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KeyBank · 1 month ago

Mainframe Project Manger

KeyBank is a financial services company seeking a Lead Project Manager for their Core Deposits Delivery Team. This role is responsible for overseeing large projects, ensuring coordination among multiple business lines, and managing project deliverables from concept to implementation.

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Responsibilities

The Lead Project Manager is responsible for overseeing one or more mid to large, high-impact projects usually impacting multiple Lines of Business (LOB) and/or functional areas and often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration within a fast-paced, dynamic environment. This role may require the direction of third-party resources and/or virtual teams, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives
Takes projects from original concept through final implementation using standard Project Management, Change Management and Risk Management methodologies and concepts
Sets expectations for diverse project stakeholders through planning activities and maintains transparency via communication & reporting channels. Establishes and maintains a strong collaborative trusted advisor relationship
Works with business leader to define scope; manages project scope, scope changes, objectives, requirements, deliverables, and value proposition that support the diverse business goals and interests of multiple stakeholders
Develops integrated project plan; identifies and manages project dependencies and critical paths; and tracks/reports project checkpoints as well as status while adhering to project policy standards; ensures potential impacts to external client experience are addressed in project solution/plan
Understands various project delivery methodologies such as waterfall, agile, etc. Feels comfortable coordinating with all types of projects
Leads communication planning, execution and reporting with project team members; liaises with key stakeholders
Develop change management planning, design and implementation including communication and training
Identifies, tracks, escalates and resolves issue conflicts; performs impact analysis and prioritization; manages dependencies and track/monitors; and escalates risk with corrective/mitigating actions
Partners to drive business case development; performs project initiation activities; and administers project checkpoints to drive delivery and mitigate/resolve bottlenecks
Responsible for gathering estimates from resources needed to achieve project goals; tracks utilization; determines and assesses need for additional staff and/or vendors; may support on/off-boarding; and monitors/manages performance for vendor labor resources
Responsible for, consolidates, and continuously manages the overall project financials; including the forecasting and budgeting as required by project and company standards. Independently facilitates and executes budgetary requests
Additionally, the Lead Project Manager conducts lessons-learned reviews to inform future project success and oversees the execution of vendor contracts, ensuring strict adherence to contractual provisions

Qualification

Project Management Professional (PMP)Change ManagementProject Management ExperienceRisk ManagementAgile MethodologiesLeadershipCritical ThinkingCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
5+ years of project management experience
Ability to organize tasks, motivate teams, and guide others toward achieving shared project objectives and successful execution
Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to analyze and address complex project challenges
Strong understanding of the organization's business model and effectively evaluates the impact of projects on overall business strategy
Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, enabling clear and effective communication with stakeholders at all levels
Ability to communicate the project's future state vision and articulate its strategic business impact to both internal and external partners
Ability to assess the strengths and developmental needs of team members
Ability to identify and evaluate project risks and issues, perform impact analysis and prioritization, and manage resolution processes
Ability to provide timely and accurate reporting on risk and issue status and their potential impact

Preferred

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or equivalent

Benefits

Eligibility for incentive compensation subject to individual and company performance

Company

At KeyBank we’ve made a promise to our clients that they will always have a champion in us.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Chris Gorman
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President, KeyCorp
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Holly Santoro
Executive Administrator to the Chairman & CEO
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