Sr. Project Manager - Finance Enablement

KeyBank; United States; Remote; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Project Manager to join their Finance Program Management team. This role involves leading cross-functional teams, managing complex projects, and ensuring effective communication across various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, particularly within the financial services sector, and be adept at utilizing Agile and Waterfall methodologies. This position offers a competitive salary and the flexibility to work from home or a Key facility, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. If you are passionate about driving project success and improving processes, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Work Environment

Short-term Incentive Compensation

Deferred Incentive Compensation

Mobile Work Options

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience in financial services.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Experience with project management tools like Jira and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project teams to ensure effective collaboration.
• Manage project budgets, resources, and timelines for successful completion.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to align on project goals and objectives.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Methodologies

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Relationship Building

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

PMP Certification

Agile CSM Certification

Tools

Jira

MS Project

SharePoint

OpenText PPMC

Archer

Job description

Location:

For Those Who Work At Home - Various, Ohio 44144

This position will be a member of the Finance Program Management function under the Finance Enablement unit within the Finance organization.

Essential Job Functions:

• Leads one or more cross-functional Finance project teams or workstreams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across team members, including developers, analysts, testers, system administrators, LOB representatives, which may include directing third party resources and virtual teams.
• Orients members of the project team on Key’s adaptations of the Agile and Waterfall Project Lifecycle Framework.
• Supports business case development; performs project prioritization as required; creates funding plan; and administers project pipeline checkpoints to drive delivery and mitigate/resolve bottlenecks.
• Works closely with IT Project Managers to ensure appropriate division of labor across the project management function and shared responsibility.
• Develops and implements project plans specific to Finance projects. Will contribute to development and management of correlated technology driven Finance projects.
• Coordinates and oversees all aspects of Finance resources project execution, including requirements gathering, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Monitor project progress to identify and address any issues or risks that may impact project delivery.
• Identifies, tracks, escalates, and resolves issue conflicts; performs impact analysis and prioritization; manages dependencies and track/monitors; and escalates risk with corrective/ mitigating actions. Leads regular risks, assumptions, issues and decisions (RAID) reviews.
• Manage project budgets, resources, and timelines to ensure successful completion within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Ensure adherence to accepted project management methodologies, such as Agile or Waterfall, to effectively manage and deliver projects.
• Supports development of change management planning, design and implementation including communication and business user training.
• Manages documentation and the knowledge transfer to the “business as usual” functions; conducts “lesson-learned” reviews.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project team members, including mentoring and coaching, manages deliverable reviews and signoffs; manages documentation and the knowledge transfer to the “business as usual” functions; conducts “lesson-learned” review.
• Coordinate with all stakeholders, including business users, technology support teams, vendors, and senior management, to ensure alignment on project goals and objectives.
• Stay current on emerging technologies and best practices in project management to drive innovation and improve project delivery processes.
• Strong relationship building abilities with middle and upper-level management, demonstrating influencing skills to drive disparate points of view to a common goal and ability to communicate complex risk issues in a credible and convincing manner.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative, and remote work environment.

Required Qualifications/Competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Finance, Information Technology, Accounting or closely related field) or equivalent work experience required.
• Working knowledge and experience within the financial services industry preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years of increasingly complex project management experience required.
• Applied knowledge and experience with standard project lifecycle methodologies and tools; Jira, MS Project, SharePoint, OpenText PPMC, Archer, etc.
• PMP certification advantageous not required.
• Agile CSM, CPO and SAFe certifications valued.
• Previous experience with Workday a plus

Preferred Skills:

• Experienced in financial services with broad understanding of existing and emerging risks facing the financial services industry across all risk disciplines (credit, operational, compliance, market, liquidity, model, reputational and strategic)
• Highly polished and confident communication ability; possess written, verbal, and stand-up presentation skills. Adjust communications to audience.
• Solid understanding of financial management principles and high-level regulatory reporting practices.
• Effective communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, ability to serve as liaison between the business areas, Finance and Risk Management
• Credible leader with an established reputation for presenting and gaining support for ideas/solutions.
• Organized, self-disciplined, leads others towards common outcomes and strategy execution.
• Ability to manage multiple demands and changing priorities seamlessly.
• Ability to work seamlessly across the organization and various constituencies, both internal and external.
• Demonstrates critical thinking, problem solving and conflict management skills; ability to “connect the dots.” Thinks, plans, and executes on multiple levels.
• Fosters and encourages frequent, open, and honest feedback; learns from setbacks and mistakes to drive improvements; independently seeks out learning opportunities.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $105,000to $115,000 annually depending on location and job-related factors such as level of experience. Compensation for this role also includeseligibility forshort-term incentive compensation and deferred incentive compensation subject to individual and company performance.

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Key has implemented a role-based Mobile by Design approach to our employee workspaces, dedicating space to those whose roles require specific workspaces, while providing flexible options for roles which are less dependent on assigned workspaces and can be performed effectively in a mobile environment. As a result, this role may be Mobile or Home-based, which means you may work primarily either at a home office or in a Key facility to perform your job duties.

Job Posting Expiration Date: 06/29/2025

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