Director of Enterprise Project Office overseeing strategic initiatives and project governance in financial services. Managing a team for effective project execution and delivery of value.
Responsibilities
The Director of the Enterprise Project Office (EPO) leads a team of relationship managers, project managers, and business analysts responsible for governing, prioritizing, and delivering strategic initiatives across the Bank.
This role ensures consistent project execution, strong business and technology partnership, disciplined prioritization, and measurable value delivery.
The Director also introduces emerging best practices—such as enhanced intake processes, value‑focused prioritization, modern tooling, and continuous improvement—to mature the Bank’s delivery capability while preserving essential governance, regulatory control, and execution stability.
Oversees the enterprise project portfolio, ensuring alignment to corporate strategy, revenue optimization, risk reduction, operational improvement, and regulatory priorities.
Chairs Project Committee and Project Steering Committee; provides clear, consistent visibility into project status, risks, capacity constraints, and resource needs.
Maintains and continuously improves project management methodology, introducing lightweight, modern practices such as enhanced intake, risk‑based prioritization, and benefits realization.
Partners with business and technology leadership to ensure the portfolio is prioritized based on value, risk, regulatory need, and capacity.
Develops and executes a three‑year EPO strategy aligned to corporate goals, incorporating modern delivery concepts (e.g., outcome measures, increased transparency, streamlined processes).
Acts as a key liaison between business units and technology teams to ensure clarity of needs, alignment of priorities, and delivery of business value.
Plays a primary leadership role in merger and acquisition integration to ensure timely, controlled conversion with minimal customer impact.
Provides leadership across project planning, coordination, and execution, ensuring predictable delivery of scope, schedule, and budget.
Requirements
Master’s degree or equivalent experience
8–10 years of relevant project/portfolio leadership experience
Financial services background required
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage all levels of management
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and project management tools
Ability to read and interpret complex technical, financial, and regulatory materials
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to make sound recommendations
Understanding of project management and intake tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar)
PMI and ITIL Foundations certifications highly desired
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