Senior Implementation Project Manager

Senior Payments Implementation Project Manager - First Century Bank

First Century Bank is looking for a highly motivated, full time Senior Payments Implementation Manager to join a growing team in a hybrid role, offering flexibility with remote work and in-office presence at our Alpharetta, Georgia office or Commerce, Georgia location. First Century Bank has specialized in providing financial services through technology channels for our clients. This role is a career opportunity for an individual looking to build project management infrastructures for the implementation of payments products within First Century Bank. This individual will be responsible for developing, documenting, and executing project plans created to onboard new clients, onboard new fintech programs and / or platforms, and / or enhance processes within the organization. This individual will collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless communication and efficient project execution. This leader will develop and maintain the project plan, including defining required deliverables and metrics for success, assigning responsibilities and timelines, and reporting to designated stakeholders on the progress of each project.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. ​​​​​

• Plans, manages, documents, and communicates the whole life cycle of the implementation project including the development of deliverables, business objectives, and the translation of these requirements into the project road map to be shared with both internal and external teams.
• Drive continuous improvement by streamlining internal processes and enhancing project workflows to support the bank's growth in the payments space.
• Demonstrates commitment, accountability, and ownership for the implementation project.
• Takes the initiative to do what it takes to drive results and continually moves the project forward.
• Provides leadership to the project team and drives projects to meet established objectives.
• Demonstrates flexibility to adapt to changing organizational priorities, and a mindfulness of the implications of decisions.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Effectively leads multiple implementation projects / tasks of varying complexities, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Leads all aspects of designated projects, including scheduling execution, status reporting, effectively communicating and resolving issues in a timely manner. Coordinates day-to-day tasks, and key meetings of the designated project teams.
• Acts as primary point of contact, coordinates with partners and all organization functions including IT, Accounting, Operations, Compliance, BSA / AML, and Legal.
• Proactively resolves and escalates issues, as well as communicating status to key stakeholders.
• Work with senior leadership team to ensure effective and constructive client updates are provided as needed.
• Performs such other duties as may be assigned or which inherently or logically belong to the position.
• Exemplifies FCB's values while carrying out its mission and organizational goals and priorities.

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First Century Bank is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company's policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender or gender identification, religious creed or religious beliefs, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, military or veteran's status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by state or federal law.

Salary : $95,000 - $120,000