Project Manager (Risk & Regulatory Projects)

Position: Project Manager (Risk and Regulatory Projects)

Location: Newark, DE

Hybrid Work **2-3 days onsite/week**

Duration: 6-12 months contract

Job Description

Duties

The role of the Project Manager is to plan, execute, and finalize Risk and Regulatory projects, within the Banking and Investment Services Business, according to timelines, milestone events and within budget. This includes leveraging resources, planning and coordinating all project activities across project team members. The Project Manager helps define project objectives, scope and requirements; and ensure high levels of development and project execution throughout its life cycle.

What you will do

• Assemble project team, assign individual responsibilities, identify appropriate resources needed, and develop a schedule to ensure timely completion of project and meeting deadlines of project.
• Lead project from inception to close (Requirements, Build, Test, Deployment, Post Implementation Review)
• Identify opportunities to simplify and/or streamline operational processes to improve the end-to-end client experience.
• Drive meeting activities; meeting agenda and associated meeting minutes and proactive follow-up on actions.
• Interview colleagues/client to identify and analyze needs; develop project plan and provide input to recommendations for request/problem resolution.
• Monitor development activities relating to meeting project objectives, budget, quality standards and schedule.
• Manage several projects of varying size concurrently and consult with all levels of management which may require coordinating activities across multiple departments and/or divisions.
• Prepare project status reports; make alterations in project plan as needed.
• Foster and maintain good relationships with colleagues/clients to ensure that processes are integrated to support expected customer service levels. Act as business partner by managing expectations and providing guidance and advice throughout project duration.
• Comply fully with all Bank Operational and Credit policies and procedures as well as all regulatory requirements (e.g. Bank Secrecy Act, Know Your Client, Community Reinvestment Act, Fair Lending Practices, Code of Conduct, etc.).

Skills and Knowledge

• Must be knowledgeable in all aspects of project methodology, management tools and techniques across all project activities (including Agile and Waterfall).
• Good understanding and planning skills in all aspects of a system/business project lifecycle.
• Ability to identify excessive cycle time and/or costs and develop alternative courses of action associated with the project s life-cycle
• Ability to manage resources directly and through cross functional teams
• Conversant on issues and current trends as they relate to the banking industry s product and services
• Aptitude to prioritize and analyze a list of measurable product and service characteristics along with associated target values
• Ability to set and develop strategic goals and techniques for a project and effectively communicate this to all project team members

Education

• Bachelor s degree preferred
• Minimum 5 years experience in a project management position
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in a bank or financial services