Sr. Project Manager

UMB Bank; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

UMB Bank is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multiple enterprise IT projects in a hybrid role based in Kansas City, MO. You will liaison with sponsors, vendors, and cross-functional teams to deliver scope, schedule, and outcomes across data analytics and digital banking programs.

The role requires 8+ years of IT project management experience, PMP certification, and strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related discipline with 8+ years of IT project management experience.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methodologies.
• Proficiency with a PPM tool (Sciforma or MS Project).
• Knowledge of financial services processes including data management, banking, payments, and fraud management.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States; no visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects across data analytics and/or digital banking programs.
• Develop business cases for executive review and approval.
• Define scope, deliverables, and outcomes with stakeholders.
• Plan, monitor, adjust, and communicate project schedules.
• Identify risks and coordinate resolution of complex issues.
• Track, measure, and report project status and progress.
• Coordinate with IT resource managers and partners to staff projects.
• Ensure adherence to project methodologies and standards.

Skills

Project management

Agile/Scrum

Waterfall

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related discipline

PMP certification

Tools

Sciforma

MS Project

Job description

The UMB Governance organization within Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) is comprised of IT leaders, project managers, architects, software engineers, and analysts coming from diverse background and experiences. Functionally, the Governance Organization provides guidance and oversight to IT processes, projects, capacity, and risk management functions to ensure appropriate strategies, policies and controls are executed effectively and efficiently. We share a strong commitment to ensure our enterprise-level systems are performing at peak capacity and we believe in fully supporting each other to achieve this goal.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead multiple enterprise projects interacting with cross-functional teams comprised of internal & external technical contributors, IT managers and various other stakeholders. You will serve as the liaison with project sponsors and vendors and will facilitate continuous communication and manage expectations. You will be expected to coordinate the resolution of complex issues and challenging situations. This is a subset of the overall responsibilities which will include multiple initiatives as assigned by IT leadership.

This role is hybrid (Mon through Thu on-site / Fri remote) at the UMB Technology & Operations Center located in downtown Kansas City, MO.

How You Will Spend Your Time

• Managing multiple projects across data analytics and/or digital banking programs.
• Developing business case for executive review and approval of new projects.
• Working with project team and stakeholders to establish consensus on project scope, deliverables, and outcomes.
• Planning, monitoring, adjusting, and communicating the project’s schedule.
• Identifying constraints, risks and coordinating problem resolution of complex issues.
• Tracking, measuring, and reporting on project status and progress.
• Coordinating with IT resource managers and implementation partners to ensure the project has proper staffing during each phase/sprint of the SDLC.
• Ensuring project methodology, standards, processes, and procedures are followed throughout the life of the project.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration or related discipline AND at least 8 years of IT project management experience.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and Waterfall project methodologies.
• Proficiency utilizing a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool (i.e. Sciforma, MS Project, etc.).
• Knowledge and experience in financial services process/workflow including data management, card transactions, core banking deposits and customer processing, loan processing, payments, and fraud management.

• At least 1 year of management experience.
• PMP certification.
• Knowledge of various systems/applications (i.e TA System, SharePoint).

Applicants must have legal authority to work in the United States. Work Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position was posted on 08/10/2026. The application deadline for this position is 45 days from the posting date unless filled earlier.

Compensation Range

$117,900 - $173,393

The posted compensation range on this listing represents UMB’s good faith and reasonable estimate based on its budget and what it expects to be the starting pay for this role, but the actual compensation may vary by geographic location, experience level, and other job-related factors. Please see the description of benefits included with this job posting for additional information.

UMB offers competitive and varied benefits to eligible associates, such as Paid Time Off; a 401(k) matching program; annual incentive pay; paid holidays; a comprehensive company sponsored benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage; health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts; adoption assistance; an employee assistance program; fitness reimbursement; tuition reimbursement; an associate wellbeing program; an associate emergency fund; and various associate banking benefits. Benefit offerings and eligibility requirements vary.

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