Project Manager Senior

Location: On site at location listed in job posting.

Summary:

At First Horizon, a Senior Project Management position specific to the PMO’s Client Origination, Credit & Specialty Lending, and Credit Risk portfolio is responsible for partnering with LOB/Operations/ET, journey, agile, and steering partners in understanding strategic opportunities for efficiency and new offerings, as well as managing resulting initiatives through Discovery & Analysis and Implementation phases of the Project Management Lifecycle. Project Management resources comply to a standard of excellence in facilitation skills, senior level planning, budgeting & organizational skills, and proven execution techniques. This position will require knowledge and mastery of the below banking functional areas,
• CLIENT ORIGINATION, ONBOARDING AND MANAGEMNT
• CHANGE MANAGEMENT, TRAINING AND COMMUNICATIONS
• SPECIALTY BANKING COMMERCIAL AREAS, EQUIPMENT FINANCE AND MORTGAGE
• RISK MANAGEMENT CREDIT AND FINANCE

The position requires mastery of business and operations processes as related to Client Origination, Credit Underwriting, Specialty Lending for Commercial and Mortgage, Change Management Training and Communication and Credit Risk and Finance Management channels with a deep understanding of a functional area’s framework and correlation between:
- Process,
- Applications, and
- Data.

The Project Manager is responsible for managing a project team of resources that matrix to the effort from various areas within the company. Although direct administrative supervisory responsibilities are not part of this role, the ability to motivate and manage a group of resources assigned to a given project or work effort is inclusive of responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages assigned projects that may span multiple business segments, technology segments and change management partners
• Establishes formal or informal business and/or project plans including objectives, activities, and deadlines within the boundaries of company policy and legal guidelines
• Carries-out the necessary activities to complete projects
• Confers with managers, associates, customers, and third parties as needed to complete projects
• Identifies business/operational areas in need of improvement
• Identifies and works within appropriate escalation channels
• Manages all aspects of projects
 Project Plan Build Out
 Baseline Management
 Budget Management
 Weekly status reports
 Weekly ETC Management
 Committee Presentment
 Issues/Risk Management
• Compliance with PMO Program/Project Life Cycle
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Education and/or Experience:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Additionally, the qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required in this position:

• Ability to effectively communicate verbally as well in written form,
• Extensive banking industry knowledge a plus,
• Extensive understanding of general technology, systems, and data schemas,
• Business Knowledge: Business Process Reengineering, Project Management, AGILE Frameworks, Risk Management,
• Technical Knowledge: nCino, Argo Teller/SNS, Moody’s CreditLens, Origenate, CECL, ECM, Modeling
• Bachelor (4-year college) degree preferred,
• five-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience,
• Certifications: PMP, Agile, ITIL (Not required).

About Us
First Horizon Corp. (NYSE: FHN), with $82.6 billion in assets as of September 30, 2024, is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. More information is available at www.FirstHorizon.com.

Benefit Highlights
• Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
• HSA with company match
• Maternity and parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mentor program
• 401(k) with 6% match
• More -- FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits

Corporate Access Commitment:
At First Horizon, we focus on what matters most to our associates, clients and the communities we serve. As we continue to evolve, we remain committed to an open and supportive workplace and providing opportunity and access to capital and counsel for all.

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