What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Technology Project Manager position at T. Rowe Price?
There is a place for you at T. Rowe Price to grow, contribute, learn, and make a difference. We are a premier asset manager focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on today and in the future. The work we do matters. We invite you to explore the opportunity to join us and grow your career with us.
About this Position
Technology Project Managers at T. Rowe Price are playing a key role in helping build the future of financial services, working hand-in-hand with Technology teams and our business partners to build client experiences that are changing the way people invest. We will expect you to be agile / to lead / to think outside the box. In return, we’ll give you challenging work that has an impact / opportunities to learn and grow / and a collaborative culture that encourages every member of our team to bring their point of view to the table—because that’s how we help our clients succeed. This incumbent will work across the organization to help define scope and business requirements as well as drive the milestone delivery while managing risk and change management processes that impact the overall program objectives.
Are you a leader who can provide direction through large teams of professionals and through other managers? Are you able to work with executives to build and execute on key business priorities? Do you strive to bring both a near and long-term perspective to your decisions? If so, we encourage you to apply.
Role Summary and Responsibilities
- Demonstrates technical expertise to direct and provide guidance for a wide array of activities associated with planning and leading complex technology projects. Complete projects on time, within budget, and to client specifications.
- Supports work for more complex projects or a small technology program that is composed of several projects.
- Will lead a small team for specific project(s) or task(s).
- Ensuring a lean-agile mind-set is applied to work projects. Helps project team members/make suggestions to improve practices.
- Will manage and oversee project management activities such as project reporting, project planning, issue/risk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, internal client management, relationship management, and other project documentation preparation and turnover to production for technology projects of low to medium complexity.
- Develops the budget and statement of work, including project justification and plan technology projects. Will be responsible for defining roles and responsibilities within the project team. Responsible for monitoring project financials and updates plans with accurate, up-to-date information in a timely manner. Follows financial standards and processes (e.g., monthly external revenue accruals, procurement, and external payments).
- Coordinates business SMEs and engineers to ensure project is appropriately staffed and resources are properly aligned and managed. Maintains regular contact with internal clients and coordinates and reports on project progress and accomplishments.
- Works with all required functions and groups to effectively plan and execute sizable projects.
- Working closely and developing relationships with a variety of business partners to ensure that all user story requirements are understood, documented, and met.
- Decomposes the most complex problems into discrete work units
- Designs business workflows across a set of application or business domains.
- Breaking down and communicating to non-technical audiences various complex or vague problems, options, and recommended steps to address.
- Assisting in implementation of new processes including identification of risks and information gaps that must be addressed to ensure a successful outcome.
- Identifies non-obvious relationships and anomalies often overlooked by others, evolving a solution or decision as new information is gained
- Balances strategic and pragmatic concerns when solving problems
- Makes sound decisions with limited facts or resources
- Will continuously look for process improvements
- Leads and helps to influence discussions with the business on multiple options to help solve the root cause, including various trade-offs and recommended approach within a single large-scale business unit
- Accountable for work of self and sometimes others, provides process and standards advice in area of specialty and act as a resource for colleagues with less experience
- Other duties as assigned
Business Knowledge
- Demonstrates knowledge of Project Portfolio Management principals and technologies
- Highly self-motivated and able to thrive in an extremely fast-paced, ambiguous, and changing environment.
- Articulates business needs and translate them into technology solutions
- Depending on functional alignment, understanding of the life cycle of the product to the client in Financial Services.
- Decisions show a focus on current and future business priorities, together with fiscal responsibility
- Knowledge of Asset Management, FinTech, Domain specific to Investments
Qualifications
Required:
- 4 years of progressive experience as a Project and Program/Portfolio Manager
- Typically, 3 years of experience in the Financial Services industry with a preference for Asset Management.
- PMP certification and/or Agile Scrum certification.
- 5 years Agile Scrum Management experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication and skilled in stakeholder management
- Experienced in facilitation of Roadmap Workshops, Scrum of Scrums and program planning activities.
- Experience running large-scale multi-discipline efforts across people processes and technology with complex financial services organizations.
- Demonstrates an understanding of technology infrastructure and nuances, including testing, QA, production environment, test environment, engineering, etc.
- Demonstrates technical acumen by providing a clear and concise explanation of business strategy, technical concepts, designs, or implementations to a non-technical audience both verbally and in writing
- Identifies impacts across teams and coordinates across senior levels to manage dependencies and potentially opposing priorities
- Actively contributes to the application portfolio mind-set: what is out-of-date, build vs. buy, similar capabilities
- Can identify system/process/data impacts (upstream and downstream)
- Experience working with multiple projects simultaneously to identify, document and manage dependencies and potentially competing priorities
Preferred:
- Experience using tools/platforms such as Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Rally, Jira and SharePoint
FINRA Requirements
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.
Work Flexibility
This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home.
Base Salary Ranges
Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.
$120,000.00 - $205,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers$132,000.00 - $225,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$150,000.00 - $256,000.00 for the location of: New York, California
Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We strive for equity, equality, and opportunity for all associates. When we embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work, our firm is stronger, and we create greater value for our clients. Our commitment and inclusive programming aim to lift the experience for each associate and builds allies for our global associate community. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at the firm, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.
Benefits
We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.
Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:
- Competitive compensation
- Annual bonus eligibility
- A generous retirement plan
- Hybrid work schedule
- Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy
- Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
- Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits
Learn more about our benefits.
Our policies may change as our working lives evolve. Yet, our commitment to supporting our associates’ well-being and addressing the needs of our clients, business, and communities is unwavering.
T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.
Salary : $120,000 - $205,000
