Senior Integration Program Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

401k retirement plan

Medical and prescription drug coverage

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Edward Jones seeks a Senior Project Leader to drive large-scale integration initiatives, including acquisitions and partnerships, partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to plan, execute, and deliver complex programs.

The role focuses on governance, risk management, readiness planning, and value realization, with opportunities to mentor others and lead enterprise projects across the firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives like acquisitions, strategic partnership implementations, business integrations or large-scale organizational change initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of integration management disciplines, including governance, dependency management, risk management, readiness planning, and value realization.
• Proven ability to lead and influence project teams, stakeholders, and senior leaders, often without direct authority.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, including scope, budget, timelines, risks, and dependencies.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills with the ability to navigate complex business challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for technical teams, business partners, and executive leadership.
• Experience using enterprise project management tools and methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, make sound decisions, and drive results with broad organizational impact.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders, and drive alignment across competing priorities.
• Experience working within an Integration Management Office (IMO), Transformation Office, Enterprise PMO, or similar governance structure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale, complex integration projects and strategic initiatives spanning multiple departments, business areas, and external partners.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and business leaders to define project objectives, scope, success measures, and implementation plans.
• Facilitate gathering and analysis of business requirements to ensure solutions meet organizational needs.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, resource strategies, risk identification and mitigation, and decision support tools.
• Manage cross-workstream dependencies, critical path activities, integration risks, and escalation processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Business, Finance, Operations, Technology, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Human Capital, and external partners.
• Monitor project scope, budget, timeline, quality, and risks; address issues and escalate as needed.
• Support readiness planning and transition execution to ensure successful implementation and business continuity.
• Lead organizational change efforts, helping stakeholders adopt new processes and systems.
• Mentor and influence project team members, fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve efficiency and integration practices.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field

Job description

Edward Jones seeks a Senior Project Leader to drive large-scale integration initiatives, including acquisitions and partnerships, partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to plan, execute, and deliver complex programs.

The role focuses on governance, risk management, readiness planning, and value realization, with opportunities to mentor others and lead enterprise projects across the firm.