Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Finastra is a global leader in financial services software, dedicated to expanding access to financial services and shaping what’s next for the industry. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of large to moderately complex projects, ensuring alignment with business strategy and successful project delivery.
Responsibilities
- Drives the overall strategic direction of the project, ensuring alignment with the broader business strategy from both internal and client perspectives
- Establishes project- level success criteria with both the client and internal stakeholders, and leads the projectproject intake process, including development of scope, schedule, and cost estimates
- Defines project goals and objectives,project and establishes individual team members’ roles and responsibilities for the duration of the project
- Manages one or more large-scale projects,projects ensuring they are completed on time and within budget while delivering solutions that align with business objectives
- Manages daily and weekly project team assignments, monitoring progress against the work plan to ensure objectives are met within established time, cost, and quality parameters
- Identifies and analyzes the impact of potential project changes, and facilitates change control board decisions to approve or reject those changes
- Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing and maintaining the projectproject budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions as needed
- Drives continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery efficiency, quality, and predictability by leveraging. Leveraging AI-enabled tools and data-driven insights
- Manages prioritization across concurrent projects, continuously identifying, qualifying,project and tracking risks; defining mitigation and contingency plans; assigning appropriate resources; and communicating status
- Identifies resource requirements and communicates them in a timely manner to ensure the project is properly staffed with the required skills
- Identifies internal and external stakeholders, understands their communication requirements, and ensures those requirements are fulfilled
- Ensures a smooth transition through each project phase by facilitating effective communication across responsible groups, setting clear expectations, and holding individuals accountable for their project responsibilities.project
- Serves as the primary interface with the bank project manager to ensure objectives and customer-focused requirements are clearly defined and aligned with company direction
- Educates team members on project management principles, methods, processes, and tools
- Maintains current knowledge of project management skills and practices, and ensures relevant information is shared throughout the process
- Ensures the project team uses IT-defined tools, standards, processes, and procedures
Skills
- Extensive Project Management experience
- Proven experience leading technical and non-technical resources
- Experience managing large-scale projects with budgets exceeding $5MM
- Global-scale experience and Tier 1 client experience preferred
- PMP certification preferred
- Agile certification such as CSM, ACP, or SAFe preferred
Benefits
- Unlimited vacation, subject to local regulations and business priorities
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Paid time off for voting
- Paid time off for bereavement
- Paid time off for sick leave
- Access confidential one-to-one support through our Employee Assistance Program
- Connect with our network of Wellbeing Champions and Gather Groups
- Take part in monthly events and initiatives designed to help you thrive—inside and outside of work
- Medical, life and disability insurance
- Retirement plans
- Lifestyle, and other benefits.*
- Paid time off for volunteering
- Donation-matching opportunities to support causes that matter to you
- Get involved in our inclusion communities, such as Count Me In, Culture@Finastra, Proud@Finastra, Disabilities@Finastra, and Women@Finastra—open to everyone who wants to participate and contribute
- Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool
- Take part in our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates
- Share your voice through regular employee surveys that help shape our culture and ways of working
- Specific benefits may vary by location
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