Hybrid Senior Manager, Project Management

at skillventory - A Leading Talent Research Firm

• Job title: Senior Manager, Project Management
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Westlake, United States

About the role

• Senior Manager of Project Management at Fidelity, overseeing FFIO technology project delivery. Collaborating with stakeholders and ensuring initiatives deliver value and meet objectives.

Responsibilities

• Leading activities associated with the delivery, readiness and overall execution of FFIO projects & programs.
• Hands-on planning, program management and cross BU collaboration on large-scale, strategic program and projects.
• Work closely with the executive sponsors, Product Areas and Stakeholders to ensure that the initiatives stay on track and deliver value to customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math or STEM related program
• Proven experience collaborating, building positive relationships and working successfully across technology, business, and operational functions within a sophisticated agile organization, ideally in financial technology services.
• Possess technical, analytical, and critical thinking skills and able to engage and collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate to technical requirements for engineers.
• Capable of partnering with and influencing individuals at multiple organizational levels.
• Consistent track record leading sophisticated programs by balancing execution, priorities, dependencies, risk factors, compliance to regulatory and internal controls while meeting client expectations.
• Demonstrated ability working within a product management, project management team or relevant experience is preferred.
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, with specific strengths in communicating with senior leaders.
• Experience driving timely reporting of project metrics, KPIs, budget and resources.
• Ability to effectively multi-task and manage his/her time, and the ability to work independently as well as within a team environment.
• Known for consistently optimizing support workflows and improving the customer experience.
• Dedicated to creating positive customer experiences through initiative driven support and engagement.
• Possessing a data-driven approach to understanding client needs, you optimally translate strategic objectives into action and efficiently prioritize to improve value delivered.
• Energized by working collectively to deliver agreed business outcomes, drawing on the expertise of colleagues to advise the approach and remove impediments to making progress.
• Flexibility and the skill to both lead and contribute to workstreams are a must.
• Strong attention to detail as well as effective time management abilities.
• Demonstrated self-starter that thrives in an independent environment.
• Relevant program management and technology leadership focus is significantly beneficial.
• Champion standard tools and agile ways of working (e.g., JIRA Align) to run program activities, track dependencies, create qualitative and quantitative executive reporting.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities