Hybrid Director, Project Management

at Lincoln Financial

• Job title: Director, Project Management
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $96,900 - $176,200 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Radnor, United States

About the role

• Director of Project Management leading complex projects for Corporate Finance at Lincoln Financial. Emphasizing stakeholder engagement and PMO maturity with a focus on governance and team development.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining knowledge on current and emerging trends, assessing impact, and collaborating with senior management to incorporate improvements
• Directing organizational initiatives and supporting change management across Finance PMO and Consulting
• Establishing priorities, goals, and objectives to ensure team and portfolio success
• Providing coaching, mentoring, and structured development opportunities for team members, including skill gap assessments and training programs
• Serving as a subject matter expert to direct reports and team members as well as applicable internal/external stakeholders on project management and business analysis best practice standards, templates and practices
• Ensuring personal and team compliance with PMO governance standards, maintaining and enhancing process documentation, templates, and adherence
• Overseeing strategic portfolio meetings focused on prioritization and value delivery rather than status reporting
• Managing project intake and initial assessment for duration, effort, and complexity
• Delivering accurate team metrics, dashboards, and reporting for leadership, including maintaining project master and tollgate updates
• Directing and delivering complex projects conforming to PMO and BA standards and methodologies, including quality reviews and stakeholder engagement
• Using structured requirements process, clearly articulating, documenting and validating complex business requirements
• Providing expertise and collaborating with internal and/or external stakeholders to assess, select and recommend complex solutions and/or alternative approaches that will achieve business goals
• Building organizational capability through mentoring frameworks, peer review processes, and onboarding materials for business partners
• Designing stakeholder education materials on PMO processes and implementing feedback loops to improve service and value

Requirements

• 8-10 years of experience in Project Management and/or Business Analysis, including 3+ years in a leadership role
• Industry expertise in the fields of accounting and operations highly preferred
• Proven ability to lead complex portfolios and projects while driving governance and continuous improvement
• Strong skills in coaching, mentoring, and team development
• Demonstrated expertise in governance, process management, and stakeholder engagement
• Demonstrated ability to be innovative and an aptitude to drive and accept change
• Demonstrated strong relationship management skills with internal clients (e.g. senior management, peers and colleagues); proven ability to develop creative and collaborative approaches
• Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years in lieu of degree)

Benefits

• Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes
• Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
• PTO/parental leave
• Competitive 401K and employee benefits
• Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
• Tuition assistance program
• Work arrangements that work for you
• Effective productivity/technology tools and training