Salem Five Bank · 12 hours ago
Senior Project Manager (IT)
Salem, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$116K/yr - $130K/yr
10+ years expSalem Five Bank is a community-focused financial institution with a strong commitment to supporting local communities. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager (IT) to oversee project planning, development, and coordination while ensuring alignment with the bank's strategic goals and managing project budgets and resources effectively.
LendingFinanceBankingFinancial ServicesMortgage
Hiring Manager
Diane G. Smith, PHR
Responsibilities
This function maintains responsibility for planning, developing, coordinating, and controlling the steps necessary to carry out a project within an established time frame and ensuring its completeness
Drives the development of business requirements with senior bank personnel and subject matter experts
Oversees the development of technical specification and implementation plans by the project teams
Ensures that implementation plans are accurately built within Project Server and verifies resource availability through ongoing maintenance and utilization of workload forecast tools
Responsible for facilitating the design of systems and ensuring that accurate documentation of the process architecture exists
Works with the project teams to utilize existing technological capabilities and legacy systems when possible and ensure project documentations defines in detail the operational impact, gaps, and solutions
Prepares or facilitates the preparation of the return on investment and cash flow models for the systems and project initiatives and incorporates the information into a cost analysis and business case
Prepares business requirements documents, project definition documents, and project agreements
Ensures all baseline documentation is reflected throughout project lifecycle
Drives continuous improvement through post-project reviews and documents findings
Maintains detailed knowledge of the deployed core systems within the bank focusing on the deployed feature/function set against actual system capabilities
Works with the business line and division head to construct solutions both systematically and administratively, to leverage existing solutions for the purpose of operational efficiency and competitive advantage
Remains knowledgeable about emerging technologies in eCommerce and digital finance and applies that knowledge to strategic planning and system implementations
Monitors and reports progress against plan
Manages the impact of delays and/or conflicting priorities by leveraging cross-functional teams
Develops risk mitigation or 'plan rescue' strategies using knowledge of systems, bank processes, and resource capabilities
Manages relationship between vendors, internal customers, and IS personnel regarding problems with technological solutions
Escalates resource, budget or implementation impediments in a timely manner
Develops potential solutions based on market and technical knowledge
Provides support for business applications and serves as a liaison for the development, implementation, and maintenance of existing, new, and enhanced systems
Analyzes system utilization plans and facilitates training sessions and other presentations
Manages multiple large projects by tracking resources, prioritizing projects, and providing guidance to personnel as needed
Manages the budget for each assigned project, coordinates billing and verifies accounts payable
Organizes and updates contract, legal, and project documents and files for each assigned project and ensures they are published in appropriate repositories
Facilitates/chairs meetings and distributes documentation in a timely manner
Ensures project statuses are maintained within Project Server and reported in accordance with established guidelines
Maintains a detailed understanding of the features and functions of the deployed technologies and applications
Researches and adheres to banking laws and regulations as defined in company policies and procedures pertinent to position
Assists project team members with completion of risk assessments, training plans, user guides, department procedures and other required documentation
Translates manual processes and into system workflow designs that can be incorporated into SharePoint
Leverages strong understanding of SharePoint and its integration with Project Server in order to support creation and improvement of processes and procedures
Able to design and understand business process maps to document processes and work with internal teams to develop improvements to those processes
Qualification
Required
Proficient in the administration of Project Server, including workflow design/process engineering
Demonstrated success in defining and facilitating Project Server utilization across multiple divisions/departments
Strong aptitude for technology and the emerging trends with an emphasis on e-finance
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills with excellence in customer service
STRONG DOCUMENTATION AND TECHNICAL WRITING SKILLS
STRONG ANALYTICAL SKILLS
STRONG PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Bachelors degree (B.S.) or equivalent from four-year college or technical school, or ten+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Holds a valid Project Management Institute PMP or CAPM certification, or is willing to attain certification
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending Account
Health Savings Account
401k Matching
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Referral Program
Summer Family Outing
Annual Holiday Reception and more
Company
Salem Five Bank
Salem Five is a financial services company with deep roots in Massachusetts - proudly serving individuals, families, and businesses since 1855.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Brian Shaughnessy
Chief Financial Officer
Diane G. Smith, PHR
Sr. Vice President, Sr. Strategic Business Partner
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