Senior Project Manager, Commercial Lending | Remote

First Merchants Bank; Kentucky; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base Pay PLUS Bonuses

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401k

Health Savings and Flexible Spending

Vacation/Sick Time

Paid Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Additional Benefits

Job summary

First Merchants Bank is seeking a Commercial Lending Senior Project Manager to join our team. This role will manage projects through initiation, planning, execution and closure to deliver quality, speed and value.

The position can be remote within our operational footprint. Responsibilities include leading large-scale project execution, guiding teams to deliver on time and within budget, providing end-to-end management for complex projects, and mentoring junior PMO staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in project management, business administration, finance or related field of study OR Associate Degree/ Two years of College + Two (2) years of related work/military experience OR Four (4) years of related work/military experience (plus any additional required experience).
• Five (5) plus years of related formal project management experience.
• Current and active PMP Certification OR the ability to acquire one within 18 months of start date in the Senior Project Manager role.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive successful large-scale project execution with the ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects.
• Lead project teams to ensure all projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget.
• Provide end-to-end project management for complex projects and/or programs which include scope definition, analysis, design, planning, execution, implementation and delivering quality to ensure project requirements have been met and to ensure conformance to standards and methodology.
• Guide the project team through tradeoff, risk-based decisions involving project scope, schedule and costs.
• Ensure organizational needs for the execution and implementation of solutions are documented, and apply experiences with past lessons learned to develop better processes for future use.
• Track project progress, monitor and modify project schedules and provide status updates to Senior and Executive Management. Know when escalation is required, and prepare data-based recommendations for management action.
• Coach and mentor junior PMO project managers and functional project leads.
• Provide insight and knowledge into improving processes related to project, program and portfolio management.
• Utilize project management software to facilitate the planning, organization and tracking of project activities across all departments of the bank.

Skills

Project management

PMP

Agile

Scrum Master

Smartsheet

Planview PPM Pro

MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

Master's degree

Tools

Smartsheet

Planview PPM Pro

MS Project

Job description

First Merchants Bank is seeking a Commercial Lending Senior Project Manager to join our team. This role will manage projects through initiation, planning, execution and closure to deliver quality, speed and value.

The position can be remote within our operational footprint. Responsibilities include leading large-scale project execution, guiding teams to deliver on time and within budget, providing end-to-end management for complex projects, and mentoring junior PMO staff.