Project Manager Senior

Pathward; United States; Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Pathward seeks an experienced project manager to lead a range of initiatives in a hybrid work environment. You will develop plans, assemble and guide project teams, and ensure delivery within scope and budget. Strong PM skills, agile familiarity, and data management know-how are essential.

Join Pathward to help advance financial inclusion while collaborating with stakeholders across multiple departments. Salary ranges from $72,000 to $120,000 with an annual incentive opportunity and

Qualifications

• 5+ years project management, business or IT leadership experience.
• Understanding of Scrum/Agile methodology preferred.
• Experience with data collection, integration, processing, and management practices.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage short and long-term projects and departmental initiatives.
• Develop project plans, assemble teams, define tasks and timeframes.
• Communicate progress to stakeholders and apply PM tools and methodologies.
• Negotiate resources, manage scope, risk, and changes across projects.
• Coach and mentor team members, build key business relationships.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organizational skills

Scrum/Agile

Data management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We are a hybrid, remote-office company dedicated to growing our talent anywhere!

We have onsite locations in: Sioux Falls, SD, Scottsdale, AZ, Louisville, KY, Troy, MI, Franklin, TN, Easton, PA.

At Pathward, we take tremendous pride in our purpose to create financial inclusion for all™. We are a financial empowerment company that works with innovators to increase financial availability, choice, and opportunity for all. We strive to remove barriers that traditional institutions put in the way of financial access, and promote economic mobility by providing responsible, secure, high quality financial products.

We are a team of problem solvers and innovators who celebrate our differences and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger and well-positioned for success. We celebrate, and embrace, our team members through our HUMBLEHUNGRYSMART approach, and we believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

About the Role:

Manage short and long-term projects and departmental initiatives. Develop project plans and schedules, assemble, and manage project teams, identify project tasks and timeframes, and communicate progress to stakeholders. In addition, apply project management methodology and tools, as well as expert negotiating talents to resolve problems and facilitate the achievement of outcomes.

What You Will Do:

• Manage a variety of project types (minor, major, some complex projects).
• Direct and manage project throughout the entire project lifecycle.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business objectives in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop full-scale project schedules/timelines and associated communication documents.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Estimate the resources needed to achieve project goals.
• Negotiate with resource managers to acquire the resources necessary to produce the project on time and within budget (if applicable); determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants (if necessary) during project lifecycle.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with sponsors, team members, and stakeholders.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate project personnel.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Identify, track, and resolve issues related to the project throughout its lifecycle.
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential issues, and devise contingency plan.
• Identify, communicate, and manage risk.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members, contractors and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Understand all aspects of the projects according to project management methodologies, standards and best practices as set by the Project Management Office.
• Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need:

• 5+ years project management, business, IT/IS team leadership or related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and applies knowledge in all phases of the project delivery lifecycle.
• Understanding of Scrum / Agile methodology preferred.
• Understanding and working knowledge of data collection, integration, processing, and management practices.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained
• Attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills
• Communication

The responsibilities listed above are not all inclusive and may be changed at any time.

Salary range: $72,000 – $120,000

This role is also eligible for an annual performance-based incentive opportunity. Pathward offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, including health insurance, 401(k) retirement benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid time off, and more.

Don’t have everything listed under qualifications? If you’re excited about this role but your experiences don’t match exactly to everything in the posting, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other Pathward roles. Pathward is an equal employment opportunity employer and considers candidates for roles without regard to their race, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability or any other category protected by law.

Who we are:

Our commitment to inclusion is woven into our DNA. We believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, pregnancy, national origin, age (age 40 and over), disability, genetic information, marital status, hair texture or hairstyle, ancestry, service in the uniformed services, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws.

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