Project Manager/PMO

NTT DATA North America; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA North America seeks a PMO/Project Manager to join our Jersey City team. This hands-on role requires owning PMO artifacts, tracking plans, milestones, risks, issues and dependencies, and delivering executive-level reporting in a Banking/Financial Services context.

You will coordinate Agile delivery, manage budgets and resources, and work with global stakeholders. Travel up to 50% to Brazil may be required. A Bachelor's in a related field and 5+ years PMO/PM experience is expected.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years in PMO/Project Management related roles.
• Hands-on PMO experience; create and maintain plans, RAID logs, reports and governance artifacts.
• At least 5+ years in Banking/Financial Services tech transformation.
• 5+ years in an Agile delivery environment with ceremonies and tracking.
• Strong governance, milestone tracking and executive reporting.
• Experience presenting to senior stakeholders and managing budgets.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain PMO artifacts, plans, RAID logs and dashboards.
• Track project plans, milestones, dependencies, and sprint commitments.
• Prepare weekly status reports, dashboards, and executive-level reporting.
• Coordinate governance forums and meeting materials; track actions.
• Support Agile ceremonies and track delivery progress with teams.
• Consolidate multi-workstream status and identify risks and issues.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts, actuals and resource costs.
• Collaborate with business, technology and vendors to drive delivery.

Skills

PMO ownership

Agile delivery

Stakeholder communication

Reporting & dashboards

Risk/Issues/Dependencies

Budget tracking

Excel/PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, IT, CS, Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

MS Project

Smartsheet

Clarity

ServiceNow SPM/PPM

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization,

We are currently seeking a Project Manager/PMO to join our team in Jersey City, New Jersey (US-NJ), United States (US).

Job Description - PMO / Project Management Officec

Day to Day Job Duties

• Perform hands-on PMO activities supporting banking technology and transformation programs. This is a hands-on delivery role and requires the individual to personally own and execute PMO activities rather than only provide oversight or coordination.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Program Managers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and delivery teams to track project plans, sprint commitments, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Prepare and maintain weekly project status reports, dashboards, management presentations, and executive-level reporting.
• Own and maintain RAID logs (Risks, Actions, Issues and Dependencies), proactively following up with owners and escalating items requiring management attention.
• Coordinate and support project governance forums, Steering Committee meetings, program reviews, and working-group meetings, including preparation of agendas, presentations, meeting minutes, decisions, and action tracking.
• Support delivery in an Agile environment, participating in relevant Agile ceremonies and working closely with Scrum teams to track delivery progress, impediments, dependencies, and commitments.
• Consolidate information from multiple workstreams and provide a clear view of overall program status, key risks, upcoming milestones, and areas requiring attention.
• Perform hands-on tracking of project financials including budgets, forecasts, actuals, resource costs, and variances.
• Track resource requirements, onboarding/offboarding, allocation, utilization, and capacity across project teams.
• Maintain project plans, governance artifacts, documentation repositories, change requests, decision logs, and other required PMO documentation.
• Work with business, technology, operations, vendors, and other stakeholders to drive closure of actions and ensure delivery commitments are met.
• Identify gaps in project governance or execution and proactively work with the project leadership team to address them.
• Support continuous improvement of PMO processes, templates, governance standards, and reporting practices.
• Work effectively with geographically distributed teams and be prepared to work from client locations when required.

Basic Qualifications

• 5-10 years of overall experience in PMO, Project Management, Program Management, or Project Coordination roles.
• Hands-on PMO experience is mandatory. Candidates must be willing and able to personally create and maintain project plans, RAID logs, status reports, dashboards, meeting minutes, financial trackers, resource plans, and other project governance artifacts.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience within Banking or Financial Services supporting technology, transformation, regulatory, or business change initiatives.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience working in an Agile delivery environment, with a good understanding of Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog management, dependencies, and delivery tracking.
• Strong experience in project governance, RAID management, milestone and dependency tracking, action management, and executive reporting.
• Experience preparing management-level presentations and communicating project status, risks, issues, and dependencies to senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting project financial management, resource tracking, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and the ability to independently prepare high-quality project reports and presentations.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence, along with project planning or portfolio management tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Clarity, ServiceNow SPM/PPM, or similar.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with business and technology stakeholders across different geographies.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% to Brazil based on project requirements.
• Travel
• This position requires up to 50% travel to Brazil. Candidates must be comfortable with regular international travel and working from the client location in Brazil as required by the engagement.

Degree

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant work experience.

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting hourly range for this remote role is ($80.00-$88.89/hour).

This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

This position is eligible for company benefits that will depend on the nature of the role offered. Company benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, life, and AD&D insurance, short-and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits.

About NTT DATA:

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com

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