About the role

  • Vice President, IT Project Management at SMBC managing enterprise-scale technology programs and cross-functional teams for banking outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Own delivery accountability for a portfolio of complex, multi-year technology programs with enterprise and regulatory impact
  • Define program scope, success criteria, milestones, dependencies, and resourcing models in alignment with business strategy
  • Establish and operate program and portfolio governance, including PMO standards, reporting frameworks, escalation paths, and executive communications
  • Lead cross-functional and cross-regional teams, clarifying ownership, decision rights, and accountability across business and technology stakeholders
  • Manage full lifecycle program execution, adjusting delivery plans to address changing priorities, risks, and regulatory requirements
  • Oversee program financials, including budget planning, forecast accuracy, variance management, and funding governance
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate delivery, operational, and compliance risks through disciplined controls and adherence to enterprise policies
  • Partner with senior business and technology leaders to ensure alignment between program outcomes, regulatory obligations, and target-state architecture
  • Drive change adoption by communicating program impacts, benefits, and outcomes to stakeholders and executive leadership
  • Apply appropriate delivery methodologies, including waterfall, agile, Scrum, and hybrid models, based on program complexity and risk profile
  • Ensure accurate, timely reporting on progress, risks, and dependencies, with proactive escalation to senior leadership
  • Develop and mentor program and project leaders, reinforcing execution rigor, accountability, and delivery excellence
  • Ensure documentation and audit-ready artifacts are maintained within enterprise tools such as Jira and Confluence

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in technology program and technical project management within complex, regulated environments
  • Demonstrated success leading large-scale, cross-functional technology programs with material budget and enterprise impact
  • Strong working knowledge of program and project management disciplines, including governance, planning, budgeting, and lifecycle execution
  • Proven experience applying delivery methodologies including Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, and SDLC
  • Demonstrated ability to manage senior stakeholders and communicate effectively at the executive level, including influencing without authority
  • Proven experience managing regulatory, risk, and compliance considerations within technology delivery
  • Demonstrated organizational leadership experience supporting structured delivery teams and portfolio execution
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise delivery and reporting tools, including Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, and related platforms
  • Demonstrated technical understanding sufficient to partner effectively with engineering, infrastructure, architecture, and data teams
  • Experience in financial services or similarly regulated industries preferred.

Benefits

  • Hybrid workforce model allowing work from home and office
  • Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities

Job title

Technical Project Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Location requirements

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