST. EagleBank (NASDAQ - EGBN) is focused on being Flexible, Involved, Responsive, Strong, and Trusted. By prioritizing meaningful connections with our customers, employees, and shareholders, we relentlessly deliver the most compelling, valuable service to our customers.

EagleBank is committed to inclusion, equity, and respect. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another's experience. We believe employees are essential to the building of relationships and we prioritize investing in employee growth and wellbeing. Employee involvement is fostered through resource groups, mentorship programs, community service, and scholarship opportunities for continued education. With features including maternity and parental leaves, wellness discounts, healthcare premium sharing, employer funding in your HSA account, and 100% 401(k) matching up to 4%, we pride ourselves in the ways we support our internal relationships.

The minimum and maximum projected annualized salary for this position is: $87,723.00 to $142,254.00. Additional compensation may be possible based on experience and skills.

Responsibilities

If you're energized by leading meaningful change, driving strategic initiatives, and partnering with leaders across the organization, this is an opportunity to make a measurable impact at EagleBank. As a Project Manager II, you will lead high-visibility, cross-functional initiatives that support the Bank's technology modernization, business transformation, operational excellence, regulatory priorities, and long-term growth strategy. You'll play a critical role in bringing complex projects to life, guiding them from concept and planning through implementation and successful adoption.

In this role, you will serve as a trusted partner to business leaders, technology teams, risk and compliance partners, vendors, and executive stakeholders. You will help shape project strategies, define requirements, manage risks and dependencies, coordinate resources, and ensure successful delivery while driving alignment across multiple teams. This position offers the opportunity to lead a diverse portfolio of initiatives, including technology implementations, process improvement efforts, operational enhancements, regulatory projects, and strategic business initiatives. You'll have visibility across the organization and the ability to influence outcomes that improve efficiency, strengthen controls, enhance the customer experience, and support the Bank’s continued growth.

The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of project management, business partnership, and change leadership experience. Success in this role requires the ability to navigate complex environments, manage competing priorities, communicate effectively with executive stakeholders, coordinate third-party vendors, and drive technology-enabled change within a regulated financial services organization. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy solving complex business challenges, and want to lead initiatives that deliver lasting value to the organization, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career while making a significant impact at EagleBank.

Enterprise Project Leadership

• Lead assigned initiatives through EagleBank's project governance and delivery lifecycle.
• Manage projects from intake through planning, execution, implementation, operational handoff, closure, and post-implementation review.
• Partner with sponsors and business owners to define scope, objectives, benefits, deliverables, success measures, governance, and decision rights.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, resource plans, dependencies, decision logs, risk and issue registers, and communication plans.
• Establish accountability and escalation of risks, issues, decisions, constraints, scope changes, and budget or schedule variances.

Technology and Systems Delivery

• Manage technology projects involving applications, infrastructure, system implementations, upgrades, integrations, data conversion, cybersecurity, digital capabilities, and vendor solutions.
• Coordinate work across business, technology, information security, data, risk, vendor, and user teams.
• Translate business objectives into clear business, functional, technical, data, security, integration, reporting, and operational requirements.
• Coordinate design, configuration, testing, defect resolution, data readiness, implementation, training, deployment, stabilization, and support handoff.

Business, Operational, and Strategic Initiatives

• Lead business transformation, process improvement, product, customer experience, and organizational change initiatives.
• Facilitate current-state assessments and future-state design sessions.
• Document business processes, requirements, controls, roles, impacts, and implementation needs.
• Convert strategic objectives into clear workstreams, milestones, deliverables, outcomes, and executive reporting.

Project Tools, Planning, and Reporting

• Maintain project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, resources, and status updates in Jira, BigPicture, and other approved tools.
• Build dashboards and reports that show project health, progress, capacity, dependencies, and items requiring attention.
• Prepare status reports and governance materials covering scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, readiness, and outcomes.
• Present project status, decisions, options, and recommendations to sponsors, senior leaders, and governance committees.

Stakeholder and Vendor Management

• Build strong working relationships with sponsors, business owners, technology leaders, risk partners, vendors, and project teams.
• Facilitate project meetings, working sessions, requirements discussions, executive updates, risk reviews, and decision forums.
• Provide clear updates on progress, milestones, budget, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and required actions.
• Manage vendor deliverables, commitments, dependencies, implementation activities, and escalations with business and contract owners.
• Explain technical and business information clearly to operational teams, technical resources, senior leaders, and governance committees.

Risk, Governance, and Controls

• Ensure assigned initiatives follow project governance, documentation, approval, and risk-management requirements.
• Coordinate with risk, compliance, legal, information security, finance, procurement, audit, and operations as needed.
• Build risk, control, regulatory, privacy, security, finance, and operational-readiness activities into project plans.
• Maintain accurate project records to support transparency, accountability, governance reviews, and audit readiness.
• Coach sponsors, business owners, workstream leads, and team members on project governance and delivery expectations.
• Support training on project frameworks, tools, templates, and governance; mentor Project Manager I employees as assigned.
• Improve EPMO processes, standards, templates, reporting, and delivery practices.

Required for All Jobs

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all applicable policies and standards.

Requirements

• 6 years Independently managing complex, cross-functional projects through the full project lifecycle
• 3 years Managing business transformation, operational improvement, or strategic initiatives
• Demonstrated experience managing third-party vendors and coordinating business and technology resources
• Presenting project health, risks, decisions, and recommendations to senior leaders or governance committees
• Strong understanding of project management, governance, and full lifecycle delivery.
• Ability to use predictive, agile, iterative, or hybrid delivery methods based on project needs.
• Ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives with business and technology stakeholders.
• Ability to translate between business objectives, operational needs, and technical requirements.
• Strong business-analysis skills, including requirements gathering, process mapping, acceptance criteria, and traceability.
• Working knowledge of system implementation, integration, data conversion, testing, deployment, cybersecurity, access, and operational handoff.

Preferences

• Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Project management, business administration, information systems, technology, finance, operations, or a related field. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• 3 years Managing technology implementations, system enhancements, integrations, or technology-enabled business initiatives
• 4 years Experience in banking, financial services, or another regulated industry
• Demonstrated Experience Using Jira and/or BigPicture to manage plans, workflows, backlogs, milestones, dependencies, risks, resources, dashboards, and reporting
• Demonstrated Experience Using project and portfolio management tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, or comparable platforms
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Certified ScrumMaster, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, or comparable agile certification
• Business analysis, process improvement, or change-management certification
• Strong skills in managing risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, scope, schedule, budget, resources, and change control.
• Proficiency with Jira and/or BigPicture for planning, work tracking, dependencies, resources, risks, issues, dashboards, and portfolio reporting.
• Ability to keep project data, dashboards, workflows, and reports accurate and consistent.
• Proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and project or portfolio management tools.
• Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, conflict-resolution, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to lead through influence and establish accountability without direct reporting authority.
• Ability to identify delivery concerns, assess impact, and elevate with clear options and recommendations.
• Strong understanding of data, reporting, business processes, controls, and regulated financial services operations.
• Ability to prepare clear project plans, status reports, executive presentations, process documentation, requirements, and governance materials.

Don't meet all the requirements? We encourage you to still apply if you think you are the right person to join our community. We are always interested connecting with people inspired by our mission and values. If you aren't hired for this position, your resume will remain available for the next year and might be considered for future openings. Note: You can update your resume as often as needed.